Father's Day

Father's Day was special this year with the second addition being so brand new. Thankfully my mom was still in town so she could help me with the few ideas I had. Charlotte has been really into coloring lately & LOVES to have her hands & feet traced around so we decided to make Robby his first Father's Day sign. Charlotte enjoyed helping me & then insisted on tracing Eloise's feet as well. That didn't go over so well as you can see in her expression. Bennett was out of sight & Bella was sitting close by praying that we weren't going to let Charlotte attempt to trace her paws too. Eight paws would have been alot for a beginning artist!

We started our morning by fixing coffee & a Quiche Lorraine while Robby caught an extra 15 minutes of sleep. You know EVERY minute makes a difference with a newborn babe as your roommate! We hung up his poster & had his gift set out for him. Charlotte ended up pulling out all the tissue paper and stuffing it back in as she carried the gift to him. It was pretty funny. He told us we couldn't spend any money on him so we only spent a little to get him some Starbucks French Roast Coffee Beans & a new tumbler with pictures of the girls inside. I actually made 3 inserts so he could change them as desired but after nearly screaming while trying to jam the chosen collage into the ridiculously narrow space, I have decided it is worth my sanity to just buy two more tumblers. He is quite the coffee drinker so the gift was much appreciated. We got the girls ready so we could snap some pictures before Eloise went back to sleep.

We have been truly blessed with this man filling the role of husband & father in our home. He loves Jesus, he loves me & he loves our sweet girls. He joyfully & sacrificially serves us everyday & we are so thankful for him. It makes me smile to think back to when we were dating & engaged, dreaming about what our life would be like someday, whether we would have daughters or sons, what kind of parents we desired to be.... God has been gracious in giving us what He has, when He has. I look forward to Charlotte & Eloise realizing how great of a father they have as we celebrate him year after year.

Charlotte thinks he is so much cooler than mommy for some of the reasons listed below:

• he flies around the house like he is an airplane



• he makes the best animal noises



• he tickles her silly



• he tosses her onto the couch



• he lets her help water the flowers everyday



• he takes her to Babucks aka Starbucks & lets her get a lick of his coffee



• he gives her more cookies & chips than I ever would



• he reads her a million books



• he sneaks in her room while she is supposed to be playing by herself



• he lets her bust into his office, climb into his lap & spin round & round in his chair



• he lets her play his guitar, drum & didgeridoo anytime she wants



• he just loves her to pieces (I do too but there is something special about Daddy's love!)

Happy Father's Day Rob! We love you. Thank you for being the incredible father you are to our sweet little girls.