Father's Day

Seriously, Dave is the BEST DAD ever!  At least we think so and really that's what most important.  Dave is the kind of dad that get's excited about things---then we all get excited about things.  He is also the playful parent and has lots of creative games and storytimes with his girls.  And as much fun as our girls have playing with their dad, he is also someone they can talk to.  In fact, Paige often "confesses" stuff to Dave that she would never tell me. 
He really is the best and I'm so grateful to him.  I know that the kind of man, husband, and father he is will help to shape the kind of man, husband and father that our daughters will seek out in the future.  Those future husbands have a high standard to live up to! 

I'm also grateful for my dad and Dave's dad.  They are different in many ways, but both have had a big influence in our lives and we love them very much!
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At church, every year the Young Women make a video for the dads and serve cookies and milk.  The video has all the kids answering random and candid questions about their dads.  It's usually pretty funny to hear the kids' perceptions of their fathers.

Okay, for own family celebration, we were coming off Youth Conference, but with some pre-planning the girls and I were ready to go.

The restaurant this year was Pappie's Pancake House.  Breakfast food for the dad who loves breakfast!

For gifts, we got him a Liverpool Soccer Jersey and an animal book.  He and Paige have been reading non-fiction books every night.  They read a shark book, a survival book, and now they have a "Strangest Animal" book to read.

Again, I was little too busy and tired to take good pictures, but at least Ashley took this one for us!