Father's Day

Sunday after church we headed over to Rick's parents' house for a cook-out and some family time. There were lots of people there and we all had fun joking around and laughing! Here is Rick's Dad cooking the hotdogs and burgers ... sorry, Tom, no time off cooking just because it's Father's Day. Notice Rick lounging in the background ... he calls it "supervising". Lunch was scrumptious, especially the dessert - fruit and dip and the best cake ever (thanks, Shelley, for the recipe!).

Three generations right here!!! What a great legacy is being past down from generation to generation to generation. We are so blessed to have each other!

As everyone arrived, Rick's mom had us write our names on a piece of paper for a raffle. After lunch, we gathered for the drawing. Cindy chose Rick to pick the name from the bucket. The first two pieces said "me" and the third said "Rick". Yeah! He won. But it was no luck of the draw. She had rigged the bucket so Rick was the only one who could win, and look at the prize! A Chinese lantern quilt for Malia!!! Thank you, Cindy, for this beautiful gift ... what a treasure!

Of course, Tom tried to make us believe that he had made the quilt ... but who's this guy trying to kid? Okay, maybe Rick was fooled, but not me! I'm on to you, Tom!

After a few hours we headed over to my parent's house to have some time with them and my brother's family. We had a great time, as well - joking and laughing so hard we cried. I just have to say "Maloha" to my family for the great evening. Here's me and my Dad --- one of the best in the whole world!

We enjoyed Subway subs for dinner and guess what was for dessert ... Ice Cream Cake!!! Love it! Plus, I got to see the Christmas stocking my Mom is working on for Malia. It's beautiful! We'll get a picture of it on the blog once it's finished. It was a great day for Malia presents!

Here are my guys. I love them so much!

And, here's the three of us at the end of a fantastic day. What a blessing our fathers are to us! We can't wait to share this special day with Malia next year.

Until then, we continue to wait ...