Happy Father’s Day

Father’s Day.  Every year I say the same thing.  It’s a bittersweet day for me. I am so grateful that my father can also be the man my son looks up to and aspires to be.  Considering his real father might as well be in Dubai (where he once thought he was selling real estate) , I am so blessed that my father has taken such an active role in Preston’s life. My heart aches for how he will feel when he grows up, asks questions, wants to know why another child is more important (my guess is room and board), why he’s not worth supporting. I also then think though he doesn’t seem to ask many questions now.  He’s so well adjusted, intelligent and amazing. I will say, I did feel compelled to help myself to a donut at Donuts for Dads at school on Friday!

Preston brought home a poem from school and some coupons.  We rewrote the poem and replaced “Dad” with “PaPa” and made the coupons specific to things they will do together. (i.e. play baseball in the backyard, go to Lowe’s, wash the car and clean the garage).  Preston while decorating the poem with stickers told me that PaPa will bring the poem into his office and all the nurses will ask, “Did Preston make that?” and then Papa will say., “Yes.” and the nurses will say, “Wow, that is so nice of Preston.”  I couldn't stop laughing. Here is the poem:

“Walk a little slower PaPa".” said a child so small.

“I’m following your footsteps and I don’t want to fall.

Sometimes your steps are very fast,

Sometimes they’re hard to see;

So walk a little slower PaPa

For you are leading me.

Someday when I’m all grown up,

You’re what I want to be;

Then I will have a little child

Who’ll want to follow me.

And I would want to lead just right,

And know that I was true;

So walk a little slower PaPa,

For I must follow you!

Thank you dad for being so wonderful.  I love you. 

We got my dad some new lounging pjs for porch and took him out for breakfast. Now we are relaxing before preparing his favorite dinner-roast beef!

Some pics of myself and the dude! Don’t know how well you can see the jewelry in the picture but my mother bought me this set (necklace, earrings and bracelet) after yet another court date with Matt a few weeks back. It’s been quite a five years.  I just love the set so much!

I just have to share a few pics from the past week.  Last weekend we headed down to Williamsburg with my mom and Kelly.  Once again a pure photo opportunity appeared for my mother and Preston obliged…of course.

That morning Preston was being ornery and told me how he wasn’t going to listen to anybody in kindergarten.  I told him that was fine, but Santa would be watching by that point and just won’t bring any gifts.  About a minute later he was crying and telling me, “But if Santa doesn’t bring me anything, I’ll just be so SAD!” (Dramatic… slightly. I’m pretty sure he won’t be skipping the house any time soon).  In any event, how cool that at Yankee Candle, it’s Christmas all year round, so Pres got to sit on Santa’s lap, add his name to the official “good” list and promised to see him in December.  I also thought it was cool Santa sports summer gear including red crocs…which coincidentally (or not really) were the color crocs he picked out at the outlets later that day.

Preston’s class also sang for a nursing home this week.  Look how handsome:

Hope everyone has a great week!