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Dear Holly: Playing with Your Dolls This Summer

9 years, 2 months.

Dear Holly,

My office is my bedroom. Most of the day, the door is shut and it’s actually pretty rare that I come out; even for food.

But when I do, I love it when I see you out on the living room floor playing with your dolls.

You easily spend hours at a time in your own little world; carefully feeding them, entertaining them, and helping them fall asleep to take their naps.

This is what I want to see from my 9 year-old little girl when I step out of my office.

It’s just perfect.

Love,

Daddy

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Dear Jack: Serving Ice Cream to Your Sister

14 years, 8 months.

Dear Jack,

As I was finishing up washing the dishes in the kitchen, I heard you and your sister laughing in the dining room.

You took it upon yourself to make ice cream sundaes for the two of you. Apparently what caused the laughter was that you accidently gave her way too much whipped cream; to the point there was more of it than there was ice cream.

This really is becoming the norm: That you find ways to help and serve your sister, which often leads to the two of you laughing together and having fun.

It is such a reward as a parent for me to see this development.

Love,

Daddy

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Dear Holly: VBS Week

9 years, 1 month.

Dear Holly,

When I think of my own summers growing up in this town, a major event was always going to Vacation Bible School.

Nonna was able to not only take you there with your cousin Darla, but also take you back to her house afterwards.

Since Mommy and I both work from home, I love it that you have places to go and people to take you there during the summer.

While hanging out at the house is definitely an important part of a kid’s summer, so is getting out and doing fun activities with other people.

I can tell your summer is offer to a great start!

Love,

Daddy

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Dear Holly: Playing Wordscapes on Mommy’s Phone

9 years, 1 month.

Dear Holly,

I can appreciate that you have discovered solving crossword puzzles on an app on Mommy’s phone, called Wordscapes.

As we made the hourlong drive to Guntersville for the boat race last Saturday, you kept yourself  entertained and intellectually stimulated in the car.

And while the boat race did keep your attention for a little bit, you decided solving crossword puzzles was more your speed.

Something I definitely appreciate about this is that you and your brother have now begun solving these puzzles together. Sometimes I help too- but you and your brother tend to do much better than me!

Love,

Daddy

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Dear Jack: We Went to the Guntersville Lake Hydrofest

14 years, 7 months

Dear Jack,

It can be challenging at times to find family activities that you as a teenage boy can appreciate. Fortunately, this past weekend’s Hydrofest in Guntersville was a hit.

You were truly tuned in to all the boat racing action. You were fascinated by the fact that the boats used jet engines.

Waking up early on Saturdays is definitely not your thing. But you really didn’t seem to mind for something like this.

I was actually surprised how close to the water we were able to stand and watch, as the boats raced by us as fast as 200 miles per hour!

Love,

Daddy