A Good Man...

... is exactly what I have found in my husband. A good man. A great husband. An amazing father. Boy, am I lucky!
I am really good at taking photos regularly of my kids, but not as great at getting out the video camera. That one happens in bursts generally, and I am usually inspired by watching my great husband be an amazing father. The other day, Landon was playing with our kids. He was hiding under a blanket and letting them "find" him. He was also being a monster(?), roaring every time the kids discovered him again. They were clearly loving every minute of it. So I sneaked upstairs to get the camera and hid on the landing, capturing the play in (momentary) secret.
And while I like to think that capturing these moments on dvd is about preserving memories for my children, I'm going to be more honest with myself and you for a minute. It's really about me falling in love with my husband all over again. It's really me remembering why I held onto that man tenaciously through many growing pains, fights and separations. It's really me appreciating the heck out of this very good man I have the privilege of being married to.
Much to Landon's chagrin, I often find myself telling him how sexy I think he is while I am recording him and the kids. I know he's worried about the comments "messing up" these memories we're preserving for the kids, but really, I think it's important for our kids to know how much we love each other and how much we appreciate each other (bodies and all). My kids will understand, one day, that the physical aspect of a marriage is important too, and hopefully they will feel similarly attracted to their spouses.
And so today, I am grateful for a good man. A great man. An amazing, mind-bogglingly sexy man.