We celebrated a relaxing Father's Day in part because it is just so hot around here this time of year and also because we had gotten up very early the day before for a swim meet with the kids. After breakfast and opening some Father's Day presents, Dan and Ellie decided that they would make a yummy fresh baked pizza for lunch...mmm, homemade pizza!
Ellie put on her chefs hat and and they got to work stretching out the dough.
It wasn't long before Dan was tossing the pizza dough up into the air and the flour was flying all over the kitchen. What a mess but it was great fun and Ellie couldn't stop laughing. She even convinced Dan to teach her how to do it.
Emory finally decided to come in and help out after he heard all of the fun they were having tossing the dough in the air. He helped stuff the crust, spread the sauce and put on the toppings. It was the perfect Father's Day lunch because Dan got to have fun making it with the kids!
Later on in the afternoon, we decided to head to the beach and take the pups along too. It was their first visit to the beach this summer. We went to a little area near Fort Matanazas because the water is more calm and shallow and we thought the dogs would enjoy it more.
We threw the tennis ball in right away and it was a huge surprise when Owen followed Piper right into the water and took off swimming. Piper is our swimming dog and the only one who will even consider going into the pool at our house. Owen flat out refuses to go in on his own and when he is put in, he looks like he is going to drown! He was the perfect swimmer in the ocean today though. Maybe it was because it felt like it was 100 degrees!
Piper had so much fun retrieving the tennis ball over and over and over.
While Emory buried his sister in sand, Dan brought out another of Piper's favorite toys, her pink frisbee. She goes crazy for it each time she sees it at home. She tries her best to catch it in mid-air and is sometimes able to do it. Today I think that she found it just as much fun to dig in the sand and try and pick it up. It was definitely fun to watch! Sand was flying everywhere!
Owen prefered to avoid the flying sand after a while and just look out over the water. Wonder what he was thinking?
HAPPY FATHER'S DAY, DADDY!
We love you today and every day of the year!
