A Father's Day Surprise

Here on the blog, I talk a whole lot about my kids but you don't hear much about my husband. I should fix that.

Steven is an amazing man of God, a loving husband and a phenomenal father. Never have I met a man who comes so close to meeting the mark. No one is perfect but most days I am left wondering where he could possibly improve. Do they really come any better than this? Doubtful.

This man is such an amazing example of our Heavenly Father, not only to our children but to me as well. The love of God shines through him. So, this father's day, I want to make sure he knows just how amazing he is. To see himself and his role, the way we do.

 I saw this post on 30 Day Handmade and loved the idea of giving a gift every hour. So I borrowed that idea and paired it up with an idea I had of a gift to represent things about Steven.

With the help of some mommy friends, I came up with a list of words that described a Godly man, I chose ones that could describe my hubby.

Found scripture to back up each word. And purchased gifts for each word. Some gifts simple, like a payday bar for our provider. And some larger, like a new study bible for the spiritual head of our home.

  

I wrapped them up. Added a tag with the hour to open and the scripture. I left off the word to describe him because I want him to be a little confused with the randomness.

At the end of the day, with his last gift, Steven will get a card that lists the word that went with each hour/gift. And of course a thank you note for not only all he does for us but for who is.

What are you giving your husband or dad this year? Have any fun ideas up your sleeves?

A DIY Fathers Day Gift

Shhh!!! Don't tell Steven what you see here today!

Father's Day is only a couple days away and I thought you might be interested in what me and the kids put together for their daddy. We wanted to give him the perfect gift. Something to show how much he is appreciated but also that he would use. Thanks to Alphamom and her DIY Fathers Day gift, we may have made just that!

Unfortunately, our printer is out of colored ink so we had to go with black and white, so ours didn't turn out AS cute as Alaphamoms but the free printables were perfect. We went out and found all of Steven's favorite snacks and I had an old box that once held 1000 envelopes that worked perfect for a display that could be opened and closed easily. Here is the perfect little gift we ended up with:


I used some wrapping paper to cover the lid of the box, that way, it would still look nice even after it was opened the first time.
Filled it with lots of goodies. I used some cello bags, a couple of colored paper bags that you can get at Wal-mart for 25 cents each and then put the chips in a ziploc.

Stuffed the box and it is ready to go.

After we were done making it, I thought it would be fun to take the theme a little further. So I had the kids make him a card.

And I made up some cupcake toppers that we will put on top of Blue, Red and Yellow frosted cupcakes.
We also got him a small store bought gift but thought that these would be the big hit this year.

I love handmade gifts, even if they are only partially handmade. Are you making any this fathers day?

I {Heart} Mondays - Father's Day

With Fathers Day right around the corner, I thought I would gather up a few handmade items geared towards dads. Let me tell you, there is some super fun stuff out there.

First up, how sweet is this card? I love the little feet on daddies. This is so our daughter. She loves to dance, especially with her daddy. You can find this card over at dearnic on Etsy. Or just click the image. The link is in there.

Next is this beautiful artwork by NiceDay4aWhiteWedding. The word father is printed in over 30 languages. I love the color, the sentiment and really everything about it.


Last but definitely not least is my friend Amy Cornwell. I was going over just to grab an image of the guitar pick keychain but Amy had this image up on her page and I loved all the dad products she was featuring. So many different styles for different personalities. My favorite is still the keychain though. Love it.


What are you getting your dad or husbands this year?