Last First Steps

T, you took your first steps today.

Mom said that you started doing it earlier in the day while H and I were at basketball practice.

But later you did it again when I was sitting in the floor playing with you in H and K’s room.

You stood and steadied yourself a few feet away from me and smiling wide took a little step towards me and fell into my arms.

The crazy part is that you crawled back to the same spot and did it over and over again like you were intentionally practicing!

We’re so proud of you – all of us were clapping and cheering you on at each attempt.

H and K both were laughing and hugging you when they saw.

Goodness, I got all sappy later thinking about it and just wanted to weep.

Absolutely can’t believe our last baby has taken her first steps now.

For maybe another week or two, you will still reach for me.

And I’m gonna enjoy each of those moments as they come.

I love you.

-Dad

Storm Pic

I found an even better storm pic of that insanity that went right over our house the other day.

I am so glad that nobody got hurt!

But it is a beautiful picture.

We didn’t have any big storms the day after, but it rained and rained and rained until almost lunch.

It was the kind of morning that makes you want to languish in bed until noon.

I love you.

-Dad

Tornado Near

We didn’t die, we didn’t even get hurt.

Ok, so no. Seriously.

There was a tornado near us yesterday.

Honestly, it was too close to our house for comfort.

I mean, I have lived in Lubbock off and on since I was 18 and I have never seen anything like that before.

We could see the rotation of the clouds over Wolfforth and the entire storm ended up right over our house.

Thankfully, the tornado did not ever touch down.

There was a minute or two there though that I wasn’t sure if everything was a non-issue or if we were going to have to run for the basement at Ms. Frida’s house.

I stood in the driveway watching until it began to hail.

When I finally came inside, you H and K, were in my closet watching Aladdin on my iPad and eating Pringles potato chips in the dark (we still had power).

T, you had been asleep for half an hour.

I love you.

-Dad