What Daddy and Chloe Do During Owen's Soccer Practice

While Owen was practicing with his soccer team, Todd was jumping over Chloe and sending her into fits of giggles.

Then they sat and chilled for awhile :)

I love how different their feet are in socks and shoes.

As the sun was setting, Chloe started amping up and running around like a crazer.

She had cartwheels to do.

And then she had to run circles around me.

That girl is always sticking her tongue out of the side of her mouth when she is running or concentrating hard.

We were blessed with such a beautiful sky as soccer practice ended.

And it just kept getting better and better.

Less than five minutes passed from the above picture to when we walked back to our car and there was even more purple and pink in the clouds.  We drove slowly home to soak up the gorgeous colors.

Our Evening With Chloe

Owen got picked up from after-school by the Grandmas, so we decided to take Chloe out for dinner.  We let her choose between Waffle House and IHOP.  She chose WH and snuggled up next to Daddy.

Then she wanted Daddy to move over to my bench and take pictures of the two of us.  Chloe did a great job takings pics!

After dinner, we went to Kidstock Park where she could be a little monkey.

Chloe climbed up on top of pretty much everything in the playground.  :)

She swung from the monkey bars and did an excellent job getting across them all by herself!

I love the tongue being used in concentration to help her from one side to the other!

We were surprised that the misters hadn't been turned off yet with the colder weather.  Leave it to our child to test them out and then keep pressing it over and over.

And over. Apparently this helped quench her thirst.

Can you tell she got her hair pretty wet in the mister before we made her stop?

Back to the monkey bars...she just couldn't get enough of them!

So determined!

Father's Day

We had a lazy day today, doing what we wanted and enjoying each other's company.  We slept in a little.  The kids helped me make breakfast for Todd to eat in bed.  They each gave him cards and special art project presents they made in summer camp for Father's Day.  Cartoons might have been enjoyed.  Over nap time, Todd took off to play tennis with one of his friends and Papa Ford arrived.  When Chloe woke up, the four of us went to the big pool in our neighborhood.  The kids had fun going down the slide and getting tossed around by Papa in the water.  The Grandmas came over to share our Father's Day dinner before we went out to the backyard to light sparklers and watch the kids spin around.

Owen was sweet one moment....

and silly the next...

Chloe has been talking about not nibbling on her fingernails anymore, but she forgets.

LOVE this boy.  He is always dancing!

Yes, that IS her Santa Claus dress from Christmas.  It is her favorite and she will wear it year round if she so chooses.  Which she does.  Even in June.

While Owen spun and ran with reckless abandon around the backyard with his sparklers, Chloe was more reserved and kept a hand on the hip and more balanced while holding the sparkler as far away as possible.

This was a fun day for celebrating the men in our lives who make such special dads and grandpas.  Who give kisses and hugs without even realizing they stopped what they were doing and without a second thought.  Who tickle and wrestle and make silly faces.  Who say "I love you" every chance they get.

We wished Todd's Dad could have been with us, but got to video chat with him after the kids had gone to bed.  It was a nice way to end the day, catching up with family too far from home but being able to see their faces.  And of course, we ended the video chat with "Love you."

Happy Father's Day to Todd and my two Dads!