So this guy, a divorced dad with a beautiful daughter and a Russian KGB hamster named Hammy, nominated me to take part in the Five Photos, Five Stories Challenge and I have accepted. Okay, he’s actually my good blogger friend, Gary Mathews, and he’s full of witty sarcasm and lots of love for his precious girl. Check out his blog if you get the chance, he always has a great story to share about his day.

The Five Photos, Five Stories Challenge require you to post a photo each day for five consecutive days and attach a story to the photo (It can be fiction or non-fiction, a poem or simply a short paragraph) and then nominate another blogger to carry on this challenge. Accepting the challenge is entirely up to the person nominated, it is not a command. I have no clue on the origin of this thing, but hopefully you’ll enjoy what I have to share.

I’m pretty sure this was taken the same day from yesterday’s picture as we just passed our leopard-wrapped baby around for dozens of cuddles and kisses. What else do you do with them? Don’t answer that, I know there’s more you can do……like watch them sleep.

This picture of me lightly kissing Avery’s forehead was my avatar on this blog, Twitter, and Facebook for the longest time. I simply love looking at it because, proud dad, and just like the one with Kelley and Avery will be one I keep in my heart forever.

I hope you enjoyed my 5 photos and stories from this challenge. As planned, this last photo marks the beginning of another year for me as it’s my 31st birthday. Yay…..

Can you sense my enthusiasm? Yeah, me either. But hey, I get to kick it off with a visit to the doctor for a butt checkup tomorrow! I know everyone’s on the edge of their seats waiting for an update, so I’ll let you know soon!

My last nominee for this challenge Daniel De Guia, owner of the site Fit To Be Dad, which makes him an instant friend of mine from the title alone! I love meeting other health-minded dads and parents in general as too many kids are growing up not knowing a thing about fitness and nutrtion. Head over to his site for awesome tidbits on fitness, motivation, nutrition, and fatherhood. I personally like his post on the Squat Every Day program and it definitely motivates me to give it a go.