Happy Father's Day!!

It is such a joy to see Chad as a daddy, he absolutely loves Elias and is so great with him.  In fact Chad really loves all kids.  Anytime we're out and he sees a little kid (including our Father's Day breakfast at Cafe Berlin) he waves to them, smiles at them, and basically tries to get any reaction out of them he can...it's adorable!

For Father's day, like I said, we went out to breakfast and relaxed a bit in the morning.  Eli and I gave Chad some grilling gear for Father's Day...typical I know, but he liked it a lot!  In the afternoon we spent some time with Chad's brother Mike and their dad, who had traveled down from North Dakota (after spending a few days in Minneapolis at a car show with his sons).  This was the first trip down he has been able to make, so Father's Day was also the first day that Grandpa Gene got to meet Eli.  We spent the day playing games, hanging out, and then had some delicious grilled food for dinner with an ice cream run for dessert!

My two loves, all smiles!  It's amazing how much they look alike...just look at those cheeks! 

Elias with Grandpa Gene

Grandpa Gene, Chad, and Elias - 3 generations of Clootens