Do You Know Your Dad?

Sunday was Father's Day and, as per usual, it was a last minute, thrown together kind of affair.  The kids, of course, had their cards from Primary, and Jane created a bunch of different tributes to Scott in the weeks leading up to Father's Day, but in the end, the only actual gifts he got were an assortment of Pringles and some Klondike bars.  Oh!  And some fruit punch flavored Twizzler Pull n Peels.    Hahaha.  Poor Scott.  It's a good thing that "Gifts" are not his love language.  He would much prefer time spent together to "stuff."

To try and make his day as special as possible, we pulled out as many stops as we could.  Eating as a family at the actual kitchen table?  Check!  A well-balanced meal of Po-Boys, watermelon, and BBQ chips?  Check!!  A scrumptious Father's Day treat in the form of a chocolate chip cookie cake?  Check!!!  Hahaha.  In all honesty, it was a rather delightful little dinner hour!  It's been a long time since we've all gathered around the table and ate together -- these days the kids are usually hovered around the counter top as I dish out their food, and Scott and I are usually eating while standing up.  It was nice to kick it old school and enjoy some old-fashioned fun, too, in the form of a game I made up on the spot in which the kids had to compete to see who knew Scott the best. 

"Mrs. Field's" Cookie Cake Recipe:  

(this is SOOOOO good!)

2 sticks of butter, softened

1/2 c. sugar

2/3 c. brown sugar

2 eggs

1 tsp. vanilla

2 c. plus 4 T. flour

1 tsp. salt

1 tsp. cream of tartar

1 tsp.  baking soda

1 1/2 c. chocolate chips  (I like to use half milk chocolate and half semi-sweet)

Bake at 350* for 20 min. in a 15 1/2" pan (or equivalent)

{If you double the recipe, it fits perfectly into an 11X17 jelly roll pan.}

It always surprises me to see what really lands with the kids and their interest levels, and this game was a shocker.  When I threw out the idea that we should play "Do You Know Your Dad?" I was met with a resounding "yes!"  Hahahaha.  There were no real winners, and everyone got the treat at the end, but they sure enjoyed trying to guess the answers to such random questions as:

• How old was dad when he broke his ankle?  (Answer -- 4th grade)
• Where did he grow up?  (Answer -- Troy, MI)
• What did he want to be when he was a kid?  (Answer -- professional basketball player)
• What is his favorite color?  (Answer -- blue)
• How many countries has he been to?  (Answer -- he thinks 13 or 14?)
• What was the nickname he got from one of the maids on his mission in Thailand?  (Answer -- Elder Big Butt)

Hahahahaha.  It was hilarious to see how well all the kids thought they knew him.  And to be fair -- they DID know him pretty well!   After eating and playing our "game," we dug into the cookie cake and called it a day.  Perhaps for NEXT Father's Day we can honor Scott with a "100 Things" blog post of his very own.  ;)