22 June 2009

First Father's Day

This past Sunday, we celebrated Dale's very first Father's Day! Adelaida had two presents for her favorite Daddy: a toolbox-shaped key hanger that she made for him at school (assisted by the wonderful Ms. Adrienne and Ms. Vickie) and a garden stepping stone that has her footprints in it and says "I LOVE MY DADDY." (I had planned to include her handprints, but it is surprisingly difficult to get a six-month-old baby to press her hand, flattened and with fingers spread, into wet concrete.)

In honor of Dale, who has been an incredible father (and a pretty great husband, too) I thought I'd show off some cute father-daughter pictures from the past six months.

The proud Daddy, approximately six hours after Adelaida's birth. She already has her hand clasped around her Daddy's finger!
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By the time she was three days old and almost ready to be released from the hospital, Dale was already comfortable being a Daddy, and Adelaida was pretty comfortable on his lap!
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Dale holding Adelaida when she was one week old
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Adelaida enjoyed playing on the floor with her daddy from the time she was a week old
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Watching football with her Daddy, at three weeks old
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Dale carried Adelaida through Carlsbad Caverns when she was a month old
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At two months old, Adelaida was introduced to "flying" through the air, on an airport train in Denver
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Adelaida helped her Daddy play cards when she was two months old
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More fun flying through the air, when Adelaida was two months old
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This was the last time Adelaida was able to wear her "Daddy Loves Me" onesie -- she outgrew it when she was three months old
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Ah, the good old days, when we could hold Adelaida on our laps while eating and she wouldn't reach for everything she could see!
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Dale got his new BlackBerry when Adelaida was four months old. She didn't seem to mind the hat over her face!
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Adelaida's first hike with her daddy, when she was four months old
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Daddy-daughter swimming lessons when Adelaida was five months old
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Baby push-ups
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Adelaida loves to be held upside down and have her daddy nibble on her ears. Dale is using this opportunity to teach her "left" and "right" by telling her which ear he is going to nibble. She loves it!
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Dale took a break from kickball to hold Adelaida
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Six months old and she still loves to go hiking with her daddy.
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