Ryder’s Father’s Day Prayer

 I had shared that Ryder had written a prayer for all the Dads on Father's Day. I received these pictures and thought I’d love to save it in this space:

Dear Jesus, Thank You for the gift of dads. Thank you for their strength, wisdom, and steady love for the people around them. Today, we lift them up in gratitude. Bless them with peace, joy, and strength in their hearts. Remind them that their love reflects Yours, and that their efforts matter deeply. Holy Spirt, would you surround them in Your grace and guide them as they lead, love, and serve you and the people in their lives . In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Sweet messages…

 Someone put these all over our hospital…

 It’s sweet to see them and know that the message of them is true…

grand opening

 On June 9, a new Mac Donald’s opened around the corner from our house. it seems like such a silly thing, but our family was so excited about it. We went on opening day.  Kit actually said, “We’ll take our grandkids here for ice cream cones and tell them we were here the day it opened!” His enthusiasm was pretty sweet, especially since it’s not a place we go, hardly at all. 

We were laughing so hard at how excited Kit was to be there on opening day!

We went after a long day and looked rough, but we’re excited to say that we were there.

Celebrating Kit’s birthday!

 Kit’s birthday is the 16th, and very often bumps up to Father’s Day. It just gives us even more reason to celebrate our favorite guy! Kit requested to make a Korean short rib feast to use his Blackstone and grill. So as a family we made a trip to the Korean market, Zion, in Irvine. We got some fun snacks for the kids that they LOVED!

We had so much fun shopping. So we decided to make his birthday meal on Sunday, Father’s Day, after church. Even simple packages like edamame took me a minute:

Cooking while taking to his dad…

Feast!

Then on his actual birthday, we got to celebrate with our tradition of doughnuts and coffee.

Kit wanted to drive up a recently opened off-road trail to have a picnic at the top of Santiago Peak. We grabbed Jersey Mikes and headed up for sunset. What we didn’t know was that SpaceX would be launching a rocket to release over 20 satellites. It was an incredible sight to see!!! The kids also did affirmations and said the absolute sweetest things: Eden said Kit set the bar further what a real man should be and Ryder said how much he loved him, valued his opinion and that he was one of his best friends. 

Father’s Day 2025

For as long as Kit had been a dad, he’s worked at a church, so we are well versed in working around the Sunday schedule. Ryder hosted with him on Sunday and it was so sweet to watch them together:

Then we grabbed lunch at Taco Mesa which is always a favorite. It was a sweet day celebrating our guy.

I’ll tell you tomorrow how we made a very special meal that combined Father’s Day and his birthday while we laughed over our favorite Kit/dad stories…

it’s therapeutic crafting…

 Eden is still recovering from her concussion. She’s better every day but it has been SLOW! The hardest part was not being able to do focused projects. Her headache would come back pretty quick. Well the other day, she decided to try some crocheting, which she then tried some sewing  and with lots of breaks, she made a small wallet… 

Though she had to do it in small, paced steps, she felt a glimmer of getting back to normal and was SO excited about the finished product!

fresh…

 Kit has been making bread. We usually make two loaves, we eat one and give one to a friend. Our house smells amazing!