Rite of Passage into Daddyhood

Eric has now forbidden me to shop online for toys that mention, "Some assembly required" without his prior approval because of this:


Poor Eric spent two and a half hours putting together Madeline's kitchen. Of course, I was an exceptional helper, and even though he moaned, "I was not mentally prepared to do this project this evening.", he loved putting his little girl's play kitchen together.

Daddy getting started...

Daddy posing proudly next to his finished project at almost 1 AM the night before he left for a business trip. (We are so lucky this man loves his little girl and his wife a whole bunch!)

The next morning, it took Madeline about .1 seconds to realize the kitchen was sitting there for her to enjoy! She played with it for well over an hour before realizing how hungry for breakfast she really was. She has since played with this kitchen non-stop....well worth every second of that two and a half hours of labor!

Our domestic diva makes eggs and sauce in her kitchen and talks on the phone the entire time.