Good times with DAD!

Just a few FUN things Marcus has taken the kids to do recently...

Last month I went to get a pedicure (thanks Allison!) and go out to dinner with some girlfriends so Marcus had the kids for the night. At the end of a long work day, he's pretty tired. So, I wouldn't blame him if he had just taken the kids home to a movie and crashed on the couch (that never happens). But being the fun-loving dad that he is, he took them out for pizza and BOWLING! Even Drew got to tag along (can't you see how much fun he's having-behind the kids in the car seat?)

Owen, who is CONSTANTLY told not to throw heavy toys, had a grand ol' time...and is now really confused.

The kids had so much fun! Pretty lucky kids to have a dad that loves to spend time with them and makes life so fun! Marcus can often be found coaching the whole neighborhood in some cul-de-sac softball on any given Saturday. They just eat it up!

And then the next week...

I was off to get my hair done and see my favorite hair stylist and little sister, Coco. My mom and sis. Jen met me at her salon and took Little Man Drew. The older munchkins were kinda sad they weren't going with Grandma. I told them if they were good for Daddy, maybe he'd take them to a movie...They came back from the mall with PIERCED EARS! Lucky girls! Their fun, spontaneous dad just walked them in and said "who wants to get their ears pierced?" At dinner the previous night Madie had been talking about really wanting to get this done, so she was THRILLED!

Avery actually went first (with much prompting from her dad--he thought she would never do it if she saw Madie in pain).

Such a sad little face...but that didn't last long. She felt like such a BIG girl. She chose some pretty red stones to match her glasses.

Poor Owen. All he got was a pretend ride on the Bob the Builder tractor. Daddy never carries change, so he just sat on it--but look how HAPPY he looks! This totally supports my husbands belief that we don't need to spoil our kids with actually buying something if they are happy with just pretending (just a tip kid--you better wipe off that grin if you wanna get anything out of your old man!) Thanks Marcus for being such a great daddy!