Bruce's Father's Day

Father's Day has always been celebrated in our house, even though we didn't have children of our own. We have always had dogs, so our dogs played the role of children and they would get Bruce a card and gift and we would just laugh about the fact that our kids had four legs. : )

But this past Sunday was a special day for Bruce. It was his first "REAL" Father's Day, celebrating with a "REAL" child. Marci didn't totally understand about what Father's Day is, but he did know that it was a special day for his Dad and Grandpop and he was thrilled to help make it as special as possible. 

Sunday morning Marci woke up early (as usual) and came out with his eyes shining brightly. "Dad?", he said. "Dad's still in bed, sweetie," I answered. Then Marci mimed/signed to me that he wanted to go get the gift that he had hidden away for Bruce and bring it out. I told him to go ahead and he ran into his room giggling. He could hardly contain himself when I told him we were going to make Dad breakfast and then give him his presents. He tried his best to wait patiently through the entire meal, but he kept giving hints to Bruce as we sat eating.

Marci gives Bruce a photo book and candy.

Finally the time came for us to give our gifts to Bruce and Marci was jumping up and down with glee as he presented his gifts to his dad. It was SO much fun to watch both Bruce and Marci interact, and to realize the impact this Father's Day had on my wonderful, loving husband. 

Max, Bruce and Marci

I'm so grateful Marci has bonded so well to Bruce, and I'm equally thankful for Bruce's love for Marci. It's really been a great thing to sit back and watch the two of them become best buddies. And our dog Max seems to be okay with the fact that he is no longer the only "son" in our family. : )