Fathers Day

I think this year's Fathers Day was the best one for the Giant so far. It's the first one we've all spent  together. We could not have asked for better weather to enjoy the day either. Ah, I love Charleston.

We started the day, as we seem to do on most recent holidays, by heading downtown to eat. Its our excuse to go out and try new talked about restaurants. Sunday, we headed to Hominy Grill, a nationally known but tiny, off-the-beaten path place. There was, of course, a wait to eat, which is pretty much everywhere here on any given special day downtown. Maybe one day we'll actually wake up early like we always say we will and get somewhere before the brunch crowds show up. 

Here's Cheyanne waiting patiently outside the restaurant. Notice the wall they are sitting on. In typical Miss Independent fashion, Chey insisted on sitting on it by herself. So, the Momma I am of course insisted that Daddy stand directly in front of her the entire time so she wouldn't fall.

We waited for about 35 minutes and finally got a table. Hominy is one of those restaurants that changes its whole menu based on whats growing local and fresh, which I love. However, I'm hoping it was just the day we ate there, that I did not "die" for the food. I didn't get too adventurous for whatever reason, I stuck to a cheesy egg biscuit. Normally, I'm more adventurous than that. Cheyanne loved her fresh banana bread though. I may or may not have helped her finish it up.  Next time, and there will be a next time, I'm not backing down from ordering their famous buttermilk pie. I don't care if its 9am in the morning. That pie is mine! It looked so good!

This is Cheyanne and her daddy playing hide and seek with the butter on the table. I'm not sure how to explain the details of this game, but the whole restaurant knew she was having fun by her sweet and very LOUD laughter. 

While walking around downtown, Cheyanne fell asleep right before we stopped for Gelato's. Bad timing on her part. After a few minutes of fussing to be out the stroller, we told her we were heading for ice cream. I thought that had calmed her down when she got quiet. Apparently, instead it put her to sleep. The Giant tried waking her up when we got to the Gelatos shop, but not even chocolate could wake her up. So, here's our family picture from the day.

Happy Father's Day, Giant! Thanks for a great day downtown.