We didn’t wake up early enough to fix up breakfast in bed like I had planned in my head for Father’s Day. But with Jon at early Church meetings, we had plenty of time to put together a few things to surprise him with when he got home. The boys sang in Sacrament meeting + it was just about the cutest thing I’ve ever seen. Rigg held Jonah’s hand + walked right up with him to sing “I’m so glad when Daddy comes home”.
Jonah dumped the treats out of a little box he found in the party drawer + filled it with Jon’s favorites that he found in the treat cupboard. He also brought him a football from the garage. The sweetest little gestures that made Jon smile with his eyes. My favorite, most sincere smile that comes out when the kids are involved. What a special day focused directly on him + all that he does for our family.
I found this free Father’s Day poster download here + printed it at Staples for like 6 bucks. Easy Peasy + easily Jon’s favorite gift. We loved filling it out + reading it with him afterwards. Jonah has always overused the phrase_____ is the BEST!! So it was easy for him to think of things to fill in the blank with. I think my favorite was “My dad is the best because he likes to buy the yummy cereal, not they not yummy cereal like Mom eats.”
Their little “I got a Riggy” joke didn’t ever get old. #crylaugh Rigg carried that Scheels bag around all afternoon wanting to be put inside of it.
We fixed breakfast for lunch + took turns around the table sharing our favorite things about Jon + our own Father’s. I’ll be forever grateful that the boys have such incredibly strong, good-hearted role models to look up to throughout their lives. I’ve always known Jon wants 10 kids — he loves being a dad almost as much as I love watching him soak up every drop of fatherhood.