dual personalities

It’s a tradition in our family that on Father’s Day (and Mother’s Day as well), the children labor willingly and with joy in their hearts (!) at whatever task their parent chooses. This year Father decided to spend the afternoon doing yard work at our camp. Due to son #2’s work schedule, we had to do this yesterday instead of today, which turned out to be a good thing because it is pouring rain today.

The boys chopped and sawed

while their father mowed (and mowed and mowed)

and Till Eulenspiegel and I did a little gardening.

When we were all worn out we made our way home via our trusty local market where the boys fortified themselves with homemade beef jerky and we picked up meat for the barbeque.

Today we’re having the big meal (ham steaks and pineapple on the BBQ with au gratin potatoes and green beans) and tonight we’ll probably watch the new action movie that the boys have given their father (another tradition). What is your Father’s Day tradition?