Father’s Day is the last day of the “Tent Sale” and Joe gets to wake up and go move cars at 6:30 am. Super fun!! He does get out early though so that’s always nice. We kept things simple and got to visit my dad up at the hospital for a bit. He was in good spirits and happy to see us.
We came back home and the kids played outside, Joe relaxed and watched them while I made dinner. We tend to keep gifts simple on Mother’s Day/Father’s Day and I kind of let the kids pick out what they wanted to get him.
They settled on a Bocce set, which they’ve already played and loved! I guess Brooke is actually quite good and gave Daddy a run for his money!
I opted for a letter …I read it to him after dinner and may have caused some (happy) tears. I needed to let him know how much we appreciate him and love him. I couldn’t find a card that said all that needed to be said.
I wanted to make something new and special, since it was the first homemade meal in a long time for my honey and I know how much he loves lobster & pasta…so enter a Giada meal! She never seems to disappoint.
Creamy Lobster Linguine Recipe
I added extra bacon (duh) and I cooked up 4 lobster tails. The kids don’t seem to be in the mood for red sauce lately, so I served theirs ‘deconstructed’ with plain noodles and just pieces of bacon and lobster. They loved the lobster!!
I also made Giada’s Baked Caprese Salad
It was heavenly and the Tarragon really gave it a special flavor. Joe ate it for lunch and dinner the next day!! (totally worth pausing the cleanse for!)
His first night off we went to one of our favorite local Italian restaurants. Mr Dominics
The lobster risotto was good, a tad bit too much pepper for my liking though.
The kids missed him something fierce!
After dinner we walked the beach and let the kids just play.
We are getting them ready for our big beach vacation later on in the summer!
Not gonna lie, after solo parenting two weeks straight, this mama enjoyed some Sauvingon Blanc and a time out watching her loves.
We are happy to have Daddy home and looking forward to an amazing Summer 2018.