Father's Day Weekend

Yes, I love an excuse to celebrate. Especially if it involves pretty card stock paper, a reason to use glitter or ribbons, and fancy glassware. This weekend was not one of those types of celebrations.

Instead, it involved steak, a charcoal BBQ grill, the beach, ESPN, and lots of kid time. All of which was just great with me.

We kicked off Father's Day weekend on Thursday night with a date night. Boy, did we need a date night. With two small children who require expensive babysitting fees, and busy work/family schedules, it's hard to carve out an evening for just the two of us. But when we do, I remember why every marriage conference and counselor we've ever been to says it's VITAL to have date nights.

I love Brian. And I love our lives that we've created together. Our little offspring running around the house every day wanting to be "sandwich hugged" by us when they see us embracing in the kitchen. I love it.

But I also love just being alone one-on-one, away from the house, away from our everyday life, sitting across the table from each other, with nothing but good conversation and a laughter to fill the space between us. We reconnect. We share thoughts and recent stories that we've forgotten to tell the other one.

And on this particular night, we sat outside as the warm breeze offered the perfect environment to enjoy a couple glasses of wine, some amazing food, and the calming sounds of a steel drum band.

It was a lovely evening and a great week to say "thank you" to my hubby who does so much for our family.

Early Saturday morning, we packed up and crossed off another "Father's Day Weekend Must-Do"... go to the beach! The skies were a bit overcast, so the beach wasn't too crowded and it wasn't too hot. Just lots of waves for Payton & Avery to boogie board on, and lots of sea life available for the kids to collect and investigate.

Parker played with this empty dish detergent bottle almost the entire time. Go figure.

Lots of coquinas and sand fleas for the kids to collect. And good drip castle building for Parker.

Sweet Daddy time.

Then on Sunday afternoon, we all gave Brian our Father's Day cards and crafts (one of which was a crown made by Payton).

The boys were so proud to shower him in their handmade love. These are the moments that just melt my heart as a Mom. They wanted to do nothing more than show their Daddy how much he means to them.

After a few afternoon showered passed, we headed to our local pool where they just recently installed a water slide. The boys absolutely love it and will go down it 50 times in a row. And eventually, they convinced good ol Dad to go down it as well!

He's such a good sport!

We finished up the weekend by grilling out steaks and corn and enjoying a great family meal together. I do believe Brian felt very loved.

He's such an incredible father to our two boys. I thank God for giving me a man who is teaching them to respect women, to be fearless and not be afraid to make mistakes, and most importantly, to love God. Happy Father's Day Brian! We love you so much.