Rich is an awesome dad because...

**He is a get-down-on-the-floor-and-play kind of dad. The boys LOVE to play with dad!
**He plays hide n' seek with the boys (which is a bit difficult in our little apartment, but they always manage to have a blast).
**He comes up with the funnest things to play- like the time I caught them playing Duck, Duck, Goose on and around the couch.
**He is an excellent cook and encourages the kids to try new things- especially healthy stuff.
**He carries the boys "backwards" (upside down) and "like a baby" (hanging in the towel after the bath). The kids beg for it daily.
**He reads to the boys every night before bedtime, sometimes in different accents. It cracks me up and the kids love it.
**He was eager to teach the boys how to ride without training wheels when they asked and they accomplished it in one night! And he loves to take them on bike rides, around the neighborhood or the mile long trek down to the dirt hills.
**He does shadow puppet shows at night when the kids are in bed from the light of the lamp. They ask for this often.
**He'll go out and play catch with Zachary and golf with Karter whenever they want.
**He never hesitates to have boys' night in when I need a girls' night out. (This is probably my FAVORITE!)
**They all love to snuggle on the couch- be it Saturday morning cartoons (yes, Dick likes them as much as the kids) or movie night on the weekends. I caught this cute moment a few Saturdays ago:
I know sometimes I have my moments of irritation with him, but he is probably one of the best dads my two boys could ever ask for and we love him very much!

Happy Father's Day Rich!!