King of the... Ducks?

 Not really.

But since the boys all made me "Queen for a Day" on Mother's Day... I suppose if we HAD to say that Jared was "king" of anything for Father's Day, it would have been the Akron Rubber Ducks!


So the night before Father's Day, we decided to surprise Daddy with a nice, special steak dinner at home. We set the table, used actual dishes - including serving ones. this was a big deal, people. - lit the candles, had some fresh flowers on the table, dinner music.. we even dressed up!




 Look at these handsome studs in their polos: just like Daddy ♥

 We tried to make it really nice and just something different and more special than usual.

And I say "tried" because, well, life.

I didn't really sit down and eat for 2 consecutive minutes without being asked for something, there was an entire cup of milk spilled, and good gravy do those kids talk.. and talk and talk and talk...

It was... not the quiet, relaxing dinner I had in mind.

But it was real. And it was all of us. So I guess that's enough.




Then on Father's Day morning we gave Daddy all of his homemade and store bought presents and cards!

Holden made him a star necklace and thought he might like to wear it to church... 

I think that idea got lost in the shuffle. ;)

But its easy to get lost in the shuffle here... Never a dull moment.

And we surprised him with these "dealer's choice" baseball game tickets!

(Corny poem courtesy of yours truly.)

And he decided based on time and distance, that The Rubber Ducks game was the winner!

So right after church, we were on our way!
 

The boys each got a quacking duck call whistle and they each got to take a turn going down the huge blow up slide.

 

 I think they had fun :)

 They watched some players down in the bullpen area.

 And we all had some tasty ballpark treats. 

Since there were tables available, we didn't even ever end up trying to find our real seats. We just parked at a table and let the kids wander around while we watched. 

 I think he had a good time.♥

And after the game we had dinner and played a whole lot of cornhole over at my Mom's house.

We even let the boys stay up extra late so we could all catch fireflies just before bed.


And it might not have seemed like a huge deal, but Jared said it was one of the best days he's had in a long time, so, I'll take it.

Father's Day success.

And he deserved every second of it.♥