Father's Day 2012

June 17th, 2012 was Caleb's first Father's Day! We had a great, and busy, day celebrating him, my dad and his dad!

We started off at church and then went home to open Caleb's presents before lunch with my family and dinner with his. I should also note that, though it was Father's Day, my dad (and Caleb until dinner) worked especially hard for HOURS finishing our kitchen island and re-gluing some of our dining room chairs together so the table can be fully extended for our gender party on July 1! My Mom was also over and helped clean (YAY for not having to breathe in the harsh cleansers I usually use to clean the bathroom!). *Thank you Mom and Dad for all your hard work!!! Much appreciated! We love you!*

I tried my hardest to think of good gift ideas that would relate to Father's Day, but would still be things he'll use or that he needs. If you remember, for Mother's Day Caleb got me a much-loved Willow Tree statue. It means TONS to me, but Caleb is not the kind of guy who will LOVE a statue for Father's Day... So began the brainstorming. I came up with buying mostly things he needs/will use, but writing a note that relates the gift to the holiday. He would read the note and I'd have him guess what he thought was in the bag.

This will be a lot of pictures, but I want to remember this fun first! Feel free to skim :)

These are his gifts. Notice each has a blue (not for boy baby, but for boy holiday!) note on top. Those were his clues.

Reading the card I made using Baby Farrell's latest picture:



Of course I wrote a lovey-dovey, make you want to gag, note on the back, but ya'll don't want to read that ;)

 Opening some gifts:

Here are the gifts & notes:

"Because there will be a LOT of playing in your future..." 
Callaway Golf Balls

"Because you'll need to be on your toes..."
Nike Basketball Shoes

"The rod and reproof give wisdom" Proverbs 29:15
Black/Brown Reversible Belt

"Because there will be a LOT of reading in your future..."
"I Know My Daddy Loves Me" book to read to the baby

"Lastly, just because it's cute... and true!"
0-3 months long sleeve onesie

It seemed as though Caleb enjoyed his first Father's Day and was wished a happy day from many people! As fun as this was, I'm sure it will be even better next year when I'm getting to see him interact with, take care of, protect, and love our child to no end.

Happy Father's Day, Sweetheart! Baby and me will love you FOREVER!

The aftermath

**Weirdly, we actually hang out on our upstairs landing - this is why he's half sitting on the steps. We're strange, but the new carpet is SOFT! ;)