Father’s Day Tribute Guilt

I had plans.

I had plans to write this great father’s day post about my husband and his ability to be pretty kick ass.

But, after our little family of 5 spent a good 6 hours planting bushes in a new bed on the side of our house during the hottest part of a Georgia June day – it ain’t gonna happen.

We are all burnt.  Nauseous.  Fighting headaches.  And pretty sure we’re all going to die of sun poisoning before daylight comes again.

We had plans for a wonderful steak dinner.  Bone-in ribeye are waiting patiently to be smoked on the big green egg in honor of the day.  That failed when the overwhelming effects of the sun kicked in.

We ordered pizza instead, ate off paper plates in the living room, and put the kids to bed around 7:30.

Damn you, sunshine!

Happy Father’s Day anyway.  This may not be much of a tribute, but you should know, hubby, that you pretty much rock my fro all the time.

He is their daddy…

I never considered Father’s Day to be a big a deal until I watched this man become one…

From the first moment he ever held his baby girl…
 To the countless times he’s wrapped them in his arms to comfort them…
This man was meant to be a daddy.

He does it with such ease and grace and humility.
He makes wounds and tears and frustrations disappear…
He’s the source of so much of their laughter and joy.

He reads them books and helps them seek out answers to their questions…
His curiosity has translated to each of them…
His sweet heart transplanted to three.

I love you, Andy.  You are the reason we celebrate.  You are the reason they are here.  You are all that is good and positive.  You’re a big deal…

Only in our world

Only in our world can Father’s Day consist of:

-a shiny new ice cream maker
-a daughter getting bit by a rather pissed off goose
-a broken pirate ship
-many, many tacos
-a daughter declaring the cure to anything is diarrhea
-a son calling another driver ‘numb nuts
-a precious baby being satisfied by nothing but chewing on her daddy’s finger
-a Guitar Hero battle
-homemade peach ice cream

Happy Father’s Day!

Only in our world

Only in our world can Father’s Day consist of:

-a shiny new ice cream maker
-a daughter getting bit by a rather pissed off goose
-a broken pirate ship
-many, many tacos
-a daughter declaring the cure to anything is diarrhea
-a son calling another driver ‘numb nuts
-a precious baby being satisfied by nothing but chewing on her daddy’s finger
-a Guitar Hero battle
-homemade peach ice cream

Happy Father’s Day!