Fathers Day 2010

Our Fathers Day (and Mothers Day) tradition always starts with breakfast in bed made completely by the kids.  Well, they have actually only been able to do it by themselves for the past 2 years, before that we had to help them, but still its a tradition . .

This year Max made hot cocoa, Sam made cereal (he forgot the milk) and Lucy made toast with jelly and butter.  Lulu also went outside and found flowers to put into the Slurpee cup "to make it look nicer".  Gotta love girls!!!

I plan on doing a little bragging about my awesome husband and baby-daddy in the post, but let me begin by showing off the tray that is always used for this tradition.  Pancho had the boys make this for me for Mothers Day the year before Lucy was born (or else she would be on here too)! The boys were ages two and one that year.  It is one of my most prized possessions.  What a great Dad!

Sam got to carry the breakfast up to Dad this year!

Max, showing off the card that he made for Dad.

Lucy, showing one of the 3 cards that she made as well as the gift that she made for him.

It was a rock painted like a ladybug to be used as a paper weight.  It was really cute and she was so proud of it!

I will spare you the pictures of Pancho and I in our "just woke up" look. 

Its not pretty! Sorry for the visual . . .

Lets just say he loved his cards and gifts and of course his appetizing breakfast in bed!

As if that wasn't enough, the day got even better!  We picked up Grammy and Papa and we all headed up to Portland to see the travelling Broadway version of The Lion King!

 

I have seen the Disney Movie at least 100 times with the boys when the were little.  I realized though, that Lucy had never seen it, Sam didn't remember it and Max only remembered parts.  Isn't it weird when stuff like that happens?  I guess that we just haven't watched it much in the last 5 or 6 years.

I was so glad that we got to spend the day with my dad too!  I got to spend Fathers Day with the two best Fathers in the whole world (at  least to me)!

The kids were a little skeptical at first, because they weren't sure that they were going to like the whole "play thing".  They also thought The Lion King might be a little babyish for them.

They all three ended up loving it though!  The sets and costumes were absolutely AMAZING!  The story had them on the edge of their seats, the actors were so funny, and the music and African drums were very cool.

We all talked about how much we loved it on the way out of the theater, and then my parents just happened to have the video tape of the movie in the van, so the kids watched the movie version on the way home.  They all agreed that they liked the play better though.

We stopped at Chevy's for dinner on the way home (funny how we went to Mommy's favorite restaurant on Father's Day).  Then we opened presents at our house.

The kids were so excited to give Daddy and Papa their presents.

Lucy tried on Pancho's Fathers day gift from Mom and Dad.

(Kate, I know that you were probably worried about whether Pancho got a blue polo shirt.

This picture is proof that you can rest easy tonight!)

*family joke - Pancho ALWAYS gets a blue polo shirt from someone and he is usually wearing a blue polo shirt when he opens his new one!

Lucy put on his Sponge Bob "Best Dad" sticker that he wore proudly!

My Dad (Papa)

Where do I start?  I love this guy so much and I feel so lucky that I got to be his daughter!  He is always fun, funny and the life of the party.  He is always kind, helpful and thoughtful.  But these aren't the reasons that I love him the most.  I love him so much because he has always been my number one cheerleader.  From an early age, he made me believe that I could do anything!  He has always been there for me, encouraging me, teaching me and listening to me.  Now I get to see him doing the same thing with my kids.  I watch him play sports in the backyard with them and I listen to him pumping up their little egos until they think they can do anything too!  How lucky are we all to have this wonderful man in our lives cheering us all on? . . . Thank You Dad for being the BEST DAD EVER!  I love you!

Pancho (Daddy)

 . . . and now on to this guy!  He just makes me smile!  He makes us all smile, he has the kids and I laughing all of the time.  Life is never EVER boring with Pancho.  I admire him for so many reasons . . .  #1 is for how much he loves our little family.  He probably tells me he loves me at least 10 times a day, as well as how "smokin hot" I am ha ha!  He tells the kids how much he loves them too, but even better,he shows them.  Which leads me to #2- he loves to play and laugh with the kids.  You can find him throwing a football or baseball or playing basketball in the driveway almost every night.  He's also not one to shy away from a tea party either.  He constantly has Lucy in stitches, she thinks he is the funniest person on the planet!  #3 - This man is hard-working and there aint no one who can deny that!  Not only has he always worked full time, but he has built a commercial building AND a car wash while doing it!  He often travels 3-4 nights a week, and I know that he is tired when he gets home, but  he still helps with the kids, goes grocery shopping, fills my car up with gas and more!  Ok, I am starting to feel like I could go on and on, so to try and wrap this up, I just  want to say that I am so grateful that I get to go through life with this crazy guy, he makes the fun times more fun and the difficult times less difficult (well most of the time - I guess that I could tell you some stories but most of you have already heard them).  I Love You Pancho and I want to Thank You for being the best husband and dad, Happy Fathers Day!