Father's Day 2012!

We celebrated a day early this year. When I went in to Carter's room to get him this morning the first thing he said was "dad open his presents now?" and it was followed by "can Linky come to Father's Day too?" The rest of the day followed with as much excitement. As I like to do, here is our day in pictures....

Carter keeping Lincoln company while we make Dan a surprise Father's Day breakfast!

Mmm, blueberry pancakes!

Gifts for Dan!

Our home made gift!  

After Dan opened his gifts Carter asked if we had any more for gifts for dad. I told him no, but that we were taking dad out for lunch. He turned to Dan wide eyed and said, "You so lucky!!!"

Before lunch we got to go see Evan at Little Gym but unfortunately I forgot to bring my phone in with us to get some pictures. He did great though!

Then Carter and Dan took their dad's out for lunch to Boss Hogs! We could have fed twice as many people with the amount of food they gave us. Oh, and Linda's eyes are open in a picture - it's a Father's Day miracle! :)

Both boys had a nap on our way home!

We decided to let them sleep!

Then the water fun began!

Splish splash!

Dan made it rain!

Until Carter got a hold of the gun!

Payback!

Blocking!

Visit from a ladybug!

Cranky baby!

Nothing a soother and a blanket beside his face won't fix!

Nap time for daddy and Pancho! (until one of the boys squirted him in the back of the head!)

Drying off!

Someone's hungry!

Bedtime stories with all the boys!

As of 8:30 all the males in the house were asleep. I'd say that's a sign of a great day!

Toddler Talk!

Every time Carter and I go for a car ride I always think to myself that I wish I was taping our conversation. Today on the way home from gramma and papa's I decided to write it all down as soon as I got home. Here it goes...

Carter is in bold.

I don't want to go home
We have to go home and have dinner. We are having hot dogs.
What you said?
Hot dogs
I say hoT doG. It's hard to say with gum in your mouth. (I was chewing gum.)
Yes, it is!
I don't want to go home.
Why not?
I want to live at gramma's
Wouldn't you miss us? (no response)
What did you do at gramma's?
We blow bubbles. That one didn't work. Maybe the yellow one will work. I don't want to go home. Hey, what's that guy doing?
He's running.
He's jogging!
Maybe he's chasing those kids on their bikes.
Maybe!
I don't want to go home. Who lives in there?
I don't know. Who do you think would live in there?
Maybeee raccoons! They could sleep on the branches.
I don't want to go home.
Hey, there's an extra Tim Hortons (we took a different way home so it was a Timmies he hadn't seen before).
What's that?
I'm not sure. What are you looking at?
It's a red dump truck! That guy's taking a break. (there was a guy standing beside the truck).
I think you are right!
What's he eating?
Who?
Lincoln, he's chewing. Maybe it's spit up. We clean it up when we get home!
Is Lincoln awake?
Nope.
We go up the hill and then down the hill.
I don't want to go home.
1, 2, 3
What are you counting?
My fingers. 1, 1, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. I have 7 fingers!
What is this one?
Which one? Hold it up so I can see.
This one!
Oh, that's your pinky finger!
My finger nails are pink. I have orange hands.
I don't want to go home.
Lincoln's awake. Sometimes he opens his eyes and then he closes his eyes.
Yes he does!
Why we go this way?
Because it's quicker!
Why we go this way?
Because it's quicker then the other way.
Why?
Because everyone is coming home from work now.
Hey, there is two blue signs on that house. Why?
I'm not sure.
Maybe because they are going to dig!
Maybe!
Why we go this way?
Because its quicker!
I don't want to go home. 
Where's Connor Evan?
They are inside with their Gramma!
Their gramma's name is Eleanor. My gramma's name is (very slowly) gramma. 
Gramma, papa
Is Eleanor going to come out?
At some point she will.
I want a cookie (papa gave him two to bring home - one broken in half and one full one.)
Not until after dinner.
I WANT IT NOW!
Carter
Pleeeeese
How about we compromise. You can have half of the broken one now and the rest after dinner.
I want the other one! (points to the full one)