Happy DADA Day!
June 13th, 2008 by Jason ArnoldI love this picture.
This is excitement incarnate- the effect of watching your cousins doing cannonball after cannonball into the pool. Cheering them on with such genuine emotion. I love it.
I see this face a lot- well maybe not exactly this face- but ones very similar. I see it when I come up the alley through the front door, after work. I get it in the morning when I come in to his room, and opening the cardoor to let him out. He gets so excited- excited by the possibility of what’s about to happen- whether it’s the playground or the supermarket- it doesn’t matter. The funny thing is that- now I feel that too (well most of the time). I am excited to see the things he sees- It’s the wandering ants again or remembering how the triangle block “REALLY” can tighten the bolts on your wagon, and that every construction sight really does look like an episode of Bob the Builder. Being a first time dad (almost second), these magic moments are the reward for sitting in gridlock traffic or designing for “the man”. For this, I thank my LittleMan- for the “powers” he grants me to do my job, strive to be successful, and most importantly- the permission to be a kid again.
Happy Father’s Day to all the Daddies out there and BIG Shout-outs to all the Dads I know: Aaron H, Joe C, Joe S, Michael K, John M, Sean H, Todd S, Mike D (almost), Noah D, Will B… +
