a guy's guy...

Daddy and Calvary---spiderman and batman; it doesn't get more masculine than that.

in the past few months calvary has really started attaching himself to the males in our lives. this has been a bit of a shock for me because i am used to my children wanting me! i mean come on, i am the one that did all of the carrying, bearing, feeding and all i want in return is to be the favorite. i don't think that is too much to ask. i say that jokingly because it has truly been so much fun to watch how calvary really looks up to and imitates the males in his family. obviously it is heart warming to watch calvary imitate and follow kyle around. every morning i go to his room and he says, "i want daddy!" and most of the time i have to tell him that daddy has already left for work, to which he responds, "he will be back soon." if he gets hurt and he has the option between myself or kyle he always cries for daddy. i have been reduced to the parent that he wants only as a form of manipulation of emotion. ie: kyle fusses at calvary; calvary wants mommy. i thought that if this would ever happen i would be sad, but it has truly brought to joy to my life. i want for calvary to grow up and be an awesome man of God, so who better to imitate at this stage in his life than his daddy. kyle is such an amazing example of what a man should be; he is loving to both his children and his wife, he is a provider, he is a protector, and he loves God and strives to follow Him in all that he does. if calvary could grow up to be exactly like his father my heart would burst with joy because i would know that he is a man of integrity...

calvary has also relished the time he spends with my brother, Nicholas. who has also grown into a great spiritual example of obedience and discipline...he is also fun. of course calvary loves his poppa and granddaddy; both of these men continue to teach calvary (and the rest of us) how to be pillars of strength and love in their families. the man that harper and calvary have lovingly called poppy is another man that calvary just adores. rhett has loved both harper and calvary with a love with which i only imagined a family could have, and perhaps that is why rhett and julie seem more like family than good friends. some mornings he wakes up and says, "i want go to poppy's house." too bad all of these people have jobs! i love to hear the excitment in his voice when he hears he has the chance to hang out with any of these men. i know that he needs his mother, but there are some lessons in life that only a man could provide their son. i am so pleased that my son has so many awesome examples to follow and watch...so even though he may refuse to hold my hand, at least he is reaching out to the hands of these awesome examples! Poppa with Harper's birthday tutu on his head---Poppa is usually chasing, pushing, tickling, pulling wagons, or doing numerous other crazy antics that make it difficult to catch him in a photograph!

Calvary and Uncle Nick---good looks run in the family--so do tattoos and crazy hair.Calvary blowing bubbles with granddaddy...