Happy Father's Day Christian!

A bit late, but here are so pics from last weekend's Father's Day.  We started out with our traditional 5K race at PrairieFest.  It wouldn't be Father's Day without our annual race :)  Last year Christian and I both ran it (it was my first race back post-Reid) and this year I stayed on the sidelines cheering my hubby on with the boys.  It was really fun to watch the excitement in my boys - all 3 of them - seeing Daddy run, and him seeing his boys on the sidelines cheering.  Christian also ran fantastically well, and I'm really proud of his racing.

This summer I'm reminiscing quite a bit of Micah's summer when he was Reid's age, since Reid is wearing a lot of the same clothes.  I purposefully put Reid in the same outfit Micah wore on this day 2 years ago, just because it was so vivid in my mind.  Sweet sweet boys that grow too quickly!  I know I linked the same post last post, so sorry for the repeat.  But as I just read through what I wrote then, I don't think I could say it any better now.

Christian - thank you so much for doing everything in the world for your family.  You work so hard, providing for us, so that I can stay home and raise our two boys.  You support us, love us, and I absolutely love watching the love you have for your boys shine through in your interactions with them and talk of them when you're away.  I love watching their faces light up when you come home from work, or when we hear your voice or see you talking through the computer.  We are blessed with an amazing daddy and husband.  Thank you for all that you do.  We love you so much, Daddy!

Daddy and his baby boy.

Similar facials, huh?

Micah and Daddy...when did he get so old?

The best we could do with Christian and the two boys, lol.

A quick family shot.  Not great quality but not too bad!

Way in the distance, you can see Micah running with Christian.

I love that he's so excited here and his feet are literally off the ground.  This kid loves to run, and I think has become faster since he turned 3!

Hiya, Daddy!

That's the way to eat a snack...

You can't really tell, but Reid is clapping.  Every time I would say, "Reid can you clap?" He would immediately start clapping.  The runners who would pass by when this happened just loved it :)

Go, Daddy, go!

(No idea if he beat the kid right next to him, but I do know he ran one of his faster 5K times!)

Micah giving Daddy congratulatory hugs!

 After the race we headed to the farmers market in downtown Oswego and then off to the park before heading home for lunch and naps.  We had to keep Reid busy, as he missed his morning nap and was only going to get one nap for the day.  This was the park that was underwater due to the flooding, and the place where Reid's 1st birthday party was supposed to be.

Love this sweet boy!

They had a fun roller slide that Micah loved helping Reid down...

and he loved being helped back up!

Once we got home, Reid ate quickly and went down for his nap.  Micah, on the other hand, got to spend some one-on-one quality time with Christian at a waterpark!  This waterpark is literally in the middle of nowhere, and we had never been, but Christian said Micah LOVED it!  I'm so excited he did, as he's shown a bit of hesitation with water at times.  Clearly he loved it, because below is what happened within 5 minutes of getting back in the car:

Happy Father's Day Christian!  I hope you enjoyed your time with your family and felt appreciated and valued.  We love you so much, and while it doesn't take a specific day to tell you that, I hope you can feel extra special on this one day :)