Father's Day!

Yesterday was Father's Day & Emma & I did our best to make Dave feel very special because he is a wonderful Daddy!! We both love him so very much!!

I got up and made him breakfast before he had to head off to church for the morning. He was playing in the band at church so he was gone all morning long. I used the time to prepare a picnic lunch for us to take up to the tram. When I asked Dave what he wanted to do on Father's Day he said he thought going up to the tram would be fun. We had bought a summer season pass about a month ago so we can go up as many times as we want all summer long. It is really nice because it is significantly cooler up at the top. :) So we went up there when he was done at church and we found a picnic table in the shade and had a very pleasant lunch up there. We actually got a tiny bit chilly, but we are not complaining! Emma had bought Dave some "Dad's Rootbeer" for Father's Day so we had that while we were up there too. :)

Here is Emma with her Daddy out in nature:

We got home around 5 and Emma hadn't had much of an afternoon nap so we didn't have a whole lot of time before it was time for bed. Dave decided he was going to play his videogames and Emma decided to join him (she's discovered that she can use the controls to make the t.v. do things - it's really kind of cute):

After she went to bed, Dave & I made steak for dinner and sat outside on the patio for several hours, just talking & drinking a bottle of wine. It was a very pleasant evening and Dave said he had a great Father's Day!! :)

His favorite present was something that Emma gave him all on her own with no help from Mommy! We are fairly confident that she now has a first word!!! :) We have both heard her say it on several occasions and so although it is a little difficult to know for sure, we have decided to declare that she said her first word on Father's Day!! :) And of course I'm sure you are now wondering what it is and so I will tell you. Emma's first word is "kitty". :) We have both been holding her when one of our cats has crossed our path and heard her say what really sounds like kitty while she is looking at it. So that is our big news.

For all of your fathers out there, we would like to wish you a happy Father's Day too! We hope you all had a wonderful day yesterday and that you felt honored and loved because you all deserve it! :)