Jon and I have been hosting a Father's Day dinner for quite a few years now. We combine Nonna and Grandpa's sides of the family and try to squeeze the group in our dining room so we can enjoy each other's company. This year everyone came over mid-afternoon and stayed for an early dinner. Reed was of course our pre-dinner entertainment. He demanded to hold Grandma and Nonna's hands at the same time to lead the group into the living room. Then, inspired by the World Cup game on TV, he organized an indoor soccer game with some interesting rules including Kieran's play mat being the goal, strikes when you miss a goal, some of "these guys" being on the bench and not allowed to play, and Pepe being the "empire." We tried to make dinner as simple as possible and gratefully took Grandma and Nonna up on their offers to bring side dishes this year.
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| Soccer anyone? |
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| Kieran and Aunt Di Di |
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| The Adult Table |
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| The Kids table |
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| Pepe made the mistake of asking Reed to share his food |
If Reed was the pre-dinner entertainment, Kieran was definitely the main attraction during the meal. He was so excited by his dinner of broccoli, zucchini, potato, and banana. Every time I plopped something on his plate he would screech with delight. He was all smiles and giggles and just overwhelmingly happy. He interacted with anyone that gave him attention and, much to our amazement, even attempted signing "more" a few times.
I love these pictures of Grandpa, Kieran, Pepe, and Lyla. Great Dads, that have become very doting Grandparents!!!
We managed to get a few group shots in, unfortunately it wasn't until after Benny, Diana, and TJ had left.
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| Great Papa Dean, Reed, Mom, Kieran, Grandpa, and Great Grandma Didi |
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| Nonna, Dad, Kieran, Papa, Pepe, Reed, Mom, Lyla, Tio, C, and Gran |
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| Kieran, Mom, Grandpa, Grandma, Reed, and Dad |
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