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Showing posts with label Daddy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Daddy. Show all posts

Monday, March 25, 2013

This Monday made me wish terribly that money were more obsolete than it already is,
Or that I could buy a 2$ POWERBALL ticket and cash it in for the 40 million
It's just so nice having Daddy home.
insurmountable amounts of mess from a ridiculously large breakfast.
That was the game
And we played it well.
Who ever thought that a date night would be thrown into the mix?
No babes in tow?
Actually getting the choice to sit at the bar?
 
It was pretty unnerving to get into the car,
and just get in.
One seat belt to buckle,
No reason to look behind me.
It was spooky.
Left a hole.
Car was ginornmous all of the sudden.
Felt like maybe I had forgotten put put on under wear or something.
I'm telling ya, there's no getting used to it.
 Either scenario.
 
 
The greatest gift of love was that the babysitter ASKED to take my brood.
Really!  Asked!
 
We took a mini stroll to a beachfront point
It was absolutely breathtaking being able to look at the small
things that usually get hazed over in the bustle of herding small ones to safety.

We arrived back to the house,
Claire greeted us at the door.
If you haven't heard from Claire lately,
just picture the sweet voice of a three year old
With half a breath of helium in her belly.
She has such a girly munchkin voice.
 
Its impressive how she can stop anyone in the store by just saying a word.
She talks with her hands and smiles with her eyes.
She had quite the adventure to tells us,
But first things first:
 
" MOM! Titus was screaming for you the WHOLE time!"
 
 

Wednesday, May 5, 2010

Jake's birthday

Another birthday in the Pieper Family. Sometimes I still think its crazy that we have five birthdays a year in our immediate family. This time, its Daddy's turn to be celebrated. We went to our favorite restaurant, Pancho's.


I think he was hoping for the shot ;)

Lauren got what she wanted though.
Almost all of daddy's ice cream down the gullet.

Later, he got his presents from the kids:
Lauren wanted to get him a stainless steel food strainer (which I would have loved!),
but I convinced her to choose something that would not end up in her dishes basket. She settled on chocolate covered cranberries. Interesting.

Silas chose this: "popcorn on a cob"

I've seen them before, but have never tried it. I have many questions about it like: Where doe the popcorn pop? Not all over the microwave right? Do I have to plug in my microwave? Can I just put it in a really hot oven? How about the barbeue?
Microwave or not, were gonna make it happen because Silas was super jazzed about his gift to Daddy.


Silas made a KILLER cheesecake for daddy (by special request)
Only one shell in the batter. Pretty good buddy!
Measuring out the sugar.

The end product:
Tastes so good!
Dear Daddy,
Happy Birthday, I love you when your birthday comes up. Hi. Hey Daddy, Hi. I love you. When Jesus Christ and when Jesus loves me. I like when you spin my hoola hoop around.
-Lauren

Dear Daddy,
When we made this cake, it was so yummy, and I thought that it was so yummier than anyone else's cakes. And what I wanted to tell you that over the last years,, why didn't you tell me that I could come up to the store to work with you? Happy birthday daddy. Happy birthday to you, Happy Birthday to your, Happy birthday dear daddy, Happy birthday to you.
-Silas

Dear Daddy,
I am so glad to have you in my life as the daddy of my kids and the man of my dreams. If I could go back and do it all over again, I would do it the same way (minus a few cheap squabbles I'm sure). You have given me more confidence in myself in the last 7 years of marriage than I have ever had before. Your an amazing leader, provider, and truly make my dreams of being a mom and teacher (to the Pieps) possible. Thank you for supporting us and being happy about me being home with our Peeps! They love you so much and miss you when your gone! Lauren needs a Daddy just like you. She needs you to give her the confidence you've given me. You're be great at that. Silas needs you to "rough him up" and do man things like you do with him, because his mamma just doesn't have that in her. Claire, well I think we need her plump face and crystal blue eyes to stare into and make us smile.

I am amazed by your commitment to the Lord- even when its tough and people don't understand. I can only hope that Silas will be Graced enough to be so diligent and driven to follow Him. He will be lucky to be a man like his Daddy. Thank you for being so good to us! I love you so much!
-Me