HAPPY FATHER'S DAY! (A few days late!)

The greatest gift I ever had
Came from God; I call him Dad!
~Author Unknown

Scott had a great Father's Day this year... in fact, Jack was so excited to celebrate with his Daddy that he woke up at 5:45!! It was quite a shock to both of us when we heard him chatting away on the monitor. Jack is a sleeper, a BIG sleeper! But the talking continued, turned into whining & could not be ignored any longer. So in he came, into Mommy & Daddy's new "big bed" and we had a great snuggle session to start off our morning. No complaints!! Jack also gave Scott his cards & presents. We got Scott the Nook from Barnes & Noble & he seemed very excited so we were happy! Then we enjoyed a delicious breakfast, packed up & headed to meet Grandpa at Space Farms Zoo & Museum in Sussex, New Jersey. Jack has not seen his Grandpa in over a month, so he was very excited when he got there!

Space Farms has the largest private collection of North American animals, in their natural surroundings in the United States. The Space Farm’s Museum contains more than 50,000 artifacts, including 50 antique cars, motorcycles, farm implements, early American tools, dolls, clocks, tractors, horse drawn sleighs, and Native American artifacts. Space Farms also has the second largest privately owned collection of antique firearms in the United States (All of that information stolen from their website to give you an idea of what it's all about)

Jack loved it! Grandpa bought corn & animal cookies to feed the deer, chickens, bear and monkeys! I was surprised at how totally fearless Jack was with feeding the animals, I was more nervous than he was... I pictured the deer chomping off his tiny little fingers. Which of course, did not happen. Halfway through the day, the skies just opened and POURED on us. This happened when we were at the furthest part of the zoo, so we took cover under some trees, which really didn't do much. By the time it stopped raining, we looked like we just jumped in a pool, soaked to the bone. Once it stopped, we spent a little more time exploring, playing on the slide & picking out souveniers at the gift shop.

Once we left the zoo, we headed back to Grandpa & Grandma's house in Pennsylvania and had a delicious steak dinner. Jack even went "swimming" in their hot tub (without the heat of course) and had some "cocktails" with the boys. Grandma made some amazing pink lemonade with fresh strawberries & Jack was crazy for it.
















After a long, hot day, we headed home. Both Jack & Daddy passed out in the car while I chaffeured the boys home. Thank you Grandma & Grandpa for a great day. And of course, thank you Scott, for being the most amazing father to Jack! You work your butt off to make sure that Jack & I never want or need for anything & always come home with a smile on your face, no matter how exhausted you are! You make us laugh everyday and for that, WE LOVE YOU! I have no doubt, Jack will one day make a wonderful husband and father because he has you as his role model!

Unfortunately, I was not able to see my father aka Pop Pop on Father's Day, but we did see him Saturday night and Jack is fortunate enough to see him a few days a week. Pop Pop is always making him laugh, playing with him outside and finding the time during his CRAZY work days to run home & spend some time with him, even if it's just for a few minutes. Thank you Pop Pop! Happy Father's Day!

Giving Pop Pop his Father's Day cards..