Father's Day Weekend

We had a great Father's Day weekend!  We were able to have Gavin for the weekend and just hung out around the house.  

Saturday afternoon we made an ice cream run and took the dogs with us.  We really wanted the orange ice cream from the Rivertown Grill in Newburgh, but that wasn't their flavor of the day, so we drove to Boonville to the Tastee Freeze.  You can never go wrong with the TF!

And then Saturday evening we went to a cookout at our neighbors and friend's Phil and Rachel.  We had a lot of fun despite the heat and bugs.  There was lots of yummy food, laughs, and water fights for the kids. 

Later in the evening, I brought Gavin and our friend's daughter Kennedy over to make Father's Day cards for their dad's and for Uncle Shawn.  

And then later that evening, we gave Uncle Shawn his presents and the card Gavin made.  I got Shawn new accessories for his grill...a burger press, a chef's hat, and a water squirter guy like they have at the hibachi restaurants.  HA!

Sunday at church we celebrated all of the fathers, grandfathers, and uncles!

And on our back from taking Gavin home, we stopped at the cemetery in Hatfield to put flowers on my daddy's grave.  I can't believe that I've had 21 Father's Day's without my daddy :(  I said I've lived half my life without him now.  

Happy Father's Day

For Father's Day this year, Shawn's parents came to stay with us and we celebrated the entire weekend by going out to eat alot it seemed.  They came in Friday evening and we met them and Steve and Christa at Cancun's.  On Saturday, Shawn and his parents were supposed to golf, but because of the rain, they weren't able to.  They ended up going out to lunch at Bob Evans, then went and played putt-putt.  I went to my friend Heather's for her and Brent's birthday/pool party.  For dinner that night, we had Chinese.  On Sunday, which was actually Father's Day, we went to church and then to lunch at Steak n' Shake, and then to Sweet CeCe's for dessert because they were giving away free FroYo's for dad's.

At church, they gave the Father's a goodie bag filled with all kinds of treats and had a poem attached to the bag.  Even though Shawn isn't a dad yet, he was able to go up and get one cause he's a wonderful Uncle to Gavin.  On Mother's Day, the church recognized me as well for being an amazing Aunt to Gavin, so they also wanted to recognize Shawn.  They know how we have been trying to have our own children and how difficult those days are for us.  The Lord will bless us one day, his word says so!

These next pictures are a couple of pictures of Shawn and his dad and of course, our babies.

On Saturday, on my way home from Heather's I stopped at the cemetery to put flowers on my dad's grave and took a few pictures.  My daddy is up in Heaven now and has been for a little over 14 years.  I can't believe it's been that long since he's been gone.  He was the greatest man I knew!  I love you and miss you so much daddy!