This post is in part of a #JOHNSONS® sponsored series for Socialstars™ I will be sharing each month.
These are photos from last year’s 4th of July. Looking at these photos makes me so happy, they are both doing something they love so much and with the person they love so much! As soon as Jay walks in the door and is home with us, our son doesn’t want anything to do with me. It made me really sad and I actually cried one time thinking, “What? After all that I do for you all day long, you forget all about my sacrifice as soon as daddy walks in the door?” It was probably that time of the month and I was extra emotional haha. But I realized that instead of feeling sad, I should be grateful for all the time I do get to spend with him in the day and how much he adores and shows his affection towards me all day long, it just disappears when daddy’s home! But it doesn’t mean the love and the time I spend with him during the day isn’t real or precious. None of the time or affection I show to my kids ever go wasted. So I will take all the love and time I can get with him! I am also so grateful that my son and my husband have a very special, tight bond and am so glad they have each other. I hope they are this close for the rest of their lives.
I was just telling Jay on our anniversary last week that I honestly couldn’t have married a better guy who would’ve been a better father to our 3 kids. He is such an attentive, fun, hands on, active dad with our kids. He dedicates all his time and attention to them the moment he walks in the door and I am beyond grateful for that. He loves the kids so much that spending time with them is his down time and his relaxation time. When we go on dates, he wishes the kids were with us, which is the total opposite of my wish, ha! But that’s how much he loves spending time with them.
One thing that he’s really good at doing, that I try to follow, is to be in the moment. He lives in the moment and doesn’t worry or think about taking photos or videotaping it. He soaks up the moment as it happens and is all there. He’s actually maybe a little to the extreme and never ever takes photos like ever, but I probably made him that way because I love taking photos and he knows there will be enough photos for him to look at when the kids are older. He hates taking photos but every time we look at old photos he tells me how even though he hates taking photos, he’s glad I take them. Even though he’s usually fake smiling in them. 😉
Another thing I admire in him is his patience. On the rare occasion that he does lose his patience with the kids, I kind of sigh a sigh of relief and think, ‘I am not the only one that loses it with my kids! If Jay who is so patient loses it too, maybe I am not so impatient after all.” He has a way of keeping his voice calm and not losing his temper. This was actually one trait I was a little worried about when we got married, because I knew from hearing his stories of road rage and fist fights and underground fight clubs that he started while in College, that he was very scary when he’s angry but thankfully, he is way more patient and doesn’t ever get angry! Maybe that’s a change in him since he became a father but he honestly doesn’t get angry. I wish I was more like him.
I look forward to watching my kids grow up with their amazing father and build many more memories with him. I love knowing that no matter what happens, Jay and I are a team and we will always be strong together. And you bet I’ll be there on the side cheering them on and even snapping a photo or two.
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Jay says
Thanks sarah – appreciate the love!