Father's Day Celebration

First, a shout out to all the amazing men who have touched our lives. Hope that you know how much we love you and that you have a terrific Father's Day!!

Second, Brett deserves the royal treatment way more than he gets so it makes me grateful that we have days like this. Today, the kids and I tried to make his day extra special cuz he deserves it!

First, we let him sleep in. At least as much as we could for a Sunday morning. Then we had got donuts & chocolate milk for breakfast. Turns out that plan didn't work out so well since the donuts sucked! Dang- sorry, Love! Liberty told him "Next year, we are making you a fancy home-made breakfast!" LOL

After Church (which by the way, he came back with all sorts of home-made gifts), we let him open gifts. The kids love to spoil their Daddy! They got him new slippers, a pair of shorts, and a Captain America T-shirt that he could wear for the day. We loved the card because it reminded us of Daddy's bedtime stories. Brett is always telling the kids stories about some little kids named Bonita, Guapo, Linda and Bella who are "so brave and so strong". They love his stories especially because they are about them!!! The card reads "Hey Daddy, because you're brave.. and strong and tough... and you're the BEST... at lots of stuff... Happy Daddy's Day!!" The kids added "We love you! All these things are true and you are the absoulute BEST! We love you! -The kids

Liberty requested to have a picture of them kissing him so she could make a last minute present. She made an adorable little memory book of things they love doing with their Dad. (It was so sweet! I'll make a post of how it looked soon.)

Dad played some games on the tramp with the kids. They love it when he plays anything with them! Then they all helped shuck corn. They have definitely learned how to be hard workers and helpers from their Daddy! Thanks guys!
Next, we let Daddy take a nap while we made a fancy dinner. We had some of Dad's favorite stuff- BBQ boneless ribs, real mashed potatoes & gravy, corn on the cob, a R,W&B fruit salad [strawberries, bananas & blueberries], and salad. Yummmy!
After our Sunday walk (another of Brett's favorite things), we had some mini- oreo cakes. We ate the entire star platter! So good!

Brett-

 Hope you know how fabulous you are! You work so hard for our family and keep us all together. Our life would be so boring without you! You are always making us laugh and keep us looking on the bright side of everything! You are so HOT! Thanks for being such a fabulous Daddy and Hubby! We love you! Happy Father's Day, Love!

Father's Day Feast

We celebrated all day today!

We started by making breakfast for Brett before Church. Fruit, eggs, toast and bacon. Yummy! Ok-- well it was a Little-Red-Hen morning but the kids were excited for Father's day! (the VeggieTale movie just won out the desire to help make anything LOL!)

After Church and nap, we opened presents! The kids get so excited for gift giving opportunities. Justice made Brett a DryErase board in RW&B, of course. :) Victoria has been making him cards for weeks. Liberty made him a flag out of Bendaroos. They are very thoughtful. We also got him a RWB eagle shirt, some candy and some money for a new Wii game he wants. Happy Father's Day, Honey! We love you so much! XOXO!

We also got to have Matt & Haylie over for the Father's day Feast. And I mean FEAST! We had 2 racks of ribs, humungous T-bone steaks, Potatoes on the grill, corn on the cob, green salad, and the yummiest dessert ever- Eclair cake! OMH! So good! Thanks Honey Haylie! ;) Unfortunately, I got one photo of the last rib and that's it! Oops! You'll just have to trust me how absolutely fabulous everything looked, tasted and smelled. It was SOOOOOO Delicious! [At least Brett and I thought so-- not that everyone else didn't enjoy it but Brett and I were at the table for an extra 45 minutes eating. Too funny. But it was so yummy! And Brett tricked his way into having like 4 or 5 helpings of dessert. I'm surprised we didn't explode.]

The rest of the evening consisted of relaxing in Brett's hamaca (we tested the 1 ton limit by piling as many people as we could fit- it worked by the way!), did the Zipline and of course, took our weekly Sunday walk. Then, there's the Super Mario Wii time whenever Matt's around. He can always get us to the next level. Thanks Matt! Even of you are a "stinker" as Justice says. We luv ya!

We are so grateful for Brett and Matt in our lives. We love you guys! Hope you had an awesome Father's Day!

Happy Father's Day!

There are many men that I am grateful for today.

First, on my list (especially because he was 2 inches from my face this morning :) is my wonderful husband. He is absolutely amazing! I can never say enough of how truly perfect he is. He works so extremely hard to take care of our little family. He is so fabulous with our children. He is so patient with me. He makes me feel so beautiful and loved and safe. He is majorly HOT!!! AND He is such a great example of the Savior- loving, thoughtful, full of charity, hard-working, prayerful, and diligent in his testimony of the Gospel. We love you so much, Honey! We'd be lost without you. XOXOXOXO

Next, are our earthly fathers. My Dad, Randy and Brett's Dad, Garold are amazing men. They are extremely hard workers and great examples to our family. They are constantly sacrificing for their families and always have. They have taught us so much of what hard work really is. They are both so kind to keep in touch with our family even with us so far away. There is hardly a week that goes by that they don't check on us. They'll never know how much that means to us. We love you both so much!

Next is my Uncle Bud. He and his wife took me in at a time in my life that was critical. I never can repay them for saving me from a situation that could have altered my life forever. They also took our little family in before we moved here so that we could make some plans for the future. We really appreciated their sacrifice of part of their home, time and money for us to be there. We have so much fun laughing and joking with their family when we are with them. (although I have learned well to tune Uncle Bud out when he goes too far - Oops! Sorry about that. LOL!:) He is also a great example of a hard worker and making the most out of life. Thank you so much for the influence you have had on me and my fam. Luv you!
I also can't forget those special men here in Fargo that always look out for our little family when Brett's away and are so kind and loving to our children. Thank you so much for being our family away from home. You are men that are teaching our children things that I hope they will continue to do the rest of their lives. We love you!
Finally, but by no means the least, is my gracious Heavenly Father. He has given me everything and I would be very ungrateful if I didn't take the chance to honor Him today. Thank you so much for your Son, Jesus Christ and the sacrifice you both made for me. Thank you for this earth and the beauty that surrounds me every day. Thank you for your watchful hand upon me daily and for your forgiveness in my shortcomings. I am truly blessed because of YOU! Thank you for being my FATHER!

Happy Father's Day

to all those amazing men in our lives!

We love you!!!