Father's Day - June 20th

Poor Shayne. This past Father's Day will not be classified under, "Best Father's Day Ever!" However, it could very easily be found under, "Worst Father's Day Ever." It's the day we found out my HCG levels had dropped dramatically therefore indicating a chemical pregnancy...aka: non viable pregnancy...aka: not pregnant.

Ya.

Great Father's Day present huh?

But being the amazing man and father he is, he took The Bug and I out for a drive shortly after getting the less than happy info to Johnson Lake...just to get me out of the house.

We grabbed The Bug's little kiddie fishing pole and Shayne tied a little spinner to it to cast into the lake.

It's a beautiful lake, and therefore had a bajillion people camping there for the weekend, but we found a little place we could just hang out for a bit.

Shayne had too much fun helping The Bug cast and reel up his line. Unfortunately, The Bug's attention span has the equivalence to that of a gnat. He wanted to cast on his own, but the combo of casting his own little spinner (with a real hook attached) was not a smart one. So, Shayne took the hook off and then he was able to "cast" to his hearts content...he created lots of splashing...not so much catching. But he LOVED it!

But alas...see above statement regarding gnat...he moved onto something much more interesting. So...Shayne decided to try out his own kiddie pole casting abilities. The Bug wanted to climb out onto the log where dad was, but mom didn't think it was such a good idea.

Instead we let him walk into the lake...shoes pants and all. We thought it would be too cold and he would hate it, therefore discouraging him from ever wanting to walk into a lake ever again. Funny thought huh?! He not only wasn't even the slightest bit discouraged...he LOVED it. The pictures tell the story.

He was filthy by the time he was done...but he is almost two years old...and a little boy. Isn't there some sort of requirement to be constantly filthy when both of those criteria are present?

So he was stripped down to his diaper and rode home happy as a clam.

It might have been one of the crappiest days on my "Crappiest Days Ever" list...but Shayne was awesome and made sure there was an opportunity for me to smile...removing it from the top of so called list.

What an incredible dad...and husband.

And the BEST friend ever.