We love you, John!

Where do I begin to explain what a wonderful man John is? I love that he is my husband and the father of my children. There is nobody else on earth I'd rather have by my side than him. He is the man I always dreamed of as a child. He is my prince, as Isla would say. He fits the role of a father perfectly. He loves his little girl and boy with all that he has and they light up when he walks into the door after a long day at work. They know it's playtime and let me tell you, it gets crazy come 5:30 in the Halman house. Instead of sitting down on the couch after being in the office all day, he immediately starts helping me at the craziest time of the day. He scoops up Isla to go check on their garden outside or grabs Leo to feed, bathe and read to him before bedtime. He's amazing. And he loves me with his whole heart too. I love the little things he does for me, like making my coffee for me every morning, calling every night on his way home from work to see if I need anything from Publix, refilling my wine glass, little foot massages, surprise date nights. The list goes on. So on this Father's Day weeekend we celebrated him. Sunday morning started with a breakfast in bed of sausage gravy and bisquits and homemade presents from Isla. Then we rode our bikes to the beach for a morning of sand and salt water. We threw the frisbee, made sand castles, swam deeper then we usually do and just soaked up the sun and all the love we have for our Daddy. It was a perfect day. Thank you, John, for all you do for our family. We love you so so very much!

Later Brannon and I met Coach up at the Brix around 4 to spend time with our wonderful Dad and to enjoy a Father's Day beer. We toasted Granddad who wasn't with us but who will always be in our hearts. Then the whole family headed to our house for some Christmas Night Gumbo in June, pasta salad, rum cake, and a little too much wine. :) It was such a fun evening with the men who mean the most to me.

We ended the weekend with popsicles on the porch. Strawberry and Orange sugary treats dripping down our arms made for a yummy ending. Leo's first taste will definitely not be his last. He loved it!

Smile, it's summertime!!