The Parrillo Family

Father's Day 2013 was filled with a lot of time with the people who matter most in our lives.  That means I get to feel special all day long as Nat and the girls spend all day with me and we were able to go visit the 'other' Dads in our lives. We woke up early and Ellie surprised me with a special project.  She has selected a dozen or so of her toys that she thought I'd like/mattered to me and with Momma's help, she froze them in a block of ice in layers.  Right after we woke up, we went out to sit at the picnic table in our backyard and worked as a team to break it apart.  SD and Ellie had their own tools! After we cleaned ourselves up, we got in the car to head down to Frankfort to visit my Dad.  We were able to have lunch with my folks and also my sister and two kids.  Look for the photos of that visit in the slideshow below. From there, we went over to Naperville to visit with Nat's Dad - or as Ellie calls him - Grandad.  (or...more lik...

On Saturday, Nat was tied up working on a wedding (a beautiful one, btw!  She did an amazing job!), so had both of the girls for the balance of the afternoon and evening. What's a Dad to do with his girls?  Well....the answer is to grab one of their cousins and head to the hardware store and a post-shopping meal at our favorite pizza place Home Run Inn where they could show off their Blackhawks jerseys  Ellie loved having a meal with one of her cousins and SD really seemed to be into spending some time with the "big kids" as she mixed it up with them - and threw plenty of dishes/cups off the table when she wanted their attention. This was a perfect way to kick-off the Father's Day activities this year.  Stay tuned for the full photos from a Father's Day with my Dad, Nat's Dad, and Grampy.