Him, By Them

My husband got in around 1am from a long trip out West for a conference and skiing. After six days away, we are all thrilled to see him home. In honor of his homecoming, I could not resist doing a Daddy version...

1. What is something Daddy always says to you?
R, K , P "Hey Guys!"

2. What makes Daddy happy?
R "When we love on him."
P "When he loves on me."
K "What did P say?"

3. What makes Daddy sad?
R "I'm not gonna answer that one."
P "When he sees something that makes people hurt."
K "When we take something away from him."

4. How does your Daddy make you laugh?
R "I wanna tell you how I make Daddy laugh...When I tell him jokes like the one I made up at school. I'll tell you that one on my birthday."
P "When he tells me a caterpillar story."
K- "When I tickle him."

5. What was your Daddy like as a child?
R "Ummm...I've got to ask Daddy."
P "Playing with a talking cactus."
K "He had the same hair what he has right now."

6. How old is your Daddy? (38)
R "44"
P "21"
K "45"

7. How tall is your Daddy?
R "Bigger than Mommy."
P "He's bigger than you, Mom, because he doesn't have the same age."
K (Big grin. Shoulder shrug.) 19!

8. What is Daddy's favorite thing to do?
R "Play baseball with me."
P "Play Webkinz."
K "Four square"

9. What does your Daddy do when you're not around?
R "We get to sleep in your bed when he is not around." (The one thing about his absence they have enjoyed.)
P "He skis."
K "He goes on vacation."

10. If your Daddy becomes famous, what will it be for?
R "When he turns into a Mater!" (from Cars)
P "Monsters!"
K "Rock star"

11. What is your Daddy really good at?
R "Playing baseball."
P "Playing tennis." (He hasn't played in 6-7 years--even then it was annually, if ever)
K "Playing four square."

12. What is your Daddy not very good at?
P "Flying"
R "Driving a plane. So he needs to go to helicopter school and plane school so I can ride in one with him and sit by me and look after me and keep his eyes on me. If I want to read a book he can read it with me."
K "I don't know."

13. What does your Daddy do for a job?
R "He works with sick people."
P "Work."
K "Go to work and help the sick people."

14.What is your Daddy's favorite food?
R "Bananas like me."
P "Salad."
K "Asparagus."

15.What makes you proud of your Daddy?
R "When I say he wins in baseball."
P "When he does great on basketball."
K"When he is kind to me when I cannot find one of my webkinz and he finds it."

16. If your Daddy were a cartoon character, who would he be?
R "Mater."
P "Mack"
K "Mickey"

17. What do you and your Daddy do together?
R "He plays baseball with me."
P "He plays basketball with me."
K "He plays baby dolls with me."

18. How are you and your Daddy the same?
R "Since he has the same cheeks as me." (He is referring to his dimples)
P "Same hair."
K "We have the same eyebrows."

19. How are you and your Daddy different?
R "Since he has green and white eyeballs."
P "When he talks and I don't."
K "Because I don't have dimples and he does."

20. How do you know your Daddy loves you?
R "Since sometimes he kisses and hugs me and reads stories to me."
P "Because he loves me."
K "Because he tells me."

21. What does your Daddy like most about your Mommy?
R, P, K "When he loves on her."

22. Where is your Dad's favorite place to go?
R "Skiing"
P "Disney"
K "Colorado"