Daddy Day & Darn Disastrous Dessert!

Samuel:

H A P P Y  F A T H E R ' S  D A Y !

Over a breakfast of all of dad's favorites
-served on the special plate and cup-

we celebrated dad!

T H E  B R E A K F A S T  M EN U

Eggs Benedict

Garlic Broccoli & Tomato Saute

&

Orange Juice

Dessert was another story.

It took on a life of it's own and decided to live in the pan!

I forced it out and did my best to piece it together again.

Oh, well.

Chocolate is chocolate, right?

Luckily,

dinner was a no-fail.

How can you go wrong with grilled steak?

...

T H E  D I N N E R  M E N U

Olive Oil & Black Pepper Marinated Tri-tip

Steamed Lobster Tail with Lemon-Butter

Iceberg Wedge Salad with Homemade Blue Cheese Dressing

Rosemary Roasted Potatoes with Cream

We gussied up dessert with

a chocolate sour-cream ganache...

...and dug IN!

...

Samuel,

You change diapers,

comb out tangled hair,

wash dishes,

chase kids,

are THE best tickle monster,

AND 

carry me to bed every night.

We love you!

I love you.

So, so much.

xoxoXOXOxoxo

Momma & The Kiddies

Brunch...whether you like it or not!

It's a tradition in our household-no matter what:

Brunch for Mother & Father's Day! 

Luckily for me,

brunch can have some pretty loose interpretations,

and I've finangled chocolate dipped strawberries

and

roasted asparagus into mine.

Samuel, on the other hand, is the complete opposite.

The boy LIVES for breakfast food so naturally he takes full advantage of the opportunity. 

So, per tradition,

this Father Day,

he ate it up!

Everyone had an assignment:

Mom: Brunch

Ava: Confetti Eggs

Iris: Flowers

Bella: Decor & Card

Owen: All of the above plus playing with toys (very, very important).

Gabriel: To be obliviously happy-like he always is.

Dad: Sleep-in and stay-out-of-the-way!

I had a blast in the kitchen...

Ava rocked the eggs...

Confetti Eggs:

Drain them,

clean them,

fill them,

squeeze them!

Iris picked the most beautiful bouquet on the planet...

while Bella holed up in her room creating the decor & card!

Samuel was "surprised"...

...and properly "confettied"!

After church we came home,

ate dinner and ice-cream sundaes,

and just had some great daddy-time.

Samuel,

You are good man.

And a great dad.

Thank you for putting your family first, above all.

I love you.

Very much.

-Me