Definitely Daddy's Girl

This morning I was reading a nice little story with Benjamin and Janae called "Mom Says I Can." It talks about a boy who pretends to be a pirate, cowboy, spaceman, super hero, etc. as he searches for the "world's greatest treasure." His mom encourages him along the way, telling him he is so brave, strong, cool, etc. In the end he realizes that the great treasure is something that was with him all along--his mom. You can see why I would pick such a story to read to my children.

Anyway, after we were finished, Janae said, "I want to look for the world's greatest treasure." Then she said, "But I'm going to look for a real treasure, like a pirate treasure or gold or jewels." She paused for a minute then explained, "My mother died."

It's a good thing today is Father's Day and not Mother's Day :)

 

When I asked Janae what her favorite thing about Daddy was, she said, "I love it when he plays princesses with me" (something I don't think I've ever seen him do), and then, "I love it when he cuddles me up" (something I've seen him do many, many times!).

 

Janae definitely is a Daddy's girl. Every morning she goes into hysterics when Jason leaves for work, claiming she needs another "hug and kiss," no matter how many she has had already.

 

Janae prefers Daddy to put her to bed; she loves wrestling with him (she calls it "exercises"), helping him outside, watching The Muppet Show with him, playing Pocohontas (Janae always says Daddy "looks like John Smith a little bit"). They have lots of fun together!

 

Benjamin and Alaina love their Daddy, too, and he really is a great dad--but starting first thing tomorrow I think I better get back to work on trying to increase my popularity with Janae :)