A Bittersweet Father's Day

We had a quiet Father's day yesterday. Nora and I let Mark rest a bit in the morning - his first treat of the day and then had to wake him up to give him his card and gifts and kisses, of course! We then headed to Sunday School and had another really great lesson from one of our pastors. He's taught our class the the month of June and we've really enjoyed his insight and learned a lot. If you haven't read the book of Philippians in a while, you might want to - it's pretty inspiring!

After class, we went to lunch with our friends Shawn, Kathy and Elizabeth. It was so much fun to watch those big girls sit at the table, eat and be silly! Nora was perfectly content to sit at the table and eat whatever we put in front on her. We could not have asked for a better eater! If only she wouldn't whine when you don't get food to her quick enough. Little stinker! I think that Elizabeth was more interested in checking out everything in the restaurant. Too funny! I just love watching their little personalities come out. So sweet!

We headed home to put Miss Nora down for a long afternoon nap. Poor baby - she was so exhausted that she fell asleep on the way home. We had a quiet afternoon, which was really nice. Mark watched his golf tournament and I got to have some Mommy time alone, so I worked on Nora's scrapbook. It's pretty fun to look back at how much she has already changed so much!

When sleepyhead finally woke up from her nap, we headed down to the Ogle hacienda to celebrate Father's Day and Bill's birthday. We missed out on swimming, but made it on time for pizza and cake with the Ogle, Jorgeson and Malvessi families. It was fun and entertaining, with lots of kiddos running around.

By the time we made it home, the entire family was exhausted (from what, I am not sure). It was a nice day, but I couldn't help but think that it was the first Father's day without my dad. It just made me miss him terribly. Sunday would also have been my parent's wedding anniversary as well, so it was bittersweet for that reason too.

Overall, I think that Mark had a nice day and knows how much Nora loves and adores him. Mark is such an amazing father. Nora and I could not ask for more! He is the definition of a "Hands on Daddy!" However, I know that he missed having the big girls with us. Somehow, someday, in God's divine timing, those girls will know of the unending love that Mark has for them and how he misses being a part of their lives.

We hope that all of the fathers that we know - especially Buddy, Uncle Matt and Uncle Jeff had a great Father's Day!

Go Mavs!

Its game day and Nora says, "Go Mavs!" She was "insistent" that she wear her gear to school today. Thanks Nora, you're making your dad proud. Probably will be at a dance recital soon enough, but for today it was great...

Beat those Spurs!