When it comes to my husband, I have to say that hands-down, he’s a better parent than me. He’s more disciplined with the kids, more consistent and he also just LOVES to play with them. While the boys picked me as their favourite as newborns and toddlers, they slowly come around and prefer their dad as they grow up. But I don’t blame them, I would pick him over me too! My idea of hanging out is playing cards or watching them play independently – either at home or at the park. John is the exact opposite – he’s so hands-on! In fact, he’s been waiting for the time when the kids would be old enough to catch a ball with him, play street hockey, throw a football, go biking and any other physical activity you can think of.
Besides sports, the boys and John have bonded over Star Wars (even I watched all of the originals to know what they’re talking about). They’ve watched all of the movies together, read Star War books almost daily, and play make believe while sporting one of several Star Wars costumes and accessories that we own (I think we have like 10 different lightsabers – no joke).
Not only have my three boys bonded with John over Star Wars, but they have also bonded with my own dad. As a long time fan, my dad has been collecting Star War figures and games for decades in hopes to pass them on to his grandkids. He was so happy when my boys took an interest became obsessed with everything Star Wars!
This video, from Disney Channel Canada, perfectly captures everything that I mentioned above. Sometimes I’m in awe of how much positive impact great and inspiring movies can have on our relationship with our kids. Do you agree?
With father’s day around the corner, it’s always a good time to celebrate the amazing dads in our lives. Whether it’s your own father or your partner. Whether you do a big event with 20 family members or something small and intimate like breakfast in bed. The point is to recognize and acknowledge the special dad in your life and everything that they do. Lucky for John, he has three boys that fit the bill of what he looked forward to when he became a parent. Lucky for me – I have him as a partner and dad to my kids!
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We plan to have a BBQ with family and a we are hoping for a fine day.
We plan to go fishing if the weather is nice!
We are going to Taste of Toronto at Fort York with the family. 🙂
We are heading out to the lake to spend the day boating, swimming & tubing with my dad!
We’re having a family barbecue.
A BBQ and taking in the local fireworks.
We are going to the Father’s Day parade and then out for dinner!
Taking hubby out for dinner.
We will be eating out!
Spending time with the kids and hubby ! My dad has passed on but i still celebrate him to , also my brother in law , the best Dad i could ask to be for my niece and nephews ! 😀 We may do a family BBQ
My daughter is turning 4 this Sunday which is the same day as Father’s Day this year. My relatives will come over to celebrate my daighter’s birthday and we will celebrate Father’s Day at the same time!
We are planning on having a family BBQ to celebrate.
We are going to go down to the beach!
so last minute I haven’t even thought of anything yet
Our plan is blue jays game for this father’s day
We are planning a family cookout.
Treating my husband to Lobster!
Looks like tons of fun! My hubby is also looking forward to teaching our daughter about Star Wars. We have Goodnight Darth Vader and read it a lot, and she likes to use lightsabres to fight with daddy.
Forgot to answer the question! Our little is an early riser, and daddy loves breakfasts, so we are going out for food at one of the top 5 breakfast places in our area (according to a popular blog, we haven’t tried most of them).
I am making a nice dinner for my hubby to thank him
We’re going to have lunch together to celebrate Father’s Day!
I’ll be going for dinner with my husband and children on Father’s Day!
We’re having a Father’s Day brunch with all his faves (people and food) 😄
We are having a family BBQ and nothing makes the father in our lives happier than with some food off the grill!
We’re planning a BBQ, so hopefully the weather holds up for us
We are planning on having a family BBQ to celebrate Father’s Day.
hoping to go to the Jays game with hubby and baby, then lunch with my dad then have dinner with the in laws
My hubby would love this! 😍
We are just going to have a BBQ. nothing much.
We are having a BBQ ,wine, cake with family and friends at home .
We’ll be spending time together on Father’s Day doing Daddy’s favourite summer thing – boating!
We will be having a picnic at Kew gardens park in Toronto with my father-in-law and my siblings-In-law and nieces. I lost my Dad 5 years ago and I miss him dearly but we do enjoy the day celebrating what a great Dad my husband is!
We’re going to enjoy a quiet day; probably have a barbecue
We’re going to the Cops & Kids Fishing Derby
We plan to spend time with my parents and his parents.
Our plans for father’s day is a BBQ and family game night !
Getting our Dad a DQ ice cream cake!
We’re going out for dinner
Father’s Day car show and a special dinner are our plans 🙂
This year, we are delaying our Father’s Day bbq – since my hubby just started a new job and cannot have the day off.. So, we will have our dad over to the trailer next weekend to celebrate.
We were planning on going to the beach, but with the weather it looks like a BBQ might be the better option!
We’ll have a family dinner and play some games together.
Barbecue with hubby, my son and his wife.
Nothing special, it’ll be a normal day for us.
My dad passed away over 40 yrs ago so I have nothing planned. I might be invited to my son’s for a brunch but that’s it.
Our plans are family BBQ and gift giving.
We are taking our grandson for breakfast and to a farm for Father’s Day.
Going over to his place for supper, and presentation of gift cards.
Going to a movie and dinner
Well, our plans may be on a delay because the stomach flu is making the rounds around here. If we’re all feeling up to it we’ll be having a BBQ with the grandparents and enjoying our time together.
We are going to the mountains and have a hike and picnic day.
I am going to make my dad a nice dinner
It sounds like the weather will be nice so we plan to BBQ.
my husband is away working this weekend and won’t be back until early july. so when he returns we hope to do a bbq
A movie, lunch & shopping
My husband is away visiting his mum at a nursing home in another province… but when he gets back the kids and I will give him his gifts, his special dinner and the cake he loves. We are missing him this weekend.
I’m going to my stepfathers and we are having movie day.
I’m going to visit my dad and take him for diner this fathers day.
– amber y
We have a going away party for good friends of ours to go.
we had a bbq
Today was spent getting outside for some disc golf and then some Lego Star Wars video games!
We had a nice quiet dinner at home!
We had a nice relaxing day .
We video chatted with my dad and then spent the day together.
a family barbecue
We BBQ’d and let “Dad” watch whatever movies he wanted. We got him beer too when he asked. For him, that was the perfect father’s day.
A relaxing day together at the park
We had a barbeque
We spent the day outside. Playing ball, at the park & barbecuing. It was a great day!
For father’s day we had a nice dinner together as a family.
We had a family cook-out for Father”s Day.