dad

this is my father.

we went on a father/daughter date saturday night.

to his playground: cabelas.

and he had way too much fun.

i love him :)

thanks for the great night, dad!

don't stop believin'.

paige: "maybe she'd give me a piece of that. wait, woah!"

mom: "i wonder why there's a map of haiti here..."

paige: "maybe the titanic crashed near haiti."

mom: "paige, the titanic crashed near an iceberg..."

paige: "oh yeah...don't tell anyone i said that."

dad: "let's just play one more hand."

mom: "why?:

dad: "because it's 9:30!"

mom: "what, do you turn into a pumpkin or something?"

dad: "i like the idea of being a close family and all, but i don't think we all have to pull off the highway every time somebody has to take a potty break."

paige: "won't everything be written in mexican?"

i love you guys :)

i will miss my family.

i love you all.

a place after my own heart.

the annual family trip to visit my great-grandma in steelville...

man, do i love traditions.

[donuts in the car].

andrew: "man, these things are messy!"

[feeding the ducks popcorn at hoppe springs park].

[cold spring water].

[bella losing her shoe in the spring].

this same thing happened to christian last year.

[nana to the rescue].

just like last year. she's a superstar.

[my great-great-grandparents old house].

[the house my grandma grew up in].

[the train tracks i used to play on].

don't play on train tracks. it's dumb.

[our ice cream place].

[one of my favorite antique shops in the world].

[family].

you are my sunshine. my only sunshine. you make me happy when skies are grey. you'll never know, dear, how much [i love you]. please don't take my sunshine away...

i love you, mom. thanks for being you.

[ps: my new heading was made by my mother for me. like it? let me know.]