Father's Day 2008

We were lucky to have Patrick off work for a few days prior to Father's Day. Nolan and his Daddy enjoyed spending time together; one favorite being the pool! Patrick's parents came in for a visit, so we all got to spend Father's Day together! It was a nice day. Patrick slaved over the smoker for many hours to produce an AWESOME brisket and chicken meal. Sorry, no pics of the food, but it was YUMMY! Happy Father's Day Patrick (aka Nolan's Dada.)

Giving Dada his Father's Day card.

He picked it out himself and if you look at the pic to follow this one, you'll know why!

Yep, it's a tractor!! :)

(well, really a ride lawn mower, but in Nolans world they are all tractors!)

We like to create memories here in the Sparks household of child endangerment...

But so much fun for Nolan!

Nolan enjoyed your visit out here Nana & Papa!

Happy Father's Day to all those dads out there!

Fun at the Splash park

We occasionally go to this splash water park with Nolan's friend Ty. Here are some pics from the last trip. Nolan was having a blast until he got the wind knocked out of him when he collided with a bigger kid. It's all fun & games until someone gets hurt! He survived but didn't feel like playing in the water any more after that. Poor kid...

A Shower for Baby Girl Sparks

In preparation for lil' miss baby girl Sparks, my good friends threw me a shower! It was a beautifully decorated event and I am very grateful to have such great friends! Thank you to everyone for all of the "girlie" things that I received because I sure needed some pink around here! :)

These are the three special gal pals that hosted the event:

from left to right is Rachael, (me), Heather, and Michelle

THANKS AGAIN GIRLS!!!

Here is an up close shot of the flowers that my momma had delivered for the special occasion...

And as most of you know, I love tulips...

Michelle made me a beautiful diaper cake...

Not everyone's pics turned out because of the light in the background :( But the rest of the pics are of me with friends that attended the shower.

Me and Lauren

Me and Joy

Me and Ralphie

Me and Siobhan (left) and her sister (from Ireland) - forgive me Siobhan but I have forgotten her name. She was sweet to come and even brought me a lil' something all the way from Ireland!!

Thanks again to everyone for making this such a special day!