Father's Day 20.12

364 days of the year, we are spoiled.  So when Father's Day comes around it's time to show the best Dad ever how much he means to us.

This year we started Father's Day early by going to a Ranger game on Friday night.  It was a great game (a win!) followed by a Fireworks show set to the Tunes of the 80's. 

Eric took Preston to All-Stars practice on Saturday while Addi & I did some last-minute gift shopping.  We had our best friends over Saturday night for swimming & a cookout.

Then Sunday arrived.  The Big Day.

We always try to work in a family bike ride on Father's Day because that is Eric's favorite thing in the whole world.  I hope that we can go on a family bike ride every year for the next 50 years.

Lunch was 'Dad's Choice' since he vetoed my Sushi suggestion.  That's just the kind of guy he is - he loves Sushi but knows that it's not the kids' favorite.  So instead he opted for cheeseburgers. 

We were then able to squeeze in 9 holes at the golf course right down the street from our house.  We've lived in our house for 6 years and have said countless times 'we need to go play this golf course'.  So we finally did it.  

All in all, I think he had a great day.  And he really loved the new pictures he got for his office.  I can't wait to do something new for the wall in our living room with these pictures. So fun!

I love Caprese salads (I mean really love them), so when I saw this recipe on Pinterest last week, it immediately went on the menu for the week. I will be the first to admit that I have absolutely no creativity when it comes to creating a dish, but I'm getting pretty darn good at finding recipes we like and recreating them. This is my Susie Homemaker alter-ego coming out.

Caprese Chicken with Roasted Asparagus

Here's the link to the master that I stole it from. This was my first successful Reduction. I'm no good at sauces!

Father's Day Pictures

We spent our Saturday morning hanging out with Cowtown Camera Girl last weekend and are SO excited about some of the pictures we've seen so far.

This was my (our) 4th time to take pictures with her and it was such an enjoyable experience, once again. There are many things I love about her photography, but I think that one of the most impressive things to me is that she seems to capture the spirit of my family each time. I really think you can see who my kids are in these photos. Not staged. Not perfectly still. That's rarely the case!

We met in downtown Arlington (a place we spend a lot of time these days). Eric and I walked around the area for a while during the session so that she could capture some unsolicited moments with Addison and Preston alone. We then stopped by the Arlington Farmer's Market (and picked up a few goodies while we were there). Next stop: Shipley's donuts. And then we wrapped up using some backdrops from Abrams St buildings. I know that Eric will treasure his Father's Day pictures for a lifetime!

Click on this link to see a few more of her pictures.

All Star!

Preston was offered the chance to try out for All Stars this year & he made the team! 

We're so proud of all the hard work he has put into his first year playing Kid-Pitch. He was given the opportunity in several games to be the starting pitcher. He also played Short Stop & First Base this year.

His season is supposed to start the 3rd week in June.  If you're from around here, you know that it is SUPER hot this time of year.  We were told that the Midlothian All-Star team typically only plays well-enough to last 1 week. 

So what are the chances that this year they do well & it lasts all summer?  Ahh!