Oh What a Glorious Sunday!

This Sunday could not have been any better!

It started out with Ella sleeping in until 8am and waking to a fresh smelling house and a perfect summer day. A leisurely breakfast followed and then Ella napped fully and woke up just in time to head off to chuch. The stars were clearly aligned :)

There was a fabulous, inspiring, motivating message at church accompanied by a rockin' U2 song. And yes, I actually got to hear the message! The whole thing! With my hubby by my side! Because Ella stayed in the nursery the whole time! Our number didn't pop up once on the little "deli server"!

Back home for lunch and afternoon nap then off to explore. We hit a little local park that I'm in love with! 5 minutes from our doorstep. Sand volleyball court, large fields, horseshoe pits, playground and sandy beach! Dogs are welcome and it's free!

Hunter got his swimming kicks which he was over the moon about! Ella "swam" for the first time! She wasn't thrilled about it at first but warmed up to it quickly. Later we played on the swings and slides and then just lazed on our blanket on the grass in the shade as one happy little family. I wish I could have frozen time and stayed there forever!

Back home for BBQ dinner, bath and bedtime for bonzos. Then some quality time with my man sitting out back on a perfect summer night, talking and sipping white wine. Oh my heart is full to overflowing!

Enjoy the FABULOUS pictures!

HAPPY FATHER’S DAY!

We tried out our first church down here today. Very different. Different is not bad….it’s just different. And I’m such a creature of habit that it made me miss CCOD very much! First twinge of homesickeness!

However some friends of ours go to this church and invited us over for lunch at their house along with all of their family. Was so nice to be included in their gathering. We had a wonderful time and felt very loved!

But I digress…I really wanted to write about Father’s Day. It has made me reflect a bit. So many fathers in this world are at worst abusive, or completely absent, or not involved very much in their children’s lives if they are around.

But not Jason. I can sincerely say that having Ella has brought us even closer. Watching him with her makes me fall even more deeply in love with him every day. When you see the two of them together it is obvious that she melts his heart. It has been so neat to watch her bring out a whole new side of him. Who knew that like the flip of switch such a monotone man would make ridiculously expressive faces and high pitched sounds, would read books in funny voices and sing songs, would stop in his tracks to say “awww, she’s so cute”, or “those are cute noises little girl, cute noises you make!”.

And he’s not involved just for the fun parts. His intuition as a father is so in tune. He is often dead on when it comes to knowing what she needs, or wants. When it’s been a rough day he takes turns with me watching her so I can nap and then we switch so he can nap. He also takes turns with me getting up to get her in the middle of the night. He’ll bring her to me to nurse and then take her back in when she’s done and then I’ll do the next one. And on Saturday mornings he gets up with her and lets me sleep in a few more hours! I am so blessed to be married to this man! Honor and respect and appreciation he deserves today and every day!