Paige and Daddy

Carrie had a photo shoot this morning (check out her blog at paigisms.blogspot.com) and Mia had gone down for a nap so Paige and I were looking for something to do. It amazes me each day how much Paige has grown up. She wanted to watch the family video of when she was a little baby. I couldn't believe all the things that she remembered about when she was growning up. It also pretty much brought a tear to my eye and a lump to my throat to see how much she has grown up and how little she once was.

I feel like I had missed out on a lot of things that happened when she was growing up. At the time I was working about 60 hours a week from the time she was born until about 8 months later. It was so great for me to watch the video and be reminded of all the fun that we had.

Paige's other new favorite game is tag/hide and seek. I think that I just burned off more calories in the last 2 hours than I generally do with my morning gym routine. (see previous blog or how I feel about working out these days). I'd tag her back and she'd chase me. If she couldn't catch me fast enough, she'd stop running and say something like, "Daddy, I remembered that I forgot to tell you something. Come here so I can tell you." As soon as I'd get within reach, I'd then be it. It did take a few moments for me to fight back the tears of remembering what it was like growning up and being "it" most of the time.

Ahh, I love my girls. All three of them. They are the most important things in my life and I thank Heavenly Father above each day for the blessing of them in my life. I love you, girls!!