6/9/11

a fathers day warm up & a dream big.

I know fathers day isn't for a couple weeks, but this guy deserves an honorable mention. I mean, check this guy out. 
To top it off, he's a dreamer and I can appreciate that. For instance, the other day as I was trying to decide on what to get Geoff for fathers day, I asked him to give me a ballpark budget of what I could spend on him. Because if you're like me (which he is not apparently), nothing can ruin a holiday more than anxiously thinking while opening gifts, "How much did all this stuff cost!?" He then replied, "Just whatever you do, don't spend more than 5 thousand dollars on me, that'd be way too much."

HA!!

Talk about high expectations man. (In his..sorta..defense he later claimed that he shot high because he didn't want to blow any chances of getting a benjamin button motorcycle.) Looks like the shoes I was gonna buy aren't cuttin' it. (Rats! I just spilled the beans, you're getting shoes Geoff.) (Or are you...?)

(Ok I'm done with the mind games, you are.)

Since I'm clearly not good with surprises and already blew it, any other good ideas for Fathers Day gifts? Please guys, I'm not made of money. Let's keep the suggestions under $5000. (read: $50)

12 comments:

Daniel & Kelli McDowell Family said...

Michaels has plates that come with paints for decorating. We should girls together and have them make em for Grandpa's with like their hands traced and stuff. :)

Lacey Parr said...

Maybe if yall don't already have it, his favorite childhood book to share with Ivy :)

Alexis said...

Is he into any sports?? My husband just started to get into golfing and for his birthday he got golfing lessons. For fathers day I got him a clone tropper golf cosie (one of those things you put over a golf club). I was looking for chewbacca, since our second childs in utero nickname was chewbacca

nicole said...

I would go for something from here like a notebook or photo album:
('cause yer kid is so darn cute)
http://pinholepress.com/#/all-products/fathers-day

or a fun new toy camera from here:
http://www.fourcornerstore.com/

a funky tie or bowtie:
http://www.pierreponthicks-shop.com/

the perfect striped shirt:
http://gravelandgold.com/shop/rpm-stripey-crew/

a cute book:
http://www.826national.org/826store/282

a man chair:
http://www.blueprintfurniture.com/caleb-chair.html

Good luck! xo.

Tyson or Laura said...

I got my hubby this: http://www.orkposters.com/ the one of DC because we lived there and loved it, and now live in Utah. I also got a cool black frame to put it in. He can put it in his office or somewhere in our house to remember of us of the awesome DC times we had.

hkfarnsworth said...

ok this post was a laugh. haha.. i loved it! you are so funny. and your daughter is so cute i can barely stand it. really...haha..she is soo cute!

Amy said...

Maybe a Holga? Or if you guys already have one of those some other more obscure type of toy camera?
Or otherwise something Apple related?

Jenni Austria Germany said...

the first photo of ivy. the first photo of ivy. toooo much cuteness.

just give him a day with ivy - i can't imagine anything much better than that ;)

jetplanelove said...

you could make him an adorable flipbook with you and ivy, or him and ivy. all you need is a 16 second video, and this company turns it into a flipbook.

http://www.flipclips.com/?utm_source=Photojojo&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=text_w

good luck girl! judging by the blog entries i've read geoff will be happy with anything, cause he's already happy :)

katielizabethawkes said...

guitar player? check out these kick-A wallets. just ssssayin.... http://www.whippingpost.com/collections/wallets

Aubrey Wishbone said...

well it is Fathers Day, so it's all on Ivy's shoulders she should choose, which can get more interesting as they get older!
Love reading your blog

White Family said...

Love the Daddy-daughter pictures! They're such a great pair!!