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One of the reasons I fell in love with Bryson is because I knew he'd be a wonderful father. However, I can say without reservation that he has surpassed all my expectations in that regard and each of our children adore him. And I adore watching them adore him.

For Valentine's day back in 2012, Bry took Eleyna on a "special date". They were supposed to do it again this year but for one reason or another it got put off. Well, it finally happened this month and, once again,  it was a pretty epic event for Eleyna. She put on her favorite dress and the Rapunzel jewelry she got for her birthday and off they went. For the activity, Bry took her to look at motor homes since we were trying to find one to buy at the time. Afterwards, he took her to dinner at PF Chang's (also known as "Mulan's chinese") where she got to eat rice with chopsticks like on their first Valentine's date. Bry told me when he got home that she talked to him the entire dinner. On Father's day when I asked Eleyna what she loves about her dad she told me, "He takes me on special dates."

The following Sunday I walked out to the family room and was immediately scolded by Eleyna to be quiet because Dad was sleeping. She then proceeded to tell me that she had "tucked him in" with her favorite blanket and her stuffed animals. As she's whispering all of this to me I'm trying not to crack up because I know there's no way Bryson just slept through all that. And sure enough he opened his eyes, half exasperated, half laughing, so I had her snuggle in for a picture.

So glad she has him.