This spring we were fortunate to celebrate both Mother's and Father's Day, as well as my mother's birthday, with my family at our home here in TN. We missed seeing Ben's mom and dad on these holidays, but we were grateful to be back in the States this year to share these days with family. My Mamaw was also able to come on Mother's Day, so we had three generations of mothers to mark the occassion. Luke was getting lots of attention and love, especially enjoying his time playing with Aunt Chele.
After May flowers and mothers, June celebrates fathers and all they mean to their children. It was a special day for Ben and Luke, and it was nice they could share it with my Daddy. Ben and my father spent the morning at the flying field, flying Ben's new SPAD XIII RC plane. Luke had been vigilantly keeping his secret of where Ben's Father's Day gifts were stowed. He made it four whole days, only to cave on Saturday: he was so excited to show them to Ben, hidden in a closet. When I told him, 'NO-NO, not 'til tomorrow', he started crying and hanging his head. We had to laugh just because it was like he suddenly remembered it was a secret, and he let the cat out of the bag. Luke himself was the targeted gift recipient anyway. In truly fatherly form, Ben had asked for a bike seat and helmet for Luke so he could ride with him. Thinking of your child even when the day is supposed to be about you---now that's exactly why we have Father's Day. 
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