Fathers Day 2013

We celebrated Fathers Day in New Zealand this past Sunday which also happened to be the first day of Spring, September 1st.

Darian had made a card for Daddy at school and they also baked Ginger cookies for all dads which was really cool. They had arranged a packed lunch for all dads for the Friday before but Cameron had a 7:30am meeting and couldn't drop Darian off at school so he missed out on that.

Saturday we headed to the park so Darian could let off some energy. He enjoyed playing in the sunshine. We took his ball as well so him & dad played with the ball on the grass which they both enjoyed. As usual, Darian found a steering wheel, which was nailed into the jungle gym and once he saw that, that was all he wanted to play with. We've decided we have to find him a steering wheel he can play with at home, cos no matter which park we go to, he finds something with a steering wheel, a car or a boat and stays there for the duration of our visit.

On Sunday we had a lazy morning. Darian gave Daddy his gift (a ear, nose and eye brow hair trimmer) and after a home cooked Fathers Day breakfast we got ready for church. Darian played a bit while we got ready and we got him dressed in his baseball shirt that uncle Bradley & aunty Shamini bought for him last Christmas and finally fits him. He looked so cool, and dad was super chuffed with his gorgeous boy on Fathers Day.

After church we got home and Darian had a nap. I intended on going to the Zoo for the afternoon but my boys decided they wanted to stay home for the afternoon and have family time.

We then headed to Ponsonby for an early dinner at Thai Classic.

It was a great Fathers Day weekend. I said to Cameron that for the rest of his life he will always have a celebration on Fathers Day and his response, "and the gifts can only get better as Darian gets older". Don't know what that meant but you can draw your own conclusions! LOL!

We are very grateful for such an amazing man that is the head of our home. God has truly blessed us with a strong man of integrity to lead our family. I'm so blessed that my boy has such a wonderful role-model. I love you honey! Happy Fathers Day!

Father's Day 2012

On Sunday September 2nd we celebrated Cameron's first ever Father's day. With all the first's in our lives this year it's hard to keep track but I really wanted to make sure I jot this one down for posterity.

I've been teasing him alot lately about what to get him for Father's day. All the Father's Day gifts are advertised as either DIY stuff like tools or Car stuff or ties and boxers, and t-shirts! So everytime something would come up I would say, do you want that powertool, do you want those socks for Father's day! And he would just look at me like I was going crazy! Meanwhile, I had been planning his gift for a few weeks already. I had asked his mum to send me a few of his baby pictures so I could get a frame done with Cmeron as a baby alongside Darian's baby pics, and add a pic of Cameron with Darian. Well, when my mother-in-law sent these through, I almost fell off my chair. The resemblance was uncanny. Ever since Darian was born we kept wondering who he looked like, at birth my mum said he looked like Bradley and there were times I would say he looked like Kale, especially those almond shaped eyes, and everyone in Cameron's family said he looked like Cameron's grandad (his mum's dad). And as I had never met Cameron's grandfather or even seen a picture I couldn't tell for sure whether he did or not. But when I saw these pics, I knew then & there that my son was the splitting image of his dad. Anyway, it was hard for me to keep this a secret from Cameron for 2 weeks but I did and on Sunday I presented him with the frame. He was very blase about it at first and was like, Oh I got a frame for Father's day, thinking it was a picture frame with Darian's pictures. Then he looked twice and said, "Is that me?" followed by the hugest grin and greatest sense of pride when he realised his son looked like him. He kept staring at the frame all morning and kept kissing Darian and saying, my boy, my boy!! It was too cute!



We then went for dinner at our local Indian Restuarant, Shahi Dawat. We were all feeling for a proper "Indian" curry, not a Durban style curry. We enjoyed some Beef Vindaloo (hot), Lamb Biryani and some Tandoori Chicken. We then headed home and enjoyed some family time together.

Leading up to Father's day we spent Saturday morning on Skype with our dear friend Veryll in the US. Then spent the afternoon and evening with our friends Lenny & Premika and their little girl, Kajal. The boys needed some "quality time" as they hadn't had much time to "let their hair down", so during the week Premika came up with a brilliant idea to give them our version of a "Hall Pass" which would allow them to have a few drinks and play as much PS3 as they needed. So that was their Father's day gifts from their wives! Our friends Joash & Betty were there as well, and Premika's brother, Kamith (Kams). All in all it was a great night and Darian was so well behaved and full of energy.

It was a wonderful Father's day all in all. I said to Cameron this is the first and there won't ever be a last, he is always going to be a DAD! A job he has taken on so well, as though this is what he was meant to do and well, a role he enjoys even at 4am!