Father's Day 2009

Tyler woke up long enough for us to open gifts then promptly went back to bed, but we did manage to get a pic of Daddy with his other three "kids". What a proud poppa!

Ben and Katie picked out and painted these items all on their own (so hard to tell, I know). Ben INSISTED that he get a firetruck piggy bank and paint it orange (which he then painted over black--Chris says it looks like it's actually been IN a fire!) and Katie would not waver from her choice of a kitty, which she was certain should be blue. The red ears were an afterthought and are not meant to make the blue kitty look like she's suffered a head wound. They were so excited to have Daddy open them, though, and the love they have for him really showed through. I suspect that alone will make these treasured works of art.