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The things we do for love... Posted By: Lv2cuSmile
Posted On: 07/17/2008
Yesterday Rick and I decided to take Nicolas to StoryLand. That's a storybook themed fun park in Glen,NH.
Planning any outing with Nicolas can be somewhat stressful, as we never know how he is going to react to large crowds and lots of activity.
As we were leaving, I tossed a little orange cap in the van. I knew it was going to be a warm, sunny day at StoryLand and I was hoping that I could get Nicolas to wear it.( He doesn't like things on his head.)
On our way to StoryLand, Nicolas kept handing the hat to Rick to put on. Rick would put it on and Nicolas would clap and laugh and indicate with a little grin that he liked to see that hat on daddy's head.
I must admit, Rick looked pretty goofy with it on, but being a good dad, he did what he knew would make Nicolas happy and eventually left the hat on.
He kept that silly orange cap on all day.
Throughout the day I noticed a few second glances and even observed some snooty looking woman laughing at him, pointing and elbowing her husband to take a look and he laughed at him too. My first reaction was anger, I wanted to smack her upside the head, but then I figured how sad for her.
This woman had no idea how much my husband loves his son, and how he was willing do most anything to put a smile on his face. He loved seeing the smile on Nicolas' face everytime he would look at him and glance up at that silly orange hat on his head.
Yesterday reminded me of how fortunate and blessed I am to have such a wonderful husband that is so sure of himself that he doesn't care what anyone thinks. He loves his family and that is all that matters to him. Rick knew that Nicolas loved to see him wearing that silly orange hat, and nothing else mattered. Nicolas handled the heat, crowds and all the activity very well. Yesterdays outing at StoryLand was a great day.
By the end of the day,that silly orange hat kinda grew on him, and for a split second, I thought my husband looked pretty hot in that orange hat!
Tags:  funny hat,  just to make him smile
       
kathy630 wrote this reply on 07/18/2008
That is one of the sweetest things that I have read in awhile. Good for you and your family. I'm glad that your day out was all that you wanted.

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