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I hope that everyone had a great time celebrating the fathers in their lives yesterday.

We drove down to my paternal grandmother's house for our annual backyard picnic, which was started in memory of my grandfather, who passed away near Father's Day 11 years ago.  It was a full house--my grandmother, my parents, my dad's brother and his kids, my uncle's best friend who's sort of like another brother, my wife's parents, my dad's cousins and their families, and us.  It was nice and cool, compared to Bakersfield, and we spent a leisurely evening hanging out and eating.  Living as we do at least 2 hours away from family, The Pumpkin loves every second she gets to spend with any of her grandparents, and it shows.  Watching her with them, and with the rest of the family, seeing the joy and love on her face--that's my Father's Day gift, and luckily I don't have to wait to get it just once a year.

How did you spend your Father's Day?  Check out NoahJ's journal entry, and post your own.  Also, upload photos of your celebrations to our scrapbooks (we're always looking for great photos to reprint in our monthly newsletter!) and share the love!