Reuben and I were happy to celebrate Father's Day with Aaron. Reuben was so excited he decided to skip his nap so he wouldn't miss a minute of honoring his good old dad with his presence. It made for a long and somewhat dramatic day but still enjoyable.
Aaron is an absolutely wonderful dad. He's patient and loving and fun. He makes things work that I would never believe possible. For example, a week or two ago Aaron convinced Reuben National Geographic is excellent bed time reading material. The latest edition had stories on Mexican drug cults and the Mount St Helen's eruption. Not the sort of material I would use to sooth a one year old to sleep but according to Aaron "He (Reuben) loved it. He snuggled right up to me and we talked about all the pictures. He really got into it." Mhmm I thought. But the next day Reuben kept dragging the magazine around asking for someone to read it to him. So for Father's Day Reuben got Aaron a subscription to National Geographic.
Today I found Aaron explaining the weather map in the Washington Post to Reuben color by color. Once again, it's not the sort of thing I'd ever expect to be successful but Reuben looked as happy as a clam on his Dad's lap.
I love Aaron and think he's an incredibly fun and supportive husband which makes him an even better dad. When I asked him what he wanted for Father's Day he told me he wanted meat. So for Father's Day I cooked him some biscuits eggs and sausage and tried to not make too many faces when he fed a few links to Reuben. I also got him a micro-credit loan for kiva.org so he could pick a small business to invest in. When the business repays the startup loan he'll get the money back and can choose another to support. I'm interested to see what he picks.
2 comments:
Reuben is so happy about the basil! So cute. He is sure lucky to have such wonderful parents!
I wonder if Reuben liked the weather map because of the colors or because of Aaron's mad skills...? :)
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