Happy Father's Day!

We took a few photos on Father's Day, including the one and only shot of my belly with Peter in utero. We had full on professional photos taken when Cate was in there, but, well ... it turns out what they say about second children is true. I figure it's lucky Peter's a boy, because how much is he going to care that we don't have pictures of my giant belly with him inside? Not too much, I don't think.

Here we are! As with Cate, it's hard not to wonder wehther Peter is all in my belly or whether he's also decided to spread out in my cheeks and arms, right?

Sure do love these two!

Cate loves giving kisses, and every one comes with a big "smooch" sound. And a wet cheek when she's done.

My girl and me.

I love how Cate's not even looking at me but she has her hand on her belly just like I do. So sweet.

Cate and me ... and Peter

I took a picture of Sam and Cate in this chair last Father's Day (the day we got the call from Mark's about Sam being invited to interview here!) but I can't find it. I'm bummed, because I really wanted to post both pictures.

A butterfly card from Cate and a caterpillar card from Peter attached to Daddy's present.

Cate loves to help open presents! Daddy got a pull-up bar for his new P90X workout plan. He knows it's really a present from Cate and Peter because I'm not at all thrilled about the idea of having a pull-up bar installed in our house! Ack!

Too bad Peter didn't join us for Father's Day, but hopefully he'll be here within another week or so! 

Cate's First Concert

Sam's childhood piano arrived yesterday and Cate hosted her first concert this afternoon:

Dessert

Some friends of ours went to Mark's recently and posted about dessert on their blog. I wasn't the one who made the dessert or who came out to visit them while they were there or who sent them a plate of chocolates because it was her birthday, but I still felt so flattered, as if I had been featured on their blog. When, really, it was Sam who was featured. Or, more precisely, Sam's dessert was featured. It made me realize that it's been a while since I've posted about any of Sam's creations. Here are a few things he's come up with for the restaurant recently:

Because really, if you're going to have dessert, HAVE DESSERT. And while you're at it, have some shell molded artisan chocolates, too. Or order a cake!

I'm pretty sure I'm going to get no better than the bronze this year in the Wife of the Year competition because I can't tell you exactly what all is in those delicious looking desserts, but I can assure you they are great. Sam brought me two mini german chocolate cake bite things last night and I wished he'd brought home a hundred more.

Daddy, Daddy!

Just about every day, Cate spends some time walking around the house finding pictures of Sam and saying, "Daddy! Daddy!" She doesn't even seem to recognize me in any of our family pictures, but then again, I was thinner before she got here. I blame my face fat, not her little brain, for her not being able to recognize me in, say, wedding photos. Some day she'll thank me for bringing her (AND a brother) into this world in less than two years and that will make up for it, I'm sure.

One of the cutest places Cate finds pictures of Daddy is in our wedding album. She honestly spends a few minutes each day, several times a day, flipping through the pages and finding Daddy. Here she required a little prompting, but typically she just goes from one page to the next, "Daddy!" "Daddy!" until she gets tired of it: