Father's Day 2009

Audrey and I decided to dedicate the entire weekend as "Father's Day Weekend" in honor of her daddy. We took him to dinner Friday after work. Ward, or should I say Audrey decided on Dreamland Bar-B-Que. She gobbled up her plate, and was on her best behavior. After dinner we went home, and Audrey played outside under the sprinkler. She rode her Little Mermaid big wheel while I walked. Ward stayed home in the cool A/C and just relaxed. All three of us had a really hard and tiring week, so we opted to turn in rather early.

Saturday morning I made us pancakes and tried my hand at tomato and cheese omelets. This was my first time to attempt cooking an omelet, but judging by the way Ward and Audrey cleaned their plates...I'll say they enjoyed it. It tasted okay, not the best, but it will do. After breakfast me and Audrey had a few errands to run in order to complete our surprises for her daddy's special day. She is awful when it comes to keeping secrets. She told him every place we went, and everything that was in the bags. "Little Stinker"

Big Top Time. The circus was in town and the three of us headed to the Civic Center for a great time under the big top. This was my first time to see a REAL circus, and I loved it as did Ward and Audrey. She was in total awe. She loved the elephants, the horses, the tigers, the pretty girls, and believe or not, her favorite were the clowns. We ate tons of snacks, had lemonade, and a snow cone. On our way home we dropped Audrey off at her friend Raley's to play for a while.

Sunday - Ward's Special Day!! Audrey presented her daddy with all his presents. Upon giving him his presents, she told him what each one was. She said "here are you new shoes, here is the picture I made for you, here are some more shoes for you daddy." We got such a kick out of watching her. She is one hot mess. Ward loved all his gifts and especially that his baby girl, his little side kick was the mastermind behind all his surprises. We loaded up our van, picked up Meme and headed to my mothers for lunch. Mom made the best roast with all the trimmings. We ate until we nearly passed out, laughed a thousand laughs, and just had a wonderful day.

Fathers Day means so much to me. I miss my daddy more and more everyday. I wish I could tell him face to face Happy Father's Day, and that he is so missed and so loved. I do everything to make sure that Audrey will grow up knowing the importance of Father's Day. She will always know that she is loved so deeply by both of her parents. Ward knows that his little girl worships the ground he walks on. His patience with her is incredible. The way he lets her dress him in make up, put bows and ribbons in his hair, and just the time he spends with her is pure magical.