Birthday Boy

A week ago we got to celebrate the day of John's birth (August 22nd). Addison and I had such a fun time honoring the only boy in this household (so far that is - nope no announcements here).

We are VERY grateful to have him in our lives and we feel very loved and adored by him as well. He's such a hard worker for our family and he never complains. He's just happy to put in a long day at work and then spend the evening hanging out with his girls.

So what exactly do you do to honor the best Dad/Husband ever? Well, shopping for him can be a bit tricky. If he really wants something, he usually wants it a specific way/color/size/look/etc. so I rarely venture out and surprise him with the bigger purchases. This birthday was no different of course. We showered/surprised him with lots of little stuff. Addison got him two new ties, a wallet, and a hand-made frame to display her drawings. Mom got him a book, a foot massage, and coupons for a bat bag and dress shoes. (Both of which he did pick out later - just to his liking!)

So not too much in the way of surprises for the birthday boy but either way I hope he had a great day and could tell how much we loved him. The celebration continued on throughout the whole day of course - that's the way we like to do it around here. We spent the morning dining on waffles and blueberries. And lunch was pork chops, fruit, green salad w/vinaigrette dressing, and croissants. We even had some good friends over for cake and ice cream afterward. He definitely deserved every minute and then some! Here are a few pics of his special day. Happy big 3-4 John! We are so very glad you were born - we wouldn't be here without you!

Addison was very helpful w/opening the gifts. So much so that you'd almost think it was her birthday!

She sure loves this Daddy of hers. Most days I tell her "Daddy is coming home" right before he walks in the door from work. Each time of course she goes and looks at the door and waits for him to come in. She greets him with a hug and a smile and just loves to wrestle with him. Lately, she has even been crying when he leaves for work in the morning. Surely staying home with me can't be THAT bad!? ;-)

I'm so glad to see the relationship she has with her Daddy and I'm equally as glad to see how loving and kind he is to her as well. Their relationship will be such a strength in her life and I am glad I get to see it develop more and more everyday. I couldn't have picked a better father than John.