Happy Father's Day!

It is so fun to watch Shelby as she gets older and enjoys doing pretty much everything that Daddy does: from getting ready to go shooting, to hoeing weeds, to going potty, to taking out the trash ... to working out...

Here Shelby is doing flutter kicks and she breathes just like Daddy does. :)

Shelby and Daddy are doing push-ups.

Over the last week we have been in charge of a friend's garden and chickens. The first day Shelby was very scared of the chickens, as they rush the gate when we arrive. But now she runs to the gate and asks them "chickens, yum yum?" which means, are you ready to eat? Notice she still holds on tightly to Daddy's hand.

In addition to gathering the yummy produce (tomatoes and yellow squash) we always check the garden for anything that has gone bad so that Shelby can throw those items to the chickens. Shelby thinks that anything is good for the chickens, so often times as soon as she would find a ripe tomato she would grab it and run to throw it to the chickens.

See, there is a perfectly good tomato going to the chickens. Oh well. We have plenty of other good tomatoes to eat.

Shelby also did very well gathering the eggs the first few days. After that she was much more interested in feeding the chickens or just watching them eat. It really was amazing to see how comfortable she got by the end of the week! The last day she would even kick at the chickens who were in her way, just like Daddy. Too cute!

You are a wonderful Daddy, Josh! And it is fun to see your excitement as we anticipate the arrival of our second child. Thank you for being such a wonderful role model for Shelby. You are a great husband and daddy! We love you!!!