Father's Day Traditions

Our first tradition for father's day comes from what my brother and I used to do for my dad. Each year, my mom would have us draw a portrait of our dad and then it would hang up on the wall. It was fun to see how the drawings changed as we got older. I have had both kids do this for father's day.

Here are Zander's from the last two years (2009-2010):

The interesting thing about this year's picture is how deliberate each of the marks is. I wish I would have video taped him as he was drawing it, because he carefully explained everything as he worked. I told him to draw a picture of daddy and he took a blue marker and said, "'ere is the 'ead. And his 'egs. A nose. A arm." I asked him if Daddy needed ears? "Yes, 'ere are the ears." Then in the lower left hand corner is his name. I love it!

Here are Zoey's pictures from the last 5 years. (2006-2010)

Our other tradition is to leave Daddy at home all by himself while for a weekend, while we all go enjoy the weekend at the lake. . .odd, but fun!

The weather wasn't so hot on Saturday--until the evening. It turned out to be perfect paddle boating weather. The kids had fun taking turns with Grandma and Grandpa.




Sunday the weather cooperated completely! It was a perfect day! The kids and I hung out on the beach for most of it. There was some more paddle boating in the evening. Zoey is turning into quite the beach bunny!




At the library this week, we got a Summer WishList to fill out. Zoey was very excited to make her list. I am excited to see her want to write so much! She asked me for help with the spelling, but all I really did was give her the standard reading teacher lines, "What sound do you hear next?" "What letter makes that sound?" Etc. She decided to use lines to show where the spaces go--even though I advised against it. Oh well. Baby steps.