A Sports Themed Father's Day

HAPPY FATHER'S DAY!!!

I just had to share these pictures of Sean with his girls right after their birth.

I'm so excited to get a picture of him holding Eli for the first time!

Friday, Lexi and I decorated.

I blew up balloons and hung streamers. Lexi decorated a big banner and helped wrapped gifts.

Lexi was so excited for Sean to get home and see it all.

When Sean got home from work she told him he could open one present.

Next thing I know he'd opened all his presents!

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We decided to go for sports themed presents.

We got Sean two footballs (one from him and one for Eli).

 Some new BYU basketball shorts.

Lexi picked these out. When she saw them she had to get them for her dad!

Sean also got a new baseball mitt.

Here he is throwing the ball around with Justin.

These all are things that Sean has wanted for a long time but before now 

he didn't really have someone to play with. Now he has Justin.

And here is Sean today with his kids...

Our ward here has an interesting Father's Day tradition.

The Relief Society sisters and Young Women bring desserts and other treats.

We all drop them off in the kitchen before church.

After church all the men get to go to the kitchen and pick out what they want.

Sean got an entire banana cream pie!

Other options were cookies, brownies, a container of ice cream, a pineapple, 

chips and salsa, homemade bread and rolls, etc.

WE LOVE YOU SEAN!!!

Happy Father's Day!

Today is the day we celebrate our love of Dads! Today, Sean got to show off his amazing fathering and husbanding (is that a word?) abilities. He made us girls breakfast and dinner and helped get the girls ready for church. Yeah, I'm pretty lucky.

Sean is a phenomenal father! He adores his little girls. His cubicle at work is covered with pictures of them and he is known as the new guy with two kids.

And our girls love him, well Lexi mostly. Sean is the fun parent. Lexi gets so excited when Daddy comes home from work. She loves to rough house and play with her daddy. And as for Avery, I'm not sure she really likes Sean a bunch (sad, I know). She mostly just prefers me (I think it has something to do with her love for milk).

And of course we are lucky to both be blessed with AMAZING dads! Both of our father's are supportive, loving, kind, have a love of the Savior and the gospel and are great examples.

A Weekend of Remebering and Honoring Our Parents

It's been five years since Sean's mom, Pam, passed away and went to the other side of the veil to serve another mission and sing the song of the Savior's redeeming love. We miss her. You know you're a good parent when you still influence you children when you are not even there. She truely was a fabulous mother and example.

Since today is Father's Day, it is a wonderful time to honor our own fathers. Garth is such a fabulous support to Sean and I. He is so layed back and low key and we love that about him. Sean wants to be just like his dad- sitting on the couch, watch the game, drinking a "tall cool one" with a baby on his lap. My dad, Donn is such a blessing in my life. He has always been a support to me and a source of comfort. I can't wait to see him with my daughter. That will be so precious.

I guess Father's Day applies to Sean now, becuase we have a baby, even if she is in my belly. I can't wait to see him hold her and adore her. I know that she is going to have him wrapped around her tiny fingers.