Daddy's Day!

For Father's Day, my mommy & daddy & Behren came over and we headed to Asbury Woods for a fun nature walk with the pups!
















Behren & Bria were so excited to go swimming in the creek!
























After the fun walk, we headed back to our house for a cook out!


I love grilling!


Here is our spread (after we ate). The kitties should have helped us eat everything (they were too busy sleeping).


We also had cake!


It was such a fun, great, relaxing day with my daddy! I really wish we had more time to do these things! . . . . . . . When do I get to retire?

My Daddy.

On this Father's Day, I am so lucky and so thankful for my daddy. He is so funny. So caring. So level-headed. So laid back. So smart. So helpful. So generous. So versatile. So supportive. So encouraging. So great. He has helped me throughout my entire life and I love him with all my heart!

In honor of my daddy and all daddy's out there, a daddy day rap:


(played @ our church - sent by mommy-in-law, Rita)


I LOVE YOU DADDY! :-)

Parents 31st Anniversary!

For my parents 31st anniversary, we went to the Sloppy Duck for dinner and then headed over to see the sunset on the lake.



I cannot begin to say how proud I am of my parents for their 31 years of marriage. Yeah they've had lots of ups and downs, what marriage doesn't?! But they prevailed and as their only daughter (and child), there is no greater gift they could give me.



This is one of my favorite pictures of them (taken on their 31st anniversary). It just shows how head over heels my mom still is for my dad. I'm sure my dad feels the same way, right dad!?

An anniversary is a time to celebrate the joys of today, the memories of yesterday, and the hopes of tomorrow.

Here's to another wonderful 31 years! I love you!

Daddy's Birthday!

Sunday marked my daddy's 55th birthday. Am I allowed to write that?!

A fun collage I made him with pictures from when he was younger, some pictures of his other birthdays, and some pictures of all of us together.

For his birthday, my mom, dad, and Behren came over to our house to have some steaks on the grill, accompanied with some champagne (the cork flew like 5o feet in the air when it was opened), fresh fruit, potatoes, ranch cucumbers, and of course . . . cake!
I called my mom up a couple days before his birthday to see if she wanted me to order the cake or if she wanted to, and she said she already ordered it. . . I was kinda bummed because I REALLY wanted to get palm trees on his cake. I don't know why, I just did (he really likes warm weather). Turns out, when I asked what she got on it, she said "palm trees and a tropical theme"! Perfect. (She got the cake from International Bakery in case anyone was wondering).

So then, Behren helped my daddy open up all his presents.

And my daddy shared some of his gifts with Behren for all his hard work.

It is sooooooooo nice being home (and having our own house) and being able to celebrate all these special occasions with my family! One of these days (when I win the lottery . . . after I start playing the lottery), I'll be able to actually take my dad somewhere tropical for his birthday! Or heck, maybe we could all just live somewhere like that! I love you so much daddy!! :-)

Daddy's Birthday!

This weekend was a busy one!! KT & Mike got married and it was my daddy's birthday! His birthday was on Saturday as was the wedding (pics and a post coming soon for that . . . hopefully!), so we celebrated my daddy's (and aunt's) birthdays on Sunday!
My aunt's birthday is a week after my daddy's. (Here is my daddy, my aunt, and her gorgeous new pup, Annie!)
We decided to try to take some family pics! We bought a tripod and a remote that came in handy for these!
Mommy, Behren, and Daddy!
Shaney, Mommy, Behren, Me, and Daddy!! I just love my family! :-) (p.s. - this was the pic right before a woodchuck came in the lawn and made Behren FREAK out and try to get it . . . it got away safe though. Don't worry.)

Hope you had a great birthday daddy!! You deserved it!! I am just so lucky to have you as my father. Your guidance and your tell-it-like-it-is advice have really helped me through life in more ways than you'll ever know. Same goes with your sense of humor and just go with the flow attitude. You have been my anchor, helping me through good times and bad, and I just will never be able to tell you how much I appreciate all you have done and all you do for me. I love you with all my heart (and then some!)!