A picture is worth a thousand words.

An idea struck me today as I sat in front of my computer wondering what the heck I could do to keep my readers interested in this blog. I'm not ashamed to say that I "Googled It". The idea that I particularly liked was to do a post based off of a photo. Now, having my Monsters repeatedly star in my own photographic projects meant that most likely this post would continue with the theme of My Children.

However, as Husband recently pointed out to me, I rarely mention him here. Now I don't know if this was his way of saying "Hey talk about me too!" or if he was pointing out that I let our children consume most of my thoughts. Maybe he was saying both of these things in the undertones of his comment. So today, for the second time, I am writing about Husband and the Monsters. 

This is the picture I chose to inspire me today. As you can see it's Husband and the Monsters staring at an empty baby swing. I feel like this is very appropriate to our current lifestyle and situation. We are eagerly waiting in anticipation for the arrival of Brother. The girls are ready to be Big Sisters, and Husband is ready to have a son. I'm just ready to not be pregnant. 

Anyway, I'm going to tell you about this swing. It is awesome. It turns in three different directions, is operated by a power cable OR batteries, has 3 speeds, 8 songs, and a spinning mobile. We love this swing. I love the idea of putting Little Man in it. 

They loved the idea of putting it together. Which is what they did. Husband (being the awesome daddy that he is) let the girls actively participate in getting this swing set up for brother. They got to hold the tools, match up the pieces, and even press the buttons once it was all done. All great stuff. My favorite part of this process though, was Monster 1 correcting her daddy during the assembly process. She is my daughter through and through, and just couldn't resist saying the words "Daddy, you are doing it WRONG!" Because in fact, he was. See the bar there in picture where the seat is connected to the top piece? Monster 1 is the one who connected the two. After screwing it part of the way in for Daddy to finish, he proclaimed that she had done it wrong and undid it. 

Imagine his surprise when our 4 year old walked over to the box, pointed at the picture and said "Daddy, I put that in the right spot. Get your 'structions!" Imagine his even greater surprise when he grabbed the instructions and had to humble himself and fix his mistake back to her original set up. 

Needless to say, after about 45 minutes of assembly work, Monster 2 clamped in the last piece (the tray with the toy, as it was the only part she cared about) and they all stood back to survey their work.  This is the picture I snapped of my loves and for me it signifies more than just the arrival of Brother. It represents the bond that my girls have with their Daddy. 

Love this crazy little life!