Happy Father's Day!

The day that I married Shaun I was sure that I could not be anymore in love with him than I was in that moment, on that very day. But then flash forward 11 months....On May 15, 2008 I watched Shaun hold our newborn daughter for the very first time. On that day I fell in love with him as a Father. Seeing him with Lillian brings more joy to my heart than he will ever know. God knows how hard Shaun has worked over this past year, and how busy he has been with work and school. Yet some how he has always found time to spend with Lillian. He has never been too tired or too busy to play with her, or to sit and read to her at night. Even when he has late classes he makes sure that he calls at Lillian's bedtime to say goodnight to her.She is so lucky to have him as her Daddy, and I so enjoy watching their relationship grow and evolve. And even though Whitten is not here yet, already Shaun is Fathering him as well. He sets my prenatal pills out every night for me with a glass of water. And he only buys the loaf of bread that has added DHA to it. He lays his hand on my stomach and prays for Whitten; prays for his growth and development, for his safe delivery, for the path that God has already laid out for him. How wonderful it is to hear Shaun praying for our son.

Shaun is kind, compassionate, loving, forgiving, understanding, hard working...all of these qualities make him a wonderful man and Father. But what pushes him over the edge, what makes him an AMAZING Daddy is that he is truly selfless. And that is why I wanted to make his Father's day ALL about him! This morning Lillian and I made Shaun breakfast in bed and gave him his Father's Day gifts- which he loved! After church we went to Ross Bridge for a very yummy lunch and ended up staying to swim (not sure if that is technically allowed but we did it). Lillian had a great time in the pool and the weather was SO nice! On the way home we stopped and picked up a Jim N Nicks chocolate pie-as if this pregnant lady needs anymore treats- and headed home to spend the afternoon together. I hope Shaun knows how much he means to this family. We could do nothing without him and I am forever grateful for the Father that he is to our children. They could not be anymore loved by him.

Happy Father's Day Shaun....We LOVE You!

a quick picture before church





of course we couldn't leave for church w/out two babies, three books, sunglasses and her Keens...



she read to her baby dolls the whole way.

trying to get a picture with Daddy, but she was too distracted by the pool

doing a little dancing at lunch

throwing toys to Daddy