Father's Day 2016

I didn't end up with a lot of pictures this Father's Day but we did a lot to celebrate that wonderful husband and Father.

We actually gave Max some gifts this year, we're usually not big on gifts unless it's something practical that we've been wanting to get anyway. So this year the boys and I got Max a man-purse/bag/satchel??? It's a nice leather one that he can use for work and for his responsibilities in church. We also got him a 6th grade geography workbook, and a phone armband for when he goes running. Perfect for him!

The week before hand, I had the boys do some crafts which we also incorporated into our preschool lesson. They made these candy ties for Max and grandpas.

Charlie had been looking forward to making these for weeks and kept the secret so well. I also had them fill out Dad surveys because I always think it's so fun to see what they say.

This one is Charlie's he was being a little stinker about writing his name...

And here is Miles' survey.  

 

and then there was this card that Charlie made at church...

So on the morning of Father's day, Charlie and I made some puff pancakes. This seems to be our go-to "special" breakfast these days when we are short on time.  We scarfed down our breakfast and still managed to be a pretty late for church.

Church was great, I spent my time with 3-year olds and Max got pie so that is great.

After church we got lunch and naptime, another win!
 Dinner was something boring but then afterwards, we made lemon butter cookies which were pretty amazing.  We ate cookies and Max read his cards and it was a special evening. 

We are all so lucky to have Max, I've said it many times before but, I'm still constantly impressed with his love for me and his children and his devotion to our family. I am forever grateful that I get to raise my children with him and be his wifey.

And just to keep the husband brag going...(hey, it's my blog, I can do what I want) I started a post not so long ago about how incredible Max was while I was away in Armenia, and then I never posted it...so here is that...

So in all my Armenia posts I seemed to neglect some of the most important details of the going-ons back at my home, and I just can't stop thinking about how wonderful my husband took care of our children and our home and many other responsibilities. I started getting mad at myself for not including these details in the blog posts and decided that I need to add them even if it was months ago. While I was away Max jumped into full-time dad mode, he kept the house clean (much cleaner than I keep it) He organized multiple closets and all of our clothes drawers (mine included) He also moved Charlie into Miles room and transitioned them into sharing a room while he made an office for himself in Charlie's old room. He organized play dates for the boys so he could attempt to get some work done and so the boys could have some entertainment. He did preschool drop off and pick up and even taught one of my piano students. He took the boys to parks and played outside with them. He gave them jobs to help him the yard.

When I came home, after midnight, the house was clean, the clutter was gone and all the dishes were washed, of course I made a huge mess throwing my luggage in the middle of the room...and when I finally got to climb into my own bed after two weeks away, the sheets were clean, and he had put lavender on my pillow to help me sleep. He confessed that he was a little stressed that he didn't get much work done for our business but he had told himself that he was going to be an involved dad and make sure the kids were always put first, and he just can't help but clean!

What a man, right? Anyway, we hope Max knows how incredibly loved he is!