Happy Father's Day 2013

Happy Father's Day, Dad!!

Dad, you are the first man I ever loved and you are the absolute best example of unconditional love for your daughters and family! You are the calm that I need in my life and I appreciate all your advice, support and guidance throughout the years. You are the one that taught me how to ride my bike, how to shoot a basketball, and how to appreciate myself for who I am, among many other things. Thank you so much for accepting me for who I am and for encouraging me to never give up! Your hard work ethic is second to none and that is evident in your free throw shooting practice lately! ;) You have taught me the importance of taking care of myself and my body through exercise and not taking things TOO seriously. It makes me so happy to know how much our kids love you! You light up their lives and it's so fun to see them get so excited to see you and spend time with you! I love you bigger than the sky, dad!!

Happy Father's Day to my Father in law, Rich! Thanks for raising such a wonderful man and for teaching him the importance of family and how to be a father! The kids talk about Grandpa all the time and it means the world to me that you have such a special relationship with them! 

Happy Father's Day, Luke! You are an amazing father and I could never thank you enough for all you do for our family. You work hard, you NEVER give up, you always see the good in people and you love our kids like no one else could! You can always make our kids smile and giggle, no matter what the situation--you bring so much fun to our family and I love you for that! 

On Sunday we celebrated with a brunch at our house. The kids were in Owatonna on Saturday night so my parents brought them up on Sunday. We celebrated Father's Day and my Mom's birthday on Sunday and they stayed to help the kids dig for worms, put together Nora's trike and help Bishop learn to ride his new bike!

Nora loves her new bike helmet!

She loves her new trike!

After my parents left we took off for a long bike ride. This was Nora's first "ride" in the Chariot and she seemed to enjoy it! I think she would have enjoyed a longer nap than she got, but Bishop wanted someone to keep him company. We took the long way to Minnehaha Falls--we went downtown and then along West River Parkway......we got to SeSalt around 3:30 and got right in line for food. We waited for an hour+ to place our order and then another hour+ to get our food. By the time our food came the sky turned dark and it started getting windy. We shoveled our food in and took off on our bikes to bike the final 6+ miles home. We biked in the rain and wind, but made it home safely. Of course both kids fell asleep on the ride home! When we got home it was 7pm and it had stopped raining, but our power was out. The kids took a bath and then it was bedtime.

It was a VERY fun Father's Day and although my legs aren't quite in shape to hammer out 25 miles like Luke can, it was fun....and I'm getting a little closer to being even with him while he pulls 70lbs while he bikes! ;)