Happy Father's Day

I'm so lucky to have a husband who also happens to be one of the best fathers out there. Here are some of my favorite moments from the last two and a half years of Ken's life as a dad to Jasper and Pearl.

This picture was shot weeks after Pearl was born. Ken has that newbie dad look in his eyes: happy but totally freaked out.

By spring of that year, you can see that Pearl and Ken are two peas in a pod.

I have no idea what is going on in this photograph, but it looks like fun, I'm just thankful that I heard the giggling from downstairs and happened to grab the camera. As I came up the stairs and peaked around the corner, this is the mayhem I walked in on.

My favorite moments are catching these two having catnaps together

Pearl loves to work out with daddy and does a pretty good job of following the routine.

Pearl and Ken sporting very similar hairstyles

Ken nurturing Pearl's fascination for motorcycles. I will thank him for this in another 15 years I'm sure.

At the Sheboygan County Fair, holding a day-old goat

Ken helps Pearl blow her candles out on her 2nd birthday. He spent the better part of a weekend making that lovely birthday hat from scratch. She wore it proudly on her big day - and for many days afterward.

We won't talk about the mustache that Ken is sporting in this photograph. Clearly, it doesn't faze Pearl.

I'm sure ten years ago Ken never thought he'd become an expert at making ponytails or hosting pretend tea parties (see below)

Having a blast inside a fishbowl at the Vancouver Aquarium

Pearl and Ken's first collaboratively made snow man. Good thing he has a blaze orange hat on so the hunters see him.

Pearl and Ken taking a stroll down the beach on Lake Michigan. He's teaching her the fine art of beach glass hunting, which she's now very good at.

One last walk just the two of them before the arrival of Jasper. Ken has prepped her well on the responsibilities that come with being a big sister.

And now, an exciting new adventure to come!