Father's Day

 Boy!  Father's Day sure is a piece of cake (or brownies if you ask Jason's preference) compared to Mother's Day.  Cinnamon rolls, a few surprises, and a nap.  I get the feeling that there just isn't the same amount of self-evaluation on Father's Day that there is on Mother's Day, and that actually made for a perfectly pleasant day for all of us.  Jason is one easy dad to please!  

Check out these handsome boys in their matching wooden bow ties from Grandpa Mark!

After church we gathered around to test Adam's super skill at Name That Tune- he guessed so many right in Primary that he got disqualified from the game!

Game faces on!

 It was a very close competition, but Adam eventually beat everyone else 15-14.  He says it's because he reads the Primary Children's Songbook a lot.  Who knew?  

 And then it was on to the gifts (sweet corn soda- disgusting but fun to laugh about!), the naps, and the tasty dinner, grilled by Jason himself.  

This sweet paper from Noah nicely sums up Jason- 

he is as big as a standing bear, he does corn stuff, and all of the kids say they love wrestling with him, even though he does plenty of other things with him.  He's at all of their baseball and t-ball games, takes them to church on Wednesday nights, takes care of all things technology and sports around the house, is always up for a game of ball in the backyard, and is even willing to share his peanut M&Ms with everyone.  And most of all, he's always, and I mean always willing to help Mom out with whatever she needs.  He is a great example to them and to me of selfless service and love.

And Noah is right, his hair could definitely be categorized as gray.

I think Jason's efforts as the provider in our family are a lot like the presence of the sun- you know it's there, and you know it's important, and you know you'd miss it if it went away, but you can't quite describe how grateful you are for all it does for you.  All the kids know is that Daddy has to be gone a whole lot more than any of us would prefer.

Noah asked Jason the other day where he had been all day, and was shocked when he found out that Daddy had been at work. 

"Wait!  Do you have to go to work every day??"

It's a really big job, and we're all grateful that Daddy's willing to do it!