Warning! Warning! Warning! If you are emotional, or hormonal, or God help you both, grab a tissue or two. There have been three very special men in my life. All special in their own unique way. When I took this picture today I already had a blog in mind and I got all excited just thinking about it. Now Chase is asleep and I am already teary eyed just thinking about how lucky I am and how lucky Chase is.
My Father just celebrated another birthday yesterday. I will spare you his age but rest assured age is just a number. If you don't know my father very well you are missing out and I hope you get the chance to spend time with him soon. He is fun, light-hearted, hard working and caring. He can be goofy at times and always has time for his grandsons. My Dad would give you the shirt off his back if you needed it regardless of how well he knew you or not. My Dad has always worked to hard. He says he enjoyed it but I think he is
a little addicted to work and the satisfaction he gets out of completing a job. That will hopefully change this summer since he just bought a new boat. This has been a dream of his for years and he deserves every relaxing minute he gets out on the water. Growing up my Dad worked evenings, but on the weekends we did fun family things. I probably didn't always think so at the time but it is funny how those are some of the fondest memories I have of my childhood. I especially remember watching sat. morning cartoons with my Dad. He loved the "road runner". Now I watch my Dad with my son and I try to
absorb every minute of it. It is so special to me to see them together and to see the bond they share. Pop-Pop watches Chase for Chris and I once or twice a week and without him we would have had to put Chase in daycare. I am not knocking daycare but it just was not what we wanted and this is the next best thing to being a stay at home parent. I can not thank my Dad enough. I don't know if he realizes just how much we appreciate his time. Chris and I are both blessed to have our parents close by and I remind Chase how lucky he is to have all of his Grandparents happy, healthy and in his life.
My husband also celebrated his birthday this week. I think it was fate that the 2 most important men in my life share a birthday the same week. Go figure. I actually met Chris through my father. He had pushed us together for years before we finally relented and agreed to a blind date. Who would have thought that my Dad was so insightful. Thanks Dad again! Chris not only is my husband, but my best friend to. He is a great father and Chase is quite the little Daddy's boy. They share
a lot of similarities. Not only does Chase look just like his dad but their personalities are very similar as well. Chris stays home with Chase one day a week while I am working and this extra time together has given them a special bond as well. It is a bond that makes me a little jealous at times.
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Of course this little man is the luckiest of all. He has many great male influences in his life beside his Daddy and Pop-pops. Being the youngest in the
Gartland Clan he has all of his uncles and his cousins as well. He has the foundation to build upon and I am looking forward to watching the construction. I know understand the "it takes a village..." saying when it comes to raising a child. Stay tuned...and thanks for following.
Warning! Warning! Warning! If you are emotional, or hormonal, or God help you both, grab a tissue or two. There have been three very special men in my life. All special in their own unique way. When I took this picture today I already had a blog in mind and I got all excited just thinking about it. Now Chase is asleep and I am already teary eyed just thinking about how lucky I am and how lucky Chase is. 
My Father just celebrated another birthday yesterday. I will spare you his age but rest assured age is just a number. If you don't know my father very well you are missing out and I hope you get the chance to spend time with him soon. He is fun, light-hearted, hard working and caring. He can be goofy at times and always has time for his grandsons. My Dad would give you the shirt off his back if you needed it regardless of how well he knew you or not. My Dad has always worked to hard. He says he enjoyed it but I think he is a little addicted to work and the satisfaction he gets out of completing a job. That will hopefully change this summer since he just bought a new boat. This has been a dream of his for years and he deserves every relaxing minute he gets out on the water. Growing up my Dad worked evenings, but on the weekends we did fun family things. I probably didn't always think so at the time but it is funny how those are some of the fondest memories I have of my childhood. I especially remember watching sat. morning cartoons with my Dad. He loved the "road runner". Now I watch my Dad with my son and I try to absorb every minute of it. It is so special to me to see them together and to see the bond they share. Pop-Pop watches Chase for Chris and I once or twice a week and without him we would have had to put Chase in daycare. I am not knocking daycare but it just was not what we wanted and this is the next best thing to being a stay at home parent. I can not thank my Dad enough. I don't know if he realizes just how much we appreciate his time. Chris and I are both blessed to have our parents close by and I remind Chase how lucky he is to have all of his Grandparents happy, healthy and in his life.
My husband also celebrated his birthday this week. I think it was fate that the 2 most important men in my life share a birthday the same week. Go figure. I actually met Chris through my father. He had pushed us together for years before we finally relented and agreed to a blind date. Who would have thought that my Dad was so insightful. Thanks Dad again! Chris not only is my husband, but my best friend to. He is a great father and Chase is quite the little Daddy's boy. They share a lot of similarities. Not only does Chase look just like his dad but their personalities are very similar as well. Chris stays home with Chase one day a week while I am working and this extra time together has given them a special bond as well. It is a bond that makes me a little jealous at times. +of+026.JPG)
Of course this little man is the luckiest of all. He has many great male influences in his life beside his Daddy and Pop-pops. Being the youngest in the Gartland Clan he has all of his uncles and his cousins as well. He has the foundation to build upon and I am looking forward to watching the construction. I know understand the "it takes a village..." saying when it comes to raising a child. Stay tuned...and thanks for following.
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