We had a fun Sunday celebrating Father's Day! I love these three smiling faces!
I found an idea (via Pinterest)on From the Fence Post to make a personalized gift using the book I Love My Daddy Because.... Isaac helped me cut all the scrapbook paper for the book, and I had a lot of fun finding pictures of Dave with Isaac and Emma to match the text.
Here are a few of my favorite pages:
Isaac was so excited for Dave to open and read the book! He'd kept it a "secret" for two whole days! :)
We spent a long time Skyping with Papa and Nana in Colorado on Father's Day afternoon. We wish we could have been together! This is a sweet picture of Papa and Nana with Griffin, Isaac, Sawyer, & Emma from last fall.
Isaac knows that Nana is coming to take care of him this fall when Dave and I go away, and so now he has started asking, "Is Nana coming to take care of me for a long time after my nap today?" :)
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| Father's Day 2013--Isaac wasn't interested in smiling at the camera since he was ready to swim! |
We had so much fun swimming at my parent's house on Father's Day evening. Isaac and Emma just started their third week of survival swim lessons. Two weekends ago, Isaac cried every time Dave swam with him off of the step on the edge of my parent's pool. I'd say jumping in like this is QUITE an improvement!
My dad with "our big girl"--my dad says, "How's our big girl?" every single time he sees Emma. So sweet!
We got Isaac out of the pool long enough to eat dinner and open Father's Day gifts.
You can't quite see in the pictures, but my dad's gift says, "The only thing better than having you as my dad is my children having you as their pop." My dad teared up when he opened it. My dad heard and saw many of my tears during the years when my heart was hurting for a baby. My dad spends a lot of time on the road and received many, many sad phone calls from me. He always listened, prayed, and reassured me that God's timing, though usually not our own, is perfect. It brings such joy to my heart that my dad sees the fruit of his prayers for us to have Isaac and Emma...and I know he's still praying with us for more children. :)
Isaac loves to match Dave (remember Isaac's daddy shirt?), so my mom had a great idea and bought them matching "Daddy and Me" Polo shirts! I think these shirts will get a lot of wear this summer! Doesn't Isaac look so happy?!
Dave was swimming with Isaac, and Emma kept signing "please" and pointing to Dave. So, Dave grabbed Emma, too, and played "motorboat, motorboat" with both of them. I love how hard both Isaac and Emma are giggling!
To say the least, David is an incredible husband, but he is an equally incredible father. He pours so much time and energy into our children. Isaac David and Emma Victoria adore him. Isaac's first question each morning is always, "Where's my daddy?" And, lately, Emma can't squirm out of my arms fast enough when Dave comes home to get into her daddy's arms!
On Father's Day, we are also thankful for both Isaac and Emma's birth fathers who willingly signed and allowed us to become parents to these two precious children. It is uncommon in domestic, infant adoptions to have birth fathers sign at placement, but having their signatures is a blessing. Not only did it give us peace of mind in our adoption journeys, but it was extra-special knowing that each of these men believed placing his child in our family was the best choice. Pictures such as these--smiles on our faces and babies in our arms--are truly a dream come true for both David and me. Thank You, Jesus!
