It's the Little Things: Daddy Time

It's Wednesday and I am pretty excited for two reasons:
1. One week from today, I am going back home for a much needed visit. I am super excited to see my family and I know Myles is going to be in heaven with all the love and attention he will be getting. He is not shy and isn't too proud to beg you to follow him around every which way he wants to go. It gets a little tiring, but it's impossible to say no to that cute little voice saying "peas" and "tea-cup (thank you)".  
2. It's is time for It's the Little Things link-up! This link-up is a much needed reminder for me to cherish the little things, as by Wednesday I usually find myself somewhere in between hot mess, beautiful disaster, and 'hey we are all still breathing, right?'. So a big thank you as always to Ashley over at Words About Waverly for hosting this get together :)

This week I decided it's about that time to give some of the limelight to the other man of the house. I recently introduced you guys to my boyfriend Mark in my first "Boys Behind the Blog" post. I am the first to admit that I do not give him enough credit. I think taking care of Myles all day, everyday is tough work, but he works even harder to give me the opportunity to be able to stay home with Myles. He is a man of 100% determination and has always reached every goal he has set for himself. He does his best everyday for our little family and I know he will continue to do so for the rest of our lives. He deserves all the respect, love, and appreciation I have, but of course I don't always show him that because..well.. I am not perfect. So here today on my blog, I am publicly declaring my greatest gratitude to him. 

Although Myles is 100% a momma's boy, he still really enjoys his daddy's company. They are quite the duo and I always have a laugh when they play together. It's the little silly things I catch them doing that make the stressful and crazy parts of my days all just fade away. Perfect example:

Corn on the cob sword fighting! One night when we were eating dinner, Myles picked up his corn and started pretending it was a sword. So of course, Mark had to join him because he couldn't let Myles just have all the fun. This went on for a good 5 minutes with lots of  fighting sound effects and imaginary 'good guy'-'bad guy' scenarios made up by Mark. 

This is Myles giving his dad the 'pound'. Mark has been doing this with him since he was born and calls it 'boom, boom'. He has been waiting a long time for Myles to do it back. He finally did it around 17 months and this is the first time I was able to catch it on camera. He even says 'boom, boom' too. Melts my heart :)

Mark always gets Myles to join him in some sort of project. Myles loves to feel like he is really helping out; he always wants to hold the tools. I got him his own plastic tools, but of course, he still wants the real ones. Because of his fleeting attention span, he usually doesn't last too long and really doesn't do too much actual helping, but he is learning. I already know as Myles continues to get older, he will keep getting more and more into fixing, working, and making stuff with his dad. I hope he learns all the stuff Mark knows and more! Future Handy Manny on our hands :) 

And lastly, just some goofing around. This is Myles and Mark at their finest! I never knew an apple could be so much fun!

What things do your kids like to do with their dad? What are the special parts of their relationship?