Like Father, Like Son

Since Ryan's been home, Clayton cannot leave his side. He has to know exactly where Ryan is at all times. Wherever Ryan goes, Clayton goes. Whatever Ryan does, Clayton does. This has the added benefit of producing amazing results at the dinner table as well. The obsession actually began the night we picked up Ryan, in the parking lot as we were leaving. Ryan had to go back into the squadron to grab something, so I told him I'd pull the car around. I started to pull out of the parking lot, and Clayton panicked, "Wait, wait. We a-got Daddy!"

Clayton's been busy helping Ryan unpack, as well as helping Ryan with some "man jobs" around the house.

Ryan calls these the most useless piece of issued gear. Clayton disagrees and has been wearing them around the house the last several days.

We just had to go to Chick-fil-A on Monday for their team logo day. Clayton finally got to pose with the Chick-fil-A cow, whom he loves. We were definitely the only Aggies in the restaurant. Surprisingly we evaded any harassment, which may or may not have been the result of the Sooner's loss to BYU over the weekend.

We feel blessed to have Ryan around the house for the next couple weeks. We've been soaking up all this family time. Eli is starting to get used to having his Dad around. He doesn't quite have the "deer in the headlights" look on his face whenever Ryan walks into the room anymore.