weddings and fathers

It's definitely been a busy weekend. It's been a busy couple of weeks actually. It's funny how when there are lots of things happening I don't have time to blog about them - but that's when I'd actually have stuff to talk about.

Yesterday was my cousin Johnathan's wedding. He's my oldest cousin. I think he's 22. My parents were young young young when they got married and it was a while before either of their siblings added their own kids to the family.

Congrats Johnathan & Angela!


My daughter was the flower girl. I bet you think I took more pictures of my kids than of the wedding/bridal party don't you? Well, you may be right. It's kind of a toss-up.


Ever take three kids under 5 to a wedding? It's interesting. By the end of the night I was manically fluctuating between wanting to shake them silly and feeling tremendously sorry for them for having spent so much of the day getting scolded for running amok and knocking over wedding displays, crying, screaming, nose-picking, eating everyone's favors, stealing and drinking the groom's Slurpee, running around the church wiggling.


They actually did pretty well. Jordan is extremely proud of herself for being a very princess-like flower girl. She was beautiful. I'm just so proud of her so much of the time - even when she's driving me nuts.

Did I ever tell you that she tells me often that she wants to grow up and be just like me? It melts my heart.

Today was Father's Day. I started the day by letting Steven sleep in while I made a big breakfast of french toast, fried potatoes, bacon and orange juice. Then I had to admit that I hadn't actually got him a present. Later on he bought himself a toolbox for his new job tomorrow and I yelled "surprise!!" I'm so going to pretend that it was for Father's Day. I'm the best wife ever!

He knows I love him and think he's the best husband ever. Just in case he doesn't:

Dear Steven,

Our past four years of parenthood have brought many surprises, frustrations, life lessons and numerous blessings. Our kids are wonderful, crazy, unpredictable little people. I love watching them play and be mischievous and copy the things we say and do. I love watching them grow into their features and trying to determine who they look like. I love the way they rush you at the door when you come home at the end of the day.

I really love watching you be a father to our children. I've always known I wanted to be a mother. I knew I wanted to have my three kids. I had names picked out (most of which you vetoed!). The thing I didn't always think too much of was their daddy. I can honestly say that their daddy is the best part! I love that we've created this family together, that we love them together, that we take joy in them together. I can't imagine a better husband or father or best friend.

Thanks for being you.

Love, Tiffany

Tonight we went to my Grandma & Grandpa Q's house for supper. It's nice to have family get-togethers and catch up with people we don't see everyday. The kids love going because there is quite a good-sized group of kids aged 5 and under. They're crazy and loud and dirty and covered in watermelon juice by the end of the evening.

I'd like to send out a Happy Father's Day to my dad, Steven's dad and my Grandpa.

I'd like to say on behalf of the kids that Grandpas are way more fun that mommies and daddies. Don't think they don't tell! Love ya!

Comments

Lora said…
I love the family picture! We haven't done that in YEARS! Seriously, probably since before Jake was one
June 22, 2009 at 7:35 AM
Ange said…
Jordan looked so pretty in her princess-like dress! You all looked really great!
June 22, 2009 at 11:11 AM
Q&L said…
Fun all around! Again...cute pics!
June 23, 2009 at 1:45 PM
Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

two things: one to do with running, the other with my fastly-deteriorating fashion sense

I've started running again. I'm not sure if I ever "officially" stopped, but I only ran twice in August, totalling about nine miles, so I kind of felt like when I restarted in September that I was, well, restarting. This is probably not even blog-worthy. It would probably be better served disappearing into the chasm that is facebook, but I need blog topics, so here it is. I once had a friend (coughcoughangelacough) who said that she didn't run outside because she was afraid that just maybe, she ran "funny," and people would see her. Being an awesome friend, I insisted that surely she didn't. I lied. I have never even seen her run. I have just recently decided that she does run funny. Wanna know why? (as if spell check didn't underline 'wanna') Everyone runs funny. Quite seriously, everyone . I prefer to run outside, because the treadmill sucks my will to live, and a mile or two in I turn into a sighing, eye-rolling teenager, o
Read more

MIA

Image
No, my secret alias is not Mia. MIA = missing in action. I have been avoiding posting on here. Why? Because I don't have a ton of stuff to write about. Also, I've discovered that my blog is being followed by a couple of people I'm not related to. Although I'm super excited about it, I'm also a little intimidated! Sounds silly, I know. Hear me out. You know how you can be a teenager (I'm not a teenager, we're just being hypothetical) and have big thick coke bottle glasses, zits all over your face, big baggy pants and a baggy sweatshirt hiding the rolls hidden underneath and a perm that went very very wrong and is now only curly on ONE SIDE and your mom still tells you you're beautiful and she'd love to trade faces with you? You know how that feels? You don't have to question it too much, because she's your mom and you know she's probably a little biased. Blogging is a little like that. Until now, only my friends have read my blog. I coul
Read more

christmas time's a coming

Only 23 days until Christmas! Remember when we were kids, and Christmas was all about time off school, lots of treats (chocolate, candy canes, oranges, turtles!), new Christmas dresses for the church concert, lights, music, decorations, noisy and exciting gatherings at Grandma's house, Christmas episodes of our favorite tv shows and of course presents! The list goes on and on. I still find Christmas exciting. Yet, now the season holds more than just the "fun" stuff. Now we have to worry about scheduling in all the different families and parents, buying gifts we can't necessarily afford, making dishes to bring to the different gatherings, hoping that people will understand that we need to share the holidays with many others, and hoping that nobody will be hurt if our time with them is short. I wonder if I'm doing a good job of making the holidays fun and enjoyable for my kids, and if I've bought the right gifts. I worry about what five days in a row of late ni
Read more