Dark Lord of the Sprinkler

Look closely and you can see him: our Darth Vader sprinkler. He pivots back and forth, swinging his red lightsaber wildly as plumes of water launch out everywhere from the section of the Death Star he stands on. It was a gift given to me quite some time ago, but Madison has certainly benefited more from it after today. She looked at Darth Vader and told him "Naughty, naughty!" Yet, he ignored her and still sprayed everyone with water!

Today was Father's Day, so we went to Ye-Ye's house, where Madison gave him a nice card - and Daddy did too. For a while though, you can see everyone was having a lot of fun outside with squirt guns and lots of water. Daddy hooked up a few sprinklers on top of things, and the cousins all had a great time getting each other wet, and running around screaming.

Here's a shot of Madison attacking the Octo-Sprinkler, who has eight foam arms that flail about, spraying intruders with jets of water. Madison, as you can see above, is fearless! She had a sponge loaded with water that she launched out at the Octo-Sprinkler - leading everyone to victory!

I like this shot of Madison. She's contemplating her next move - will she make another run at the Octo-Sprinkler? She had a great time this afternoon with her cousins, but soon it was time to head inside for dinner. Ye-Ye had grilled some pork chops outside, and everyone dried off and got changed for dinner, which was delicious. Afterwards, it was "Toy Story" again. The cousins had seen "Toy Story 3" today, so everyone was in the mood to see the first one again.

It was a nice Father's Day. Today when Daddy got home from church, Madison and Mommy gave him some very nice gifts. Of course, I got a couple Father's Day cards as well: one from Madison with Cinderella on it which was very nice. Mommy gave Daddy a beautiful card too. Gifts: firstly, there was a Garrison Keillor book, "Daddy's Girl." It came with a CD which we listened to right off! Also, Daddy opened a few gifts from Mommy, such as a John Grisham book for kids: "Theodore Boone: Kid Lawyer." Daddy likes the old John Grisham books, and this one looks like fun. I also got a CD collection, Disney at the 1964 World's Fair. Can't wait to listen to those!

Anyway, it was a wonderful Father's Day. I am the most blessed Daddy there is!