The next two days I’m going to take a break from my NBA preview because there are two very important birthdays that I’d like to take some time to tell you all about. I’ll get back to the countdown on Monday, so don’t fret.

The first birthday, today in fact, my daughter turns six. I know six may not seem like a big deal to most people, but this one has hit me a little different. My wife and I are done having kids. After we found out our second was going to be a girl I scheduled my vasectomy. We got what we wanted. Two kids, a boy and a girl, spaced about four years apart. It’s perfect. We got very lucky. And as you all know very well by now I’m a stay at home dad. It’s the best job in the world. Since my son was a year and a half I’ve been home with both kids. It’s amazing. I get to see it all. I wouldn’t trade it for the world. But now that my daughter is six, in kindergarten, both of my kids are in school five days a week seven hours a day. This is the first time in a little over eight years I’ve had this kind of time to reflect, think, do what I want to do sans kids. It’s good but it’s also sad. And with my daughter I’ve been there since day one. I saw the first steps. I heard the first words. I changed the majority of the diapers. I did the play dates. I took her to preschool and picked her up. We had lunch dates everyday together while her brother was at school. We hit up every playground in our area. But now that she’s a kindergartner, a six year old, she’s making new friends. I’m not as cool as I once was. She wants to see her friends, play with them, do fun things with them. That’s great, it just kind of bums me out. But it’s also a delight to see her growing into the person she will be. She’s changed so much these past six years. I can’t wait to see how much she changes in the next six years. She’s gotten so clever. Her sense of humor is off the charts. She’s so very intelligent. She reads better than I ever have in my life. She’s whip smart with comebacks. She’s strong willed. She’s tough. She’s not afraid of anything, except bugs. She’s beautiful. She makes all of us at home smile and laugh at least once a day. She’s the perfect little human being. I love her so very much. She was the missing piece to our family puzzle. We had the son, the dog, the house with a fence. All we needed was our little spitfire to keep us on our toes.

I love you Audrey girl. Happy birthday. I’m so proud to be your dad.

Ty

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