Happy Father's Day

Happy First Father's Day, James! I hope it has been a good one. I remember when we had the ultrasound when we found out we were having a boy. We were both so shocked. We just knew that we were going to have a girl. James was thrilled to be having a boy, but he didn't seem as excited as I thought he would be on the drive back from the doctor's office. We both went on to work afterwards and them came home that night and James was changing clothes in the closet and he yelled to me in the other room, "I'm going to have a son!" I knew right then that he was awfully excited...as excited as James gets, anyway! James, you've made a great dad. Case is a lucky boy and I'm one lucky lady! You deserve at least one day out of the year to have things your way... The first time James held Case!


This is James' Father's Day present. He got a mouse pad with photos printed on it. I didn't know that people still used mouse pads, but James does. He uses some nasty old one from some company I've never even heard of, so I thought he could use a fresh new one with some of his favorite people on it, including his dad and his dad's dad, in honor of the occasion.

And, of course, I have a dad of my own, who deserves to be honored today as well, so Happy Father's Day, Dad! Here's a pic of him with Case.

Here are a few tidbits about my dad for your reading pleasure:

1. Before my dad was an attorney, he was a coach, and although I did a lot of yelling and screaming out on the track while learning to run hurdles, I do credit him for my track and field state championships. I never much was too keen on practicing. I mainly ran track to flirt with boys during track meets which, I'm sure, drove him crazy.
2. He took me fishing once with my brother and I never got to go back because I liked to talk too much and too loud, which apparently scared the fish away.
3. He also taught me how to drive a stick shift. That experience, I'm sure, wasn't overly pleasant for him, but we both survived!
4. And last, but certainly not least...When James asked him for permission to marry me, he never really said yes. But, I guess he was okay with it, seeing how things turned out!

So, Happy Father's Day to two of the best dads I know!