Do you know that it's almost been a year since my dad was misdiagnosed with Stage 4 lung cancer? It's hard to believe that at almost this time (last June), we were in a constant state of grief - tears, frustration, and anger ruled most of my family's lives. It was such a rough time for our family but certainly made all of us face our fears and grow much closer.

Since his misdiagnosis, he's been doing great. His body has slowly healed and he's become more like the dad and grandpa we're accustomed to. The type of awesome dad that shows up in the middle of the day to mow your lawn or prune your fruit trees - just because he's bored and he knows you don't have time to do it.

Gunny and my dad have always been close due to the fact that my dad was Gunny's primary caregiver since he was eight weeks old. Gunny reminds me a lot of my dad as he likes to tinker with everything and they each have a nasty little temper when they get frustrated. However, I truly doubt that my dad stomps off pouting, yelling that he "gives up!" with arms folded across his chest and a loud "Hmph!" to end the fit. Then again, I haven't seen my dad angry in awhile so things might have changed. Just kidding, Pops :-).

Dad stopped by to visit today, driving his old Willy's jeep. Gunny is absolutely in love with "Gwampa's Jweep." He's calls it "Gwampa's car cwusher" and gets so excited when Dad pulls into the driveway. He loves to sit and "drive" it for as long as Grandpa will allow - which is pretty much until Gunny gets bored and wants a popsicle.

Gunny had another driving session today and I snapped a few pics while he pretended to "car cwush" everything in his path. He first put on his driving glasses in order to look much cooler as a monstah twuck car cwushin' dwiver:

He then took to the wheel and let the mayhem begin!

He only stopped for a moment to ponder:

To ponder how much more he needed to grow in order to reach the pedals. Oh! I think he's figured it out!

You have to be "dis much" taller:

With the mystery of his height to pedal ratio solved, Grandpa took his jeep and lawn mower back home, while Gunny bid a fond farewell. It was a great way to spend the afternoon.

What did you do to enjoy your sunny day?