HAPPY FATHER'S DAY!!!!

on father's day now i think of jared and the decision he made (just like on mother's day i think of jessica). without them and their tough decision to place charly with us we would not be able to celebrate this day! many people think charly is lucky to have a dad like andrew (i agree), but i also think charly is lucky to have had a dad like jared who loved her enough to want to give her more! (and believe me, she gets whatever she (or i) wants). i never understood how important mother's day or father's day really is until now... and i think for us (as an adoptive family) it is an extra special day! soooo.... how did we spend our day..... we woke up together as a family (which is awesome) and we hung out in the bed together laughing and playing and throwing pillows at eachother, we went swimming all day and had a picnic with our neighbors and friends, and then our daddy grilled us an amazing dinner! charly was clinging to her daddy like crazy today! while he was outside grilling (yes, i had to post a picture of our dinner), this is how i found her. i loved this day and i was so thankful that i was able to spend it with my daughter and her amazing daddy! i am so fortunate to have been raised by a terrific daddy and to marry one. (it's not every day that it happens like that) so happy father's day to all the daddy's out there mine especially! and thank you God for daddy's (birth daddy's included!!! :))