HAPPY FATHER'S DAY!!

Pete celebrated his very first Father's Day today. He started off the day by sleeping in, but had to wake up to return the roto-tiller to the rental joint. When he returned, this was waiting for him...


Yes...that's a t-shirt with a picture of Pete feeding Maya a taco on it. She was just hours old and the bad photos had begun!

Pete made everyone breakfast (I know, but he started cooking and I just went with it), and after we ate we all headed down to the Home Depot to check out workbenches. He found one he really liked at Sam's Club earlier this week that was $200, but he was also eyeballing a Home Depot build-it-yourself kit. We went home empty handed, but now after a little more browsing Pete is pretty sure of what he wants. After returning from the store, Meghan, Maya, and I went out to see The Proposal, which was way better and funnier than I though it would be. Pete stayed home and hung out with his buddy Travis whilst enjoying a little Maya-free R&R.

For Dad:


Thanks for being the awesome-est Dad on the planet! Thanks for letting me use your body as a jungle gym as a kid. Thanks for letting me get junk-food cereal every once in a while. Thanks for making sure I did my homework. Thanks for waiting up for me and busting me if I came home past curfew. Thanks for taking us to Peter Piper Pizza all the time. Thanks for changing my diapers, listening to my lovely shrieking screams, and dancing me back to blissful happiness (Ooooh what a feeling, when you're dancing on the ceiling!). You are such an amazing, loving, and gentle person. You are the best Daddy a girl could ask for!!

I am really, really excited for you to come out next weekend! Maya may look an awful lot like her dad, but she has my ornery personality. She has grown so much!


For my other Dad (Terry):


Thanks for doing such a good job making Pete! You are a one-of-a-kind guy. I'm glad that you understand my dorky sense of humor, and don't mind too bad when I bust your chops! I love that you have such a vast knowledge of history and mechanics, and that you are still on a mission to learn more and surround yourself with knowledgeable people. Even though I'm pretty wiped by the end of your bi-annual visits, I enjoy them nonetheless. It's nice to know that keeping in touch with family is so important to you. Now that I have Maya, she has really given me a new perspective on how important family really is. I loved my family before, but now...WOW! Anyhoo, thanks for being a great father-in-law to me, and for making Pete the man he is today.



For my other, other Dad (Ken):


I may not know you very well, but I do know this. You are the one of the kindest people I have ever met. You are very laid back (which my Mom could use!), and you love dogs which always sits well in my book. People who are great with animals tend to be nicer in general! You treat my Mom so well, and I love that you bring her back barrettes from the places your trains take you. Thanks you for loving my Mom and being the kind of person she can love without baggage. You are awesome!