Chad's 1st Father's Day

This past Sunday was Chad's 1st Father's Day. Wow what a change since last Father's Day. Last year on Father's Day I was big huge pregnant and just looking forward to someone besides me carrying him around. Well since then I have had the luxury of watching Father and Son bond everyday. Chad is a wonderful Father to Jackson and watching the two of them together is amazing. Not only does Jackson look just like his Daddy but he also loves his Daddy so very much. We are so fortunate that I am able to stay home with Jackson thanks to the work and dedication of my wonderful husband. However, due to being with me so much Jackson gets so excited to even hear his Dad's voice. He loves to play with Daddy, or to sit with Daddy or to eat with Daddy or anything as long as its with Daddy.

And I am thankful for all of Chad's help with Jackson. He is truly a hands on Daddy and is so helpful with everything. He has not hesitated with anything that fatherhood has thrown his way from feeding, to diapering, to bath time to anything. He is right there with me or ready to do whatever he needs to do. I am so happy that Jackson is so lucky to have such a great Daddy.

So to celebrate Father's Day I decided that we would start on Friday night. Mostly because I got Chad 2 larger gifts this year and really had nowhere to hide them. So when he got him from work Friday I sent him on a scavenger hunt for his first gift. He finally found his new charcoal smoker in my truck (mostly because it was too heavy to move). The note on the smoker told him to take it to the back deck. When he got to the deck he found his 2nd gift which was a fire pit. He thought that I might get the smoker but the fire pit was a shock to him. We have already fired the smoker up and this fall we will put the fire pit to good use. In addition to his gifts we went out for a Mommy & Daddy dinner on Saturday night to Conner's at Bridge Street (YUMMY). On Sunday Morning Jackson and I made Chad breakfast and we cooked out that night for his Mom and Dad. So all in all we had a wonderful Father's Day weekend.

So to my wonderful husband. I love you with all my heart. I am thankful for you as a father and a husband. I know how truly blessed we are to have you and I am so glad that this is just the 1st of many Father's Days we will spend together!