Proud Pappa!!

There are some things a daddy dreams of when having a boy, a lot of which are probably the stereo-typical “Man” kinds of stuff. Even me, todays “modern man” who is a stay at home daddy, culinary artist, newbie farmer, marathon training runner, and wanna be tree hugger, has a dreams of a son who will love some of those “manly – man” things.

On Friday, Lisa had the day off so we decided to take a trip to visit my alma mater Oregon State University. I am always telling stories of my time at OSU and Lisa is nice enough to keep the eye rolling to a minimum. I was so excited to give the family a tour of the great town of Corvallis and the university campus. But very cautious of retelling too many stories.

When we got there we went to the book store and Lisa found Kaden gear so that he would look just like daddy. A new ball cap and fun football shirt made the K-man feel right at home.

Then we toured around the campus admiring all the old buildings and amazed at all the new buildings that had popped up. Lisa reminded me that it had been 12 years since I graduated from college. She always has a way of making me feel more mature then I want to be.

We wrapped up our tour by walking down to Gill Coliseum (basketball stadium) and then down to Reser Stadium (football field).

I wanted to see the field so we walked around to the side of the stadium to see if we could sneak a peak. We were surprised to see that a gate was open and a few people were walking down toward the field. The football team was practicing and preparing for the spring scrimmage and it was open to the public. I was so excited I think I might have left mommy and Kaden behind trying to get closer to the action.

Kaden loved every minute of it. I was so proud and beamed at his excitement. He got down in a three point stance and charged at me as he yelled, “Hutt Hutt Hike!” Then he ran to the tackling dummies and put a hit on them. It was a daddy’s dream.

There wasn’t any scouts or reporters there yet, but I know they would have been lining up if they saw little Kaden unleash his football instincts.

I laughed cause I saw a twinkle in Lisa’s eyes too. She is gonna be one of those crazy sideline moms who screams for her baby from the stands.

As we walked back through campus we chanted:

O….S….U…. OREGON STATE !!! FIGHT… FIGHT… FIGHT!!!

I drove home with a big grin on my face. My boy loves football just like his daddy. Now lets hope he chooses OSU like daddy did too.

Raising Daddy Tip of The Day

Good Daddy’s don’t let their kiddos go to U of O. Care enough to send them to the very best! Oregon State University

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