It's the End of the World as We Know It

T'was the night before the end of the world.
Colsen and I sat at home with our brows all a furled.
Could this really be the end of all that we know?
We're all out of time? Where did it go?

Then on Colsen's face grew such a smile.
"C'mon dad, let's not mope. Let's just go wild!
There's snow on the ground, let's go out and play.
Let's make a snowman on our very last day."

So we threw on our coats and ran out to the yard.
We put it together. It wasn't that hard.
"Let's name him Bob and give him a hat made of magic.
He'll live for a night, hope that's not tragic."

Then Colsen said, "Let's make angels in the snow!
Get down on the ground dad. Come on get low."
We laid on the ground and flailed our arms all about.
Colsen started to laugh, then he started to shout.

"This is so fun. Thanks for doing it dad."
The laughs that came out made me feel glad.
I stared up at the stars way up in the sky.
When suddenly a snow ball hit me in the eye.

Colsen just laughed then started running away.
I wiped the snow from my face and yelled out, "Hey!"
I got up and chased him as quick as I could.
I reached out to grab him and caught his coat by the hood.

"It's cold out here, let's go in for a bit.
And make two cups of some hot chocolate."
We sat on the couch and warmed our hands with our mugs.
Then warmed each other with great big hugs.

"I had a great time, you're the best dad of all."
"Right back at you son, I had a ball."
We fell asleep right there, holding each other tight.
Merry end of the world to all, and to all a good night.

Family Craft Night

Also at ISU. This month we made Christmas ornaments out of oranges. Last month was turkeys from toilet paper rolls.

Family Game Night

ISU does this about once a month. You go and play games and they have snacks to eat. It's a good time. Come play with us!

Cupcake Time

The other day when we were at the store, we walked past the cake mixes and Colsen decided that we needed to make cupcakes.

I love that Colsen likes to do everything for me. It was the first time making cupcakes for both us and they turned out great, as you can see.

Speaking of Movies...

Remember that scene from Daddy Daycare when Eddie Murphy goes into the bathroom and just gets this horrified look on his face? And then he looks at the ceiling and cringes even more. I thought it was one of the funnier moments of that movie. Now that I'm the father of a three year old boy, however, I just feel that guy's pain. You would think the ceiling was safe, but then...

I kid, I kid. It's not that bad. But if Colsen is going potty don't talk to him. When you talk to him he wants to look at you. When he wants to look at you, he doesn't just turn his head, he turns his whole body. Parents, you know what I'm talking about.

Tearjerker

I get pretty emotional these days when I watch father/son type movies. It's pretty ridiculous sometimes. Case in point, Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close. I watched this movie recently and fortunately I was at home by myself. The tears flowed freely.

What happened to me? It used to be that Braveheart was the only movie that even got my eyes a little bit watery. But now, it's like, if some kid in a movie even mentions his dad I have to grab a tissue.

I love my little guy. And I guess I just can't stand the fact that one day he's going to have to go on without me. I hope I teach him right. I hope he feels every bit of love I have to give. I hope he can look back and say I was the best dad that I could be.

Yeah, it's either all that or I'm going through menopause.

What's that smell?

When Colsen wore diapers, I could fart in public, then check his diaper like I thought that smell was coming from him. That just doesn't work any more. In fact, when he farts, he blames it on me. My how the tables have turned.