When he returns...

Monday afternoon, Kd called to ask if the girls could

come hang out here while she saw a patient and until 

their Dad got back from work.

Yes! I had been having a few down days and I guess I needed

the "fix" that the girls give me.

I set up quickly ugly sweater cookie kit,

popped popcorn and sunny D.

Kd brought in JoJo and wheel chair 

and right away all three got into decorating cookies.

As their Dad was coming home to start his 45 days 

of vacation, they were all a little excited.

Jilly made the comment,

"I always get the first hug"

and went on to explain why as she is the oldest,

she is faster and she knows that he is back before

the other two. Their whole lives, their Dad has

gone away for two weeks and off for two weeks.

It was their Dad's and Jesi's way of life as well

so it is a normal thing for them.

However, to say they don't miss him during that time is

an understatement.

We were doing art work when we heard the door bell ring

and Jilly right away ran to the door,

proving her analogy as to why she gets the first hug.

What I got to witness though that touched me the most

was not so much the reaction of the grand girls

but the reaction of their Dad, my son, my first born.

The minute he saw Jilly, he began to giggle, laugh,

he laughed the whole time as he greeted each of

his little girls individually and continued to laugh

 and smile while he loaded them into his truck. 

I once again realized just how very lucky these

three little girls are, to have the parents they have.

A Momma who holds down the fort when their Dad 

is at work and a hands on Dad who is always so very

happy to come home to them.

I saw first hand just how much he loves these girls.

It made my heart happy, it reminded me that

his Dad and I, we were far from perfect, but we must

have done somethings right  to raise a man

who can genuinely love his girls to the point that

they know he has their back always.