Father's Day 2013

This was a Father's Day (weekend) to remember.  The stars and planets must have aligned, cause we just don't get weekends like this often.  It started with chores, or lack there of.  We didn't have much on our list of things we needed - a couple of errands and laundry.  That was it.  So Saturday we knocked out a lot of it, and then went swimming.  This was the start of the fun.

When we swim, I usually take Natalie and Kim plays with Alli.  Natalie and I only hang for about 20 minutes cause it gets cold just sitting in 88 degree water.  But she enjoys splashing and we do that til we are cold, and then we get out and warm up in the 108 degree air and watch Kim and Alli.  Kim and Alli were really funny and have made up several games.  Alli's swimming is getting better and better, and so playing games with her is more and more fun.  Natalie and I went inside to shower up and Kim and Alli stayed playing - for another 30 minutes!

And then we did something super unusual for our family.  We went out to dinner.  (If we don't cook, we usually grab take-out.  But this time we actually went to a restaurant as a family!)  We had a great meal and the kids were awesome, and mommy and daddy got to enjoy an adult beverage to boot.  Hurray!

Sunday the kids started the day by giving daddy the best gift ever - sleeping in!  Natalie woke up at 5:30am and when I nursed her, she fell back to sleep.  So we got to sleep an extra hour (on the chair).  Alli came in to the bedroom around 6am, crawled in with Kim, and fell back to sleep.  They got to sleep til 7:30am!!  This is a small miracle in our house!

Once we were all up, Alli got Daddy's gifts and presented them to him.  (See picture below).  Then we made home-made waffles with sides of bacon and sausage.  And with no real chores to do, we all went to the green room to play.  Alli and Mommy had a dance recital for Daddy and Natalie, and house was definitely played.  (I know as I did laundry later in the day I saw Kim, Alli, and Natalie all in the house in the green room.)  We just played and played, and that just made the day so special.

We got a call from the Belt's and headed over to their house for our dinner and swimming, so Kim and Alli got to play in the pool with lots of kids, and I still had Natalie.  :)  Everyone was exhausted by the time we got home, but we had smiles on our faces and just kept thinking about what a great weekend we just had!

Daddy's gifts: