Father’s Day smiles and family pics

I will take a break from my cruising smiles to post some Father’s Day smiles that we made yesterday.

My father deserted  our family when I was 7  and both of my grandfathers died before I was born so I never really had a relationship with a father or grandfather growing up.  I missed having a dad and a granddad. That is one reason that I am so thrilled that my children and grands have great dads and at least one grandfather in their lives. The following men in our family make my heart smile.

John is the patriarch of our family.  He is the father of our 3 daughters, Lynell, Mindy and Erin and our son, David.

Dathan is married to our oldest daughter, Lynell. He is the father of Jordan, Justin, Jalen, Johnny and Loni.

Ernie is married to our 2nd daughter, Mindy. He is the father of EJ, Claire and Austin.

Patrick is married to our youngest daughter, Erin. He is the father of Calan and Ellie.

Our son David is married to Marla. He is the father of Emma, Grace, Davey and Evan.

Each of these men are good husbands and fathers. They all love the Lord and seek His guidance in raising their families. I am thankful for each one of them and love them all dearly.

Grampy John’s father’s day started out with a big breakfast in the patio. We were attending church with our daughter, Mindy, which meets 2 hours later than ours so I had plenty of time to fix John all of his favorite breakfast dishes.

After attending church, we spent the rest of the day at Mindy’s.

Mindy is our only child that lives in CA. We are thankful to have her family live close to us.

Little Austin started out the day sick & throwing up but thankfully perked up as the day progressed.

Mindy always makes a traditional Japanese dinner every year for Father’s Day.

She took a sushi making class years ago and has become quite the sushi chef.

EJ put together the salad…

while Claire made the Miso soup and Mindy fried the tempura shrimp and veggies.

All the boys gave each dish a big thumbs up….

… and so did we girls.

Pictures were taken and rhubarb pie was eaten for dessert. (Rhubarb pie may not be in keeping with the Japanese theme…. but it is Grampy’s favorite pie.)

My heart smiled ….

…as I watched these children have fun with their dad…

and their Grampy.

Yoda and I both had big smiles on our faces at the end of the  day. Each of our out-of-state kids called John to wish him well and express their love for him.

It was a lovely Father’s Day. I think Grampy John and Ernie felt loved and appreciated.  I hope all good fathers everywhere were as blessed.

Have a great week. Hugs, Grammy Lura