At Home With Daddy

If you were to ask my closest family and friends what my strengths are, the words "COOKING" and "CLEANING" or any other term related to traditional domesticity would most definitely be absent from their minds. Fortunately, I met the right guy to balance out my shortcomings on the homefront. My husband Ted can whip up gourmet meals, brew quality craft beers, scrub floors, do the dishes and fold laundry like a Gap employee. He's also been a Stay At Home Dad to Cadence since she was 8 weeks old while I work full-time at the office. Simply put, I don't know what I'd do without him.
Some of my favorite photos of my daughter are the ones with Daddy. Those two make quite a pair. They do everything together--brewing beer, baking cookies, biking to the park, hanging at the local coffeehouse or just chilling on the couch on a lazy Sunday afternoon. Simply put, I don't know what she'd do without him.
In honor of Father's Day today, tell us about the fathers YOU want to recognize--your own, your kids', someone else's. And since today is the 3rd week of our Sundays At Home Giveaway, if you have an image of dads around the home, share those as well.
All comments will be entered into another random drawing for a copy of the awesome book America At Home (with custom cover).
For inspiration, make sure you check out these photos of dads by MOM~tographer, giggletwig and Shama-Lama Mama.
Congrats to Maya at Springtree Road for being the winner of last Sunday's Amercia at Home drawing. Yay Maya!










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Well, I've got to post two photos that I took this week. This one I took on a walk with my husband and son on the street right in front of our house. We take a walk almost everyday, and our son is just now getting big enough to walk without the stroller. He loves to hold his dada's hand:
http://www.mamaofletters.com/Mama_of_Letters/Camera_Happy/Pages/Nikon_D60.html#1
And I got this one yesterday at the mall's merri-go-round. I really like how it turned out:
http://www.mamaofletters.com/Mama_of_Letters/Camera_Happy/Pages/Nikon_D60.html#2
http://www.wineonthekeyboard.com/2008/06/15/not-my-father/
Sundays at Home, Father's Day edition.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/strawberrygoldie/2441428871
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photos are few and far between, but here is one of my favorites in action:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/camerashymomma/325679712/
I'm so grateful for my husband. He always puts our children first, always. And when he comes home from work, he drops his stuff to go right into being a daddy. He puts all aside to play with the kids just so I can work. I'd never ever get my work done without him helping in this tremendous way. I'm so thankful for him.
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Although I think my hubby's a great dad too, I'll share a photo of my own father holding my daughter. Words alone cannot describe what a wonderful dad he is.
http://www.dolcepics.com/dailypic/abba/
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They make up for it now at home. Dad is still the preferred parent for games and stories and lunch.
This next one is not with our son, nor at home, but it's how I see him, in my mind's eye:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/maknj/2580480213/
I love this day when we honor the men who make life so great!!
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Dear Shutter sisters
It's a hard day for me. I lost my dad a couple of months ago.
Here's a photo of us a good few years ago, doing dad and daughter things!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/nickythomasphotography/2581372626
Nicky
Here's mine... http://www.flickr.com/photos/8986729@N02/2541599313/
Here is my hubby and three girls watching a sunset...
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Here are my daughter and husband this morning :)
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