Father's Day 2013

We had a wonderful Father's Day this year.
Because we have such wonderful fathers to celebrate.

The kids were so excited to give Greg their presents.  Earlier in the week, Enoch and Kate attended a neighborhood day camp where they made gifts for Father's Day.  They traced their hands and modge podged it onto a canvas.  On the back was a questionnaire about Greg.

About my Dad!
by Kate

My dad's name is Dad.
He is 41 years old.
He is as nice as an apple.
My Dad spends his free time playing with us and our dog.
He loves my mom because he likes to go shopping with her.
My Dad loves me because he teases me a lot.
My Dad's favorite food is Brussels sprouts.
His favorite movie is Princess movies.
His favorite color is gray.
My Dad thinks its funny when I tickle him.
I like is when my Dad and I go somewhere I like to go.
My Dad's favorite sport is BYU football.
He is 5 feet tall and weighs 8 pounds.
I love my Dad because he plays with me a lot.


About my Dad!
by Enoch

My Dad's name is Greg.
He is 41 years old.
He is as nice as nice.
My Dad spends his free time going to work.
He loves my mom because she's nice.
My Dad love me because I'm fun.
My Dad's favorite food is pizza.
His favorite Movie is Star Wars.
His favorite color is blue.
My Dad thinks its funny when he tickles me.
I like it when my Dad and I play.
My Dad's favorite sport is BYU.
He is 5 feet tall and weighs 150 pounds.
I love my Dad because he's funny.

I love to see Greg through the kids eyes.  I know he can do no wrong according to them. 
We have started a reward system for getting jobs and homework done.  For each token they earn, they get 10 minutes of an activity of their choice.  I was listing some possibilities:  TV time, computer time, Wii time.  Enoch asked, "Instead of those, can we have Dad time?"  Greg spends all his free time with the kids, but they always want more Dad time.
Speaking of Dad time, Enoch and Gavin are in love with Greg's Father's Day gift.  Yes, they picked it out.

 

A really cool chess set!  The boys were really excited to find it and couldn't wait to open it.  Gavin gets a bit frustrated with Greg that 'he is sooo slow' and Gavin plays too fast so Greg always wins.  However, Enoch is becoming a real pro.  The other night after a match, Greg said, "Not too much longer and he's going to beat me."   Enoch really loves it.  He keeps asking me to play with him during the day.  I don't play chess so he is now teaching Kate how to play so he has an available opponent while Dad is at work.

Later that day, my parents were able to come over for dinner.  We had Greg's favorite dinner:  cream cheese chicken, rice, peas and watermelon.  It was very good.  After dinner, we visited and gave Grandpa his presents.  He got some handmade cards from the kids and a book I made with pictures from our recent trip to Arches.  And then, Bavarian Dessert.  Greg waits all year for that.  I don't know why I only make it on Father's Day.  I guess it keeps it special.

We were also able to visit with Grandpa Dee that evening.  He got a Costco jar of chocolate-covered almonds - his favorite.

We are so blessed to have such wonderful Dads in our lives!