Father's Day

Today, we celebrated Bill and his role in our family as "Dad." We made his favorite chocolate chip muffins for breakfast, went to church, and then headed out for lunch at the High Cotton Grill with some friends. After lunch, we came home and relaxed... and then Bill mowed the lawn (he did manage to sneak a nap in there).

We decided to do hamburgers on the grill for dinner. While the coals were heating, we gave him his gifts (some much needed clothes!), and handmade cards. I took this picture of the kids this week, all wearing his flight suits - and as many patches as I could find to put on them! I'm putting a small one into a frame for his desk at work as well. We're pretty proud of him... in his role as a husband, father, and officer in the AF as well. We have a lot to be thankful for in Bill.
Our picnic began out on the patio...
and ended up indoors, due to so many flies!
I made him a "cookie cake" - his favorite dessert (and a Mrs. Fields original, I might add). I love you, honey!
Hurry up, Daddy!
Yum!
Here's the picture that I put on the card. I love how big and floppy the flight suits are on the kids. I was inspired to take this while folding the clean laundry this. Ivan and Grant wanted to put them on... I ran upstairs and pulled a third out of Bill's closet, along with the appropriate hats. Mary loves to dress up too, so it was a fun activity for everybody! I have to add an extra bit of thanks for my "Daddy" too. Dad, thank you for your patience, kindness, wisdom, and your confidence in me to be the woman God created me to be. My memories of you are so, so sweet... many make me smile, cry, and laugh out loud, too. Thanks for loving me and David, and most of all, for loving Mom. Thank you for your time - for making those memories with me as a kid... and now for making those memories with me, as a mother. I love to see you with our kids - they don't know, yet, how blessed they are to have you as their grandfather. I hope your day was a wonderful one. I love you, Dad.

Thank you, also, to my father-in-law, Tom, for being a loving father and grandfather as well... and for raising a great son. I get to benefit from your wonderful example!

Happy Father's Day to all you DADS out there, and thanks for all you do!