So, I’ve mentioned before that Steve’s birthday always falls close to Father’s Day. This means that I either get 1) totally overwhelmed and do almost nothing or 2) get seriously motivated and make a special project for him.

Here is an example of

1) almost nothing: simple cards – easy, but still fun!

2) special project: mugs and aprons decorated by the kids

This year, we are hosting out-of-town guests during Steve’s birthday and Father’s Day, so I want to make sure that his special days don’t get completely lost in the busy schedule.

I was browsing Pinterest – as always – for ideas, and I found pins for sweet Father’s Day photo books. Unfortunately, the ones I saw are no longer available, so I made my own.

I made photo books for Steve and the boys’ two grandfathers, with blank spaces for the boys to fill in. The questions I included were:

• My dad is good at
• One thing my dad taught me is
• A fun thing I did with my dad is
• A fun thing I want to do with my dad is
• I drew this picture of my dad and me
• Something I have in common with my dad is
• I know my dad loves me because
• I love my dad because

Here’s how our books turned out.

Can’t wait to fill them out with the kids and share them with the special dads in our family!

“Jewels”