Page 17 of Daddy's Little Dreamer

Daddy, daddy, daddy, daddy—I couldn’t stop saying it.

He set the containers out and removed the lids and revealed the yummy surprises.

“Oh, Daddy Jayger, you outdid yourself.”

“I did, didn’t I. What’s your favorite here?”

While I answered, he scooped out a bit of each and put it on our plates.

“Chicken strips for sure. And fries. And mac and cheese. Oooh, and a teeny tiny eggroll. Umm, I can’t choose.”

“You, dear boy, are adorable beyond words. Now, I selected many sauces for you to try. Do you have any food allergies? Probably should’ve asked that first. See, even daddies make mistakes.”

“No mistakes, Daddy Jayger. You did great. I don’t have any allergies, just stuff that’s yucky but you don’t have any of it here.”

“Good deal. Okay, sweet boy, dig in.”

I didn’t realize how hungry I was until that first bite hit my tummy. When Daddy Jayger’s face turned green when I mixed ketchup and ranch it made me giggle. Guess it wasn’t really funny, but the face he made was.

“I see how you are. You’re gonna be a boy to test his daddy, aren’t you?”

“Hee-hee, maybe. But I’m a good boy.” Whose fingers and toes are crossed Daddy Jayger will want to keep him.

“I’m sure you are. Eat up, then we can play.”

Daddy Jayger was super smart, he even remembered juice boxes and bite sized brownies for dessert.

“That was nummy, Daddy Jayger, thank you. Can we play now?”

“Let me clean this up and put it in the car, then I’ll be ready to chase you.”

“Here, Daddy Jayger, can you put Bumble in there too. I don’t want him to get dirty.” I gave Bumble a kiss and handed him off. I knew Daddy Jayger would take good care of him as he had with me.

“Will do. Be back in the shake of a lamb’s tail.”

“You’re silly, Daddy Jayger.” But it made me wonder, did lambs even have tails?

But having the attention span I did, or lack thereof I should say, a shiny ladybug flew right by me, and I had to find out where she was off to in such a hurry.

“Little one, you didn’t wait like daddy told you to.”

“Sorry Daddy Jayger, but a pretty ladybug flew by, and I had to follow her. Look, she’s taking a break on the giant sunflower.”

“That sunflower is nearly as wide as your head.”

I giggled. “They’re taller than us both!”

“Some are for sure. Now, let’s let this pretty lady enjoy hersiesta. Where too next?”

“To the peacocks!”

“To the peacocks it is.”

Daddy Jayger bought some bird seed from the dispensers they had around the park and we fed them. One of them poofed up and I jumped back.

“That scared me.”

“They put on quite the show but look how beautiful it is.”

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