What HE does:

 

--remembers to send flowers for Mothers' Day while he's three continents away.

--wrestles, snuggles, tickles, listens to and makes plans with his two little children as soon as he steps in the door from a three-day journey home.

--isn't afraid to be the one to say 'no' or to bow out when only mama will do after three weeks away from the parenting game.

--makes dinner.

--takes care of every household chore I couldn't get to yesterday without my even mentioning them.

--stays up through bedtime stories despite the fact that it's 6 a.m. where he came from and he's been up all day.

--couldn't be happier to celebrate his belated birthday with princess-adorned cupcakes because his little girl chose the decorations.