Dear Avaleigh,
Yesterday was a big day for you! It was your first Halloween! You looked so adorable. We dressed you up like a St. Bernard for a few reasons.
The first was that we love St. Bernards. You have one named Zoey and you love to yell at her and pat her. The funniest thing is when you open your mouth as wide as you can and try to eat kiss her nose. Funny, but disgusting. You have only succeeded at that once….at least that I am aware of.
The second reason we dressed you up as a St. Bernard was because it so was stinkin’ cute. I’m not saying that because I’m your Daddy and I am supposed to say it, I really mean it. You were a doll. But let me tell you….you owe me. You owe me big. Your Mom wanted to dress you in a pink poodle outfit, but I put my foot down for you. It was hideous. You would have been beaten up numerous times in life if you would have been a pink poodle. Your Mom is silly!
The third reason is because I want something to hold over your head one day. I know there will come a time when you bring a boy home that I don’t like and I plan to start building a case as you grow about why he shouldn’t like you. This is exhibit #1. When he tells me how cute you are, I plan on showing him what cute looks like by showing him this picture. Then I plan on whipping his ass. That little punk better not tell me how cute you are. Does he think I don’t know? I already don’t like him.
But the biggest reason that today was a big day is because we found out that you are going to be a big sister! How cool is that? Y’all are going to be close to the same age…really close. But understand that Daddy isn’t exactly a spring chicken. If we were going to do this, we had to do it ASAP. I will be 38 when she is born…which means I will be 56 when she graduates high school, 60 when she graduates college, and 70 when she can start dating….
Wow, I keep saying she….does that mean that I want another girl? Nah, I’ve already got “Daddy’s little girl”….
I love you today, tomorrow, and forever,
Daddy
Dad of Girls 