Dad's and Doughnuts

Ava was so excited for her daddy to come to her Lakeview Academy school day on Friday.  They were going to have the dads and doughnuts day. Days leading up to this, she kept telling me how excited she was to let me come to her class.  In fact, Thursday, the day before, Ava and I went on one of our favorite dates...swimming at the Legacy.  It's fun as a father to see my daughter getting so much better at swimming.  When she concentrates, she can do well with the freestyle.  But, she struggles to breathe and keep the stroke going.  While swimming, she kept saying, "daddy, are you coming tomorrow?"  I could not say no.  I had to be available to go to her class and not disappoint her.  A few years ago, I disappointed Jake by not being able to go to his dad's and son's school day and he reminded me of that.  I felt bad for missing his day, and the sad thing is that he remembers.  It was a reminder to me that I need to be there for my kids when they need me 

Here Ava is with her good friend, Addie Beck.  Addie's older brother is Grayson, who is good friends with Brad