Daddy Too!

I got home tonight to a house full of raucous baby craziness. The girl was running from one end of the room to the other screaming unintelligible bursts of high pitched joy while the boy was moving with great haste towards me as if balancing on the high wire with a grin from ear to ear. Michelle has got a great job. After wrestling around with those two for a little while we decided to go pick up some Indian carry out. Once we got there Kate gave her usual, “big girl walk” bit so Michelle got her out of the van to accompany her into the restaurant. To my surprise I heard her say with every bit of persuasive skill she could manage “Daddy too! Daddy too!” and I could see in the rear view mirror that while holding Mommy’s hand she kept looking at my car door hoping I was about to join her. The confused look on her face as I didn’t leave the vehicle wrenched the heart right out of my chest. I can guarantee this girl is going to bring her Daddy to tears someday. Just hope it isn’t too embarrassing for her sobbing old man when it happens.