Stef n' Butter n' some Others: First Father's Day

Lance and I were overjoyed to have Stef home just in time for his first father's day. We got to spend the entire day together and Stef really soaked up the time with Lance after two weeks away.
Lance couldn't wait to present Daddy with his father's day gift- photos of him in his new boardshorts sitting on Dad's board while posing with the letters D-A-D. Boy, was Lance proud!!

The weather cooperated at the last minute, so we packed it up and headed to Lance's new favorite beach. Stef and I have avoided this beach for the past five plus years since it isn't surfable or swimable and full of so many little ones that we worried about water quality (if you know what I mean). Well, avoid no more! It was perfect for Lance. He LOVED sitting between Daddy's legs and playing in the sand.

His favorite move was to put the sand all over daddy's legs until he figured out how amazing it felt between his gums and decided that doing that was his new favorite move.

Because the water is so shallow, it was warm enough for Lance to enjoy without the usual "aaaahhhhh" he shouts when we get him in the cold ocean. The name of the beach is Onekahakaha... quite a mouthful! So we are working on a nickname for the spot- Stef likes to call it the "pee ponds" and I'm rooting for "baby beach." Any opinions from our faithful readers?

We wrapped up the day with an amazing dinner- a joint effort from myself and Mama Mary. Lance LOVED the twice baked potatoes and ate almost an entire half potato. and then... he slept all night!!

While the potatoes were a highlight, the best part of dinner was being able to appreciate Stef for what an amazing dad he is to our little guy. Sharing in parenthood with him has been an incredible experience over the last nine and a half months and I can't wait to see where the journey takes us in the upcoming years. Like I told Stef, he makes me a better mom to Lance by keeping me grounded and giving me all the support I need. More importantly, however, he is amazingly connected to Lance and seems to always know just what our little guy needs. And, he is Lance's number one playmate!!