Well hi there! Happy Sunday to ya! But more importantly…
Happy Father’s Day!!
I’ve always been Daddy’s Little Girl, and while I could go on and on about all of the things my dad taught me and all of the reasons that I adore the man, I’d rather spend less time on the computer and more time with him. That being said, there’s one thing I wanted to publicly thank my dad for before I go….
Cereal. Yes, cereal – more specifically, Cinnamon Toast Crunch…
See, I’ve always been a huge fan of the cinnamon-sugary goodness. Always. But Mom? Ehhhh not so much. Too much sugar, she said. Not enough nutrients, she said. Don’t put that in the cart, she said… Needless to say, finding a box of Cinnamon Toast Crunch in the cupboards was a rare and joyous event in my early years. That is, until my dad caught wind of what I was going on about…
Partners in crime.
In addition to my stubborn chin (can you see the resemblance?!?), I’m pretty sure I get my sweet tooth from my dad – the man sure does love his sugary treats. And Mom was apparently playing favorites, because I could beg and please for a box of Cinnamon Toast Crunch until I was out of breath, but all Dad had to do was mention that he wanted some and – poof – there it was.
So Dad, thank you for being the reason behind us having delicious cereal in the house 😉 And, of course, for a million and one other things as well.
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What’s one great thing about your dad?
What’s your favorite childhood cereal?
Awww, this made me smile! And also made me remember how my dad would always HIDE the good cereal from us kids! My mom would always buy stuff like Chex, Kix, Rice Krispies for my sister and me, but dad? Dad would go to the store and buy a GIGANTO box of Golden Grahams (his fave) and then secretly stash them in the “baking cabinet” a good 5 feet from where we kept the other cereal…in the famous words of Stephanie Tanner, “HOW RUDE!!” I still pick at him about that! One great thing about my dad is how much he’s changed over the years…we used to hardly have an ounce of a relationship at all, but now he’s finally figured out how to communicate his feelings and we have definitely bonded a lot more in the last few years.
My favorite cereal as a kid (IF we ever got lucky enough to get it) was Lucky Charms! But I’m actually a bit more partial to peanut butter Capt’n Crunch now…or Quaker Oat Squares…or Barbara’s Shredded Spoonfuls…oh what the hell, you know I’m a total cereal killer! 😉
Despite it not having been Father’s Day around here yesterday your post couldn’t have come more timely. Just these past days made me yet more for my dad. As if he’d sensed me having a rough weekend he called me just listening to my problems, calming me down and followed it up by very kind mails. It’d be hard to pick just one great thing about my dad – maybe his ability to pick me up and his trust in my abilities when I don’t feel it myself.
How cute are those pictures of you and your dad?! And what a tricky way to outsmart your mum in terms of cereal – no doubt Cinnamon Toast Crunch holds special memories to you.
While my dad might not have been too fond of cereal there are some food-related memories I share with him. The few occasions me and my siblings ran errands with him – usually during our skiing vacations when mum wasn’t around – we got to try all kinds of fancy foods my mum wouldn’t buy (think Mousse au chocolate pots, lots of sweets, … ). A child’s dream – no begging needed, pretty much everything was allowed ;).
Cuties! You and your dad! Adorbz. My favorite cereal as a kid was Berry Berry Kix, which they stupidly do NOT make anymore! 🙂 Happy Father’s Day, belated. 🙂
That’s what dads are for! I love how you noticed the cute little things you love about your dad!
My dad used to sneak me granola bars once I’d gone to bed if I was still hungry! My mom hated it because I was usually hungry because I hadn’t eaten my veggies, but my dad always had my back!
😆 Oh that’s wonderful. What is it about moms always being so sensible and dads being the perfect partners in crime?
Love that pic at the start of the post, adorable!
hahahaha I love this!! I definitely had some similar food-affinities that I shared with my dad – namely diet coke and mac and cheese – and thanks to my dad, we always had some in the house :-D. I love these old-school pictures of you and your dad – downright adorable!
Like that first picture.
This is adorable. Such a fun twist on the typical Father’s Day posts…
And you two look SO much alike. That picture of you hugging him with his sunglasses on is precious!
The pictures are great, and you absolutely have the same chin and sweet tooth. My dad used to sneak me jawbreakers during Mass so I can relate to sharing a sweet tooth with your dad.
This is precious!! I love it! My daddy was my partner in crime too… mostly with mischievous things. 😉
Aw, those pictures of you and your dad are so cute. And yes, you guys have the same exact chin! I hope you had a good day hanging out with him! My favorite childhood cereal was Cocoa Puffs. I loved that it left you with chocolate milk to drink afterwards! 🙂
LOVE this :).
One great thing about my dad is how hard-working he is. He is one of the hardest workers that I know and he never complains about it. It is inspiring!
I’m stumped at how your dad could hold you like that and not somehow snap you or break you! I will never understand the powers of the human body!
It’s not Father’s Day here in Australia, but nevertheless, I love my dad for bringing silliness into my life. He’s like one big kid, and sometimes he reminds me that we just have to have fun!
My favourite kids cereal was Coco Pops. I don’t know if you have hat where you live, but Ioved it! I wish we had cinnamon toast crunch – sounds like something I’d love!
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I think I was a lot more bendable when I was little. I’m pretty sure if I tried something like that now, I’d snap in half.
This is adorable! My dad also has a sweet tooth and was never able to tell me no when I asked for ridiculous things while grocery shopping 🙂 Cocoa Puffs? Reese’s Puffs? A package of Oreos? They all went in the cart when dad was at the store <3 I hope you had a wonderful Father's Day with your dad!
My papa is and will forever be one of the most noble, generous and unfailingly kind men I will ever know. He gave me a love of books and the written word, and then fought and worked incredibly hard to give me the education he didn’t have. If he passes, I will honour his memory by working hard enough to fund my little brothers education. Amanda your father sounds like a wonderful sweet 😉 man, enjoy your day and rejoice in that sweet tooth! Xo Sophia
My dad was always my partner in crime, especially with the sugar cereals lol. I think my favorites as a child were cocoa pebbles, life and ice cream cones which only made a brief appearance when I was in like third grade. It was so cute and so delicious with the little scoops of ice cream and little cones. You probably never heard of it, I recommend you google it! Oh, and cookie crisp. And waffle crisp. Ok I will stop now lol
No fair! I’ve never even seen that Ice Cream Cones cereal, but it looks like something I would have loved. I wonder why it didn’t last…
I hope you have a wonderful day with you dad! I remember when I was little and my dad and I would always have breakfast together on the weekend. He would let mom sleep in and we would make a big mess in the kitchen together. I miss my dad but am lucky to have many memories and a wonderful stepdad to spend time with now.
This is such a lovely and heart warming post!
Great Post!!!!! You and your dad look so cute together in the pics!
My dad never doubts me. He supports and encourages me to follow my dreams. He is AMAZING!!!
Favorite cereal growing up? FRUIT LOOPS!!!!!!! Me and my sisters could only have them on special occasions (going away to our camp). I loved the fruity flavor and how it sweetened my milk:)
Have a great Father’s Day with your DAD!
Aw, I love this post! This was so adorable!! CT Crunch is definitely the way to go 😉 That or Lucky Charms mmmm mmmm good!
I love my dad so much, and if I had to name one thing that was great about him, I’d have to go with his sense of humor. Seriously, he can change even the most intense moments into laugh-out-loud, rolling-on-the-floor-giggling moments. It’s honestly hard to keep a straight face with him! Hope you have a great day 🙂
Confession: I’d always pick the marshmallows out of Lucky Charms and slowly throw the cereal away so that we could get another box faster 😆 Happy Father’s Day to your [hilarious] dad!
Ah this is a pretty awesome thing to inherit, I must say- you and your daddy have excellent taste in cereal! I had a thing for sugary cereals as a kid so my favorites included Cinnamon Toast, Frosties & Coco Pops :)!
I adore the pictures of you and your dad. Definitely adorable! I hope he’s having an amazing father’s day.
Growing up, my dad had some ice cream for desserts most nights, so it meant that there was always some in the house – which I clearly very much appreciated 😉
Childhood cereal: I’m with you the cinnamon toast crunch. Best.cereal.ever.
That’s such a great story. My dad is definitely the reason we always had ice cream in the house. No complaints here! It’s nice to have the quirky memories to reflect on for Father’s Day. Hopefully you get to celebrate with him over a bowl of that sugary goodness!
Cinnamon toast crunch is hands down the best childhood cereal ever. I LOVED this stuff. My mom only had it in the house on rare occasions, and boy was it like Christmas! I hadn’t had it in YEARS and was so jazzed to see that the hotel I stayed at for my last half marathon had some!! I was double jazzed to find there were no dairy products in them! YES HAHA. So I properly fueled to run 13 miles with cinnamon toast crunch..maybe that’s why I needed to eat all my GU Gels. HA! So worth it..
Haha cute post. Happy Father’s Day to your dad!
My dad definitely is the reason for my love for extra, extra dark chocolate. He is the reason I have stashes of chocolate around the house… Because he has his own, as well. Ha!
My favorite childhood cereal was Reeses puffs! Best of both worlds <3
Happy Father's Day to your daddy!
Does he ever steal from your stash or vice versa? I remember having to fight my dad for the last cookie/cupcake/chocolate/etc… I’d make a plan to eat it after school, only to come home and find it gone.
Haha! Yes! He stole my Godiva truffles out of the fridge AND ate my dark chocolate Easter egg from Easter. I went to open it yesterday and there is ONE piece of it left! Oh, and I forgot to reply to your WoW comment, but yes… I agree with the desktop because playing it on a laptop is not the same at all. My friend told me he would re-build my old gaming desktop (because it doesn’t turn on anymore) so I could play CS with him!
Ok so that is just adorable. .. even more so because I am always rooting for cinnamon toast crunch. My husband lives off the stuff, so we always have it in the house!
Awh this is so cute 🙂 and you as a little girl is possibly one of the most adorable things ever! One great thing about my dad is that he works day in and day out to do the best by us. He plays tennis with my sister every day, he cooks three meals a day, he’ll answer his phone at 2am if I’m stuck on a physics problem…I can barely cook 3 meals a day every day, let alone everything else he does for us!
I inherited a sweet tooth from my Dad too – my Mum also has the same opinion of sugar as yours, it seems!
You’re adorable as a kid – the photos of you and your Dad are really sweet 🙂
I love my Dad for being quirky – he’s an older Dad but he’s nothing like most other members of his generation. He’s a bit eccentric but I love that – it’s obviously hereditary!
I was boring as a child and loved Weetabix for breakfast! I also loved Raisin Wheats by Kelloggs. Sugary cereals always made me feel a bit queasy, possibly because I wasn’t used to them. I made up for that with copious quantities of chocolate and Skittles though 😛
Happy Father’s Day to your Dad!
xxx
Eesh. What’s up with moms always having to be so sensible? 😉 And there’s nothing wrong with Weetabix – that’s one of my faves <3 Have you ever tried it when it's just barely softened with milk and then topped with a nut butter and jam? Definitely one of my favorite ways to eat it.
Such a great post! I love the first pic of you and your dad!
I’m super close to my dad and I can’t wait to see him today to celebrate. My dad is always there for me when I need him (good and bad) and he’s also a good listener.
such a cute post!! my dad has the biggest sweet tooth i’ve ever seen!
Aww. How sweet. My dad introduced me to my favorite breakfast- Cream of Wheat 🙂 Gosh, Dad’s are the best! 🙂
Hahaha this is adorable!! You and your dad are so cute 🙂
Awww…so cute! I love the pic of you too. And love that he got you into sweet cereals. My dad? He got me into sardine sandwhiches at a young age…weird looking back at it now…lol.
Awe, this was so sweet.
A great thing about my Dad is that even though we’ve been through a lot in the past, he’s always there for me.
My favorite childhood cereal was vector. Haha, most random thing ever but it was the only cereal I was aloud to have, therefore I was obsessed with it 😉
Haha! That’s definitely the first time I heard that one, but I guess it makes sense. I don’t think I’ve ever even tried it 😯
Happy Father’s Day to a wonderful man (or so he seems like one… i mean he likes sweets :)). Enjoy the day together <3