since this was daddy's first father's day, you wanted to "do it big"! i don't know that we accomplished that, but daddy seemed to enjoy himself and that's all that matters!
first, on friday night, to celebrate what daddy dubbed "parents night," mommy and daddy went to their favorite restaurant, Six Tables. here we are all dressed up.
since grandma and grandpa h were out meeting your uncle don's girlfriend's parents for the first time, you stayed with aunt chenelle (and uncle karl). it didn't seem to bother you one little bit that we left you at home; in fact, i'm pretty sure you LOVED it!
after we got back from dinner, you let daddy open his first present...two new shirts for him and two new "daddy" shirts for you. daddy liked your shirts better than he liked his, but that was okay with me.
on saturday afternoon, we3 met daddy's side of the family in celebration for lunch and ice cream. you got to see grandma and grandpa z, aunt cheri, cousin drew and cousin erica. everyone had a great time! here we3 are at ice cream, you in your new "i 'heart' dad" shirt.
after lunch, we went back home to rest for a bit; sadly, after a short nap, daddy had to cut the grass on father's day weekend. :(
we headed up to brooksville on saturday evening to see mommy's side of the family. we had a nice surprise when we got there...your great aunt jill, your great uncle garry, your (great?) cousin tara and your (great?) cousin tyler were there to meet you for the first time!
the night was a little loud and very stimulating for you, but everyone had a good time and you were a great baby! grandma h and uncle don's girlfriend lucia (sidenote: mommy really needs to find out the correct spelling of her name) both did great at calming you back down after you got overstimulated! hopefully we'll be back up to visit your great great grandma, your great grandma and your great grandpa for the fourth of july! they love you so much and just CAN'T GET ENOUGH OF YOU! :)
when we got home, you wore your "daddy and me" sleeper to bed, in preparation for father's day morning! you look SUPER CUTE in footed pjs by the way--carter that is...daddy doesn't have any footed jammies. yet. ;)
on sunday, mommy made daddy breakfast in bed (which really isn't that special of a treat since we have breakfast in bed every weekend), but usually daddy is the one serving mommy breakfast, so i guess it was a little bit of a treat for daddy since he didn't have to cook AND clean up breakfast like usual. anyway, after a breakfast of egg and cheese muffin cups and cinnamon rolls, daddy got to open his gifts.
you and mommy each made daddy a special card and you made daddy a stepping stone with your footprint on it. next father's day, we'll make another stepping stone with your other footprint on it and position them in the garden so it looks like you're walking and growing. here's the card and stepping stone you made daddy.
{{the front}}
{{the inside}}
{{the stepping stone}}
mommy is SO EXCITED about this tradition!
mommy got daddy some dress socks and a verbal coupon to new sunglasses--nothing super fabulous, but i think he liked his card and that makes handmaking a card worth it! :) here's the card mommy made for daddy. i'll only post the front, for memories' sake. i'm sure the front is sappy enough. believe me, the sappiness increases exponentially on the inside, so i'll spare you. ;)
mommy dressed you in your new "rad like dad" shirt for our trip to the mall for lunch and shopping. (yes, daddy was in that much of a hurry to return the shirts mommy bought for him on father's day ;).) unfortunately at lunch you had a blowout, so mommy didn't get a good picture of you and daddy in that shirt, but here's you in the shirt before we left for lunch.
{{mommy LOVES the crazy hair in this one!}}
after lunch, shopping, a nap and dinner, we made it to your favorite part of the day...
STORYTIME!! :)
all in all, it was a good weekend, at least by mommy's standards. i hope daddy feels the same!
since grandma and grandpa h were out meeting your uncle don's girlfriend's parents for the first time, you stayed with aunt chenelle (and uncle karl). it didn't seem to bother you one little bit that we left you at home; in fact, i'm pretty sure you LOVED it!
after we got back from dinner, you let daddy open his first present...two new shirts for him and two new "daddy" shirts for you. daddy liked your shirts better than he liked his, but that was okay with me.on saturday afternoon, we3 met daddy's side of the family in celebration for lunch and ice cream. you got to see grandma and grandpa z, aunt cheri, cousin drew and cousin erica. everyone had a great time! here we3 are at ice cream, you in your new "i 'heart' dad" shirt.
after lunch, we went back home to rest for a bit; sadly, after a short nap, daddy had to cut the grass on father's day weekend. :(
we headed up to brooksville on saturday evening to see mommy's side of the family. we had a nice surprise when we got there...your great aunt jill, your great uncle garry, your (great?) cousin tara and your (great?) cousin tyler were there to meet you for the first time!the night was a little loud and very stimulating for you, but everyone had a good time and you were a great baby! grandma h and uncle don's girlfriend lucia (sidenote: mommy really needs to find out the correct spelling of her name) both did great at calming you back down after you got overstimulated! hopefully we'll be back up to visit your great great grandma, your great grandma and your great grandpa for the fourth of july! they love you so much and just CAN'T GET ENOUGH OF YOU! :)
when we got home, you wore your "daddy and me" sleeper to bed, in preparation for father's day morning! you look SUPER CUTE in footed pjs by the way--carter that is...daddy doesn't have any footed jammies. yet. ;)
on sunday, mommy made daddy breakfast in bed (which really isn't that special of a treat since we have breakfast in bed every weekend), but usually daddy is the one serving mommy breakfast, so i guess it was a little bit of a treat for daddy since he didn't have to cook AND clean up breakfast like usual. anyway, after a breakfast of egg and cheese muffin cups and cinnamon rolls, daddy got to open his gifts.you and mommy each made daddy a special card and you made daddy a stepping stone with your footprint on it. next father's day, we'll make another stepping stone with your other footprint on it and position them in the garden so it looks like you're walking and growing. here's the card and stepping stone you made daddy.
{{the front}}
{{the inside}}
{{the stepping stone}}mommy is SO EXCITED about this tradition!
mommy got daddy some dress socks and a verbal coupon to new sunglasses--nothing super fabulous, but i think he liked his card and that makes handmaking a card worth it! :) here's the card mommy made for daddy. i'll only post the front, for memories' sake. i'm sure the front is sappy enough. believe me, the sappiness increases exponentially on the inside, so i'll spare you. ;)
mommy dressed you in your new "rad like dad" shirt for our trip to the mall for lunch and shopping. (yes, daddy was in that much of a hurry to return the shirts mommy bought for him on father's day ;).) unfortunately at lunch you had a blowout, so mommy didn't get a good picture of you and daddy in that shirt, but here's you in the shirt before we left for lunch.
{{mommy LOVES the crazy hair in this one!}}after lunch, shopping, a nap and dinner, we made it to your favorite part of the day...
STORYTIME!! :)
all in all, it was a good weekend, at least by mommy's standards. i hope daddy feels the same!
love the pictures.. and the stepping stone idea is a great one!
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