Happy Birthday World's Best Dad!

Today was Chad's birthday, and luckily for Olie and I, he took the day off from work, and we were able to enjoy it with him. The morning was spent doing manly things: getting bagels, going to the dump and washing the car, while Mom slept in. (Errr. Whose birthday was it?!) Then we all went to the beach with Uncle Cody or "Big D", who was here for a visit. At the beach Olie and I played animal-sand-sculpture guessing game and built rock castles (cairns), while Daddy and Big D enjoyed the waves. Upon leaving Olie said goodbye to the seagull he'd been chasing, then to each individual beach thing: "Bye wawa. Bye rocks. Bye sand." Just before we had to say bye to Dad himself, we had a little b-day celebration at which Olie gave Chad a book, "I Love My Daddy Because." Olie certainly does love his Daddy. He's positively giddy on each Saturday morning when they're reunited. And why shouldn't he. As these pictures attest, Chad's a very special Dad.