Happy Father's Day!

Happy Father's Day to all the dads out there!

My daddy

My father-in-law, Richard ~ We miss you so much! Such a bittersweet day!

My wonderful hubby who is a wonderful father to our kiddos

In case you don't remember, that last picture is a drawing by Jenna. LOVE IT!

We had a nice day. Jamie actually slept in for once. He never does when he is off of work. He's usually up by 4 am. I made our normal Sunday morning breakfast ~ chipped beef gravy, biscuits, sausage, bacon, eggs and waffles.

The kiddos gave him his surprise when Jenna finally woke up around 10. We made him a big fleece blanket (just like Jacob's) ~ camo one side, hunter orange on the other. He was very happy with that. He's been asking for weeks for one for himself. Getting him gifts is really a pain actually. He HATES when people get him gifts and would just prefer to get it himself. I always try to give him things he uses as gifts like cologne so he doesn't get too upset. The blanket though ~ can't buy that and can't make it.

Jasmine made him a really cute card at school which he absolutely loved.

The kids had some friends knocking on the door asking them to come out and on their own, they chose to stay inside with Daddy and hang out. I think that meant the most to him. It's still a hard day for Jamie. He misses his dad so much.

James called. He's still in North Carolina with his grandmother. He's having a blast. It was so nice to talk to him and it was nice that he called Daddy today.

I grilled steaks, fried potatoes and made green beans. Jamie said it was all wonderful which is a huge compliment coming from the grilling king himself.

It was a nice quiet (well as quiet as Jamie and these kids are....ha ha) family day. Not much different than how we spend most Sundays or any day Jamie is off. Just how we love it.

Another great weekend ~ we have a new family member!

What a great weekend! We have a new member in the Jetten family. Zef Paul and Andrea got married this weekend, June 14th, 2008! It was a beautiful wedding. Andrea looked amazing, of course. She's beautiful all the time. Zeffie looked so handsome. Weddings always make you tear up a bit. I was doing ok until I saw my cousin blinking fast while his bride-to-be was walking up the aisle. Seeing him do that just showed the love he has for her.

The reception was great. Lots of great music and food. It was a really great time. It was so nice seeing family and being a part of a day where we get another wonderful member of the Jetten crew.



And the pretty centerpieces ~ yes, the people at our table were a bit thirsty



We stayed up in the mountains for the weekend since it was closer to the wedding. Sunday morning, we woke up to a nice cool morning since the storms the day before really took that heat away. It was quite refreshing. When Jamie woke up, the kids gave him his cards. I hadn't gotten him any gifts yet. EEK! He really enjoyed the cards, especially since all the kids signed their own names (well Jenna did some scribbles but still). Uncle Frank made us some sausage before we left. I had to get home to Bear, since our neighbor Nathan was walking home and could only do it Sunday morning. On the way home, we dropped Jordan off with his dad. Since Jamie was still up in the mountains mowing with Uncle Frank, we went shopping for Daddy. He HATES getting gifts so I try to get him things that he needs so he can't get too mad at me for doing it. We got him cologne, a car charger for his cell phone, a Nike t-shirt and Nike shorts. All things he can use.

I must say that the trip there and back was much easier since Jamie got a DVD player installed in the van. Roof installation. It's really nice. The kids love it. We are waiting for 4 other headsets to come in so the kids can listen to whatever movie they want and I can listen to the radio.