Father's Day

Father's Day this year was a lot of fun, and the boys were excited to make it a special day for their dad.  One of Jonathan's favorite things to do is go out for breakfast on the weekend, but it's really hard to do these days with Mary's morning nap taking up so much time.  I made sure to have the boys dressed before Mary woke up, and as soon as Mary woke up we headed out the door to make the most of her 2-hours awake in the morning.  We were able to all enjoy a relaxing breakfast and still be home in time for Mary's nap!

I was trying to decide what dessert to make Jonathan, and I remembered these Hope's Royal cookies that he loved from about 6 years ago when we lived in Denver.  Jonathan's sister, Amy, had managed to recreate them and sent me the recipe about 4 years ago.  After digging through my email, I found the recipe!  The boys helped me with the mixing and adding of ingredients, and we presented Jonathan will some of his favorite cookies.

Jack and Owen each made Jonathan a card that had a Father's Day survey glued to it with their individual answers.  They also painted a picture frame for him and put the top photo you'll see below in it so he could bring it to work.

 Here are the adorably cute surveys from the boys:

And a daddy/daughter Father's Day selfie:

Jonathan is the most amazing dad to our kids, and he makes every second that he is home with them count.  He is always finding ways that they can all have fun together whether it's letting them help wash the cars (kids love it), taking them out on little adventures, reading them stories every night, or basically turning our backyard into a water park of slip n slides and sprinklers for them to play in.  We're so thankful for his hard work and love for our family.