Wednesday, June 20, 2012

Father's Day 2012

We had a wonderful Father's Day together as a family.  We went out to breakfast, went to Singing Beach up by our old house in Manchester, and then had a cookout with lobsters and steak in the afternoon.

Father's Day was also the day that I realized that we had crossed a magical threshold.  No longer am I a father to two toddlers - instead, we have a little girl and little boy.  It sounds like such a cliche to say that they are getting so big, so fast, but boy are they ever.  Ian in particular is growing like a weed these days and has started eating like a horse.

Here they are riding together on the roller coaster we have set up in the backyard after dinner.  They were having a blast together.  While they still argue a lot, they have come a long way with regard to playing together.


Here's Jocelyn at dinner posing for the camera - one of her all-time favorite pastimes - and showing a silly side that comes out a lot more these days.


And here she is giving me a hug to go along with my Father's Day gift.  What could be better?