{"id":18620,"date":"2014-07-07T12:53:05","date_gmt":"2014-07-07T16:53:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/?p=18620"},"modified":"2023-04-26T14:22:47","modified_gmt":"2023-04-26T18:22:47","slug":"great-fathers-day-gift","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/2014\/07\/07\/great-fathers-day-gift\/","title":{"rendered":"Great Father&#8217;s Day Gift"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A few weeks ago Noah&#8217;s school invited the Fathers in for a little appreciation just before Father&#8217;s Day.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"18624\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/2014\/07\/07\/great-fathers-day-gift\/140613_16044\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/140613_16044.jpg?fit=%2C&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"[]\" data-image- data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/140613_16044.jpg?fit=700%2C700&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/140613_16044.jpg?fit=700%2C700&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-18624\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/140613_16044.jpg?resize=560%2C700&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"140613_16044\" width=\"560\" height=\"700\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I was presented gifts.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"18621\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/2014\/07\/07\/great-fathers-day-gift\/140613_16039\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/140613_16039.jpg?fit=%2C&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"[]\" data-image- data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/140613_16039.jpg?fit=700%2C700&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/140613_16039.jpg?fit=700%2C700&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-18621\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/140613_16039.jpg?resize=560%2C700&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"140613_16039\" width=\"560\" height=\"700\" \/><\/p>\n<p>An ornament..<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"18622\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/2014\/07\/07\/great-fathers-day-gift\/140613_16040\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/140613_16040.jpg?fit=%2C&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"[]\" data-image- data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/140613_16040.jpg?fit=700%2C700&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/140613_16040.jpg?fit=700%2C700&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-18622\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/140613_16040.jpg?resize=560%2C700&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"140613_16040\" width=\"560\" height=\"700\" \/><\/p>\n<p>..and a card with a drawing of Kate skiing, me photographing, me snowboarding, and me skateboarding! Amazing.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"18623\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/2014\/07\/07\/great-fathers-day-gift\/140613_16041\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/140613_16041.jpg?fit=%2C&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"[]\" data-image- data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/140613_16041.jpg?fit=700%2C700&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/140613_16041.jpg?fit=700%2C700&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-18623\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/140613_16041.jpg?resize=560%2C700&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"140613_16041\" width=\"560\" height=\"700\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Later that afternoon his after-school program, Kid&#8217;s Orbit, put on a performance.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"18627\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/2014\/07\/07\/great-fathers-day-gift\/140613_16438\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/140613_16438.jpg?fit=%2C&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"[]\" data-image- data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/140613_16438.jpg?fit=700%2C700&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/140613_16438.jpg?fit=700%2C700&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-18627\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/140613_16438.jpg?resize=560%2C700&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"140613_16438\" width=\"560\" height=\"700\" \/><\/p>\n<p>It was a musical about &#8220;good guys&#8221; (played by the kindergarteners)..<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"18625\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/2014\/07\/07\/great-fathers-day-gift\/140613_16415\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/140613_16415.jpg?fit=%2C&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"[]\" data-image- data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/140613_16415.jpg?fit=700%2C700&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/140613_16415.jpg?fit=700%2C700&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-18625\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/140613_16415.jpg?resize=700%2C560&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"140613_16415\" width=\"700\" height=\"560\" \/><\/p>\n<p>..and the older &#8220;bad guys&#8221; that the &#8220;good guys&#8221; converted.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"18626\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/2014\/07\/07\/great-fathers-day-gift\/140613_16421\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/140613_16421.jpg?fit=%2C&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"[]\" data-image- data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/140613_16421.jpg?fit=700%2C700&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/140613_16421.jpg?fit=700%2C700&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-18626\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/140613_16421.jpg?resize=700%2C560&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"140613_16421\" width=\"700\" height=\"560\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"18628\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/2014\/07\/07\/great-fathers-day-gift\/140613_16452\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/140613_16452.jpg?fit=%2C&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"[]\" data-image- data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/140613_16452.jpg?fit=700%2C700&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/140613_16452.jpg?fit=700%2C700&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-18628\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/140613_16452.jpg?resize=560%2C700&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"140613_16452\" width=\"560\" height=\"700\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"18629\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/2014\/07\/07\/great-fathers-day-gift\/140613_16460\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/140613_16460.jpg?fit=%2C&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"[]\" data-image- data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/140613_16460.jpg?fit=700%2C700&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/140613_16460.jpg?fit=700%2C700&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-18629\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/140613_16460.jpg?resize=700%2C560&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"140613_16460\" width=\"700\" height=\"560\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Noah&#8217;s solo performance.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"18630\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/2014\/07\/07\/great-fathers-day-gift\/140613_16469\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/140613_16469.jpg?fit=%2C&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"[]\" data-image- data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/140613_16469.jpg?fit=700%2C700&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/140613_16469.jpg?fit=700%2C700&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-18630\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/140613_16469.jpg?resize=560%2C700&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"140613_16469\" width=\"560\" height=\"700\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"18632\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/2014\/07\/07\/great-fathers-day-gift\/140613_16479\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/140613_16479.jpg?fit=%2C&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"[]\" data-image- data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/140613_16479.jpg?fit=700%2C700&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/140613_16479.jpg?fit=700%2C700&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-18632\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/140613_16479.jpg?resize=700%2C560&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"140613_16479\" width=\"700\" height=\"560\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The video.. (forgive the camera movement, I was multitasking).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/100129185?h=3fead86e8c\" width=\"640\" height=\"564\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Amazing.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"18631\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/2014\/07\/07\/great-fathers-day-gift\/140613_16476\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/140613_16476.jpg?fit=%2C&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"[]\" data-image- data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/140613_16476.jpg?fit=700%2C700&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/140613_16476.jpg?fit=700%2C700&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-18631\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/140613_16476.jpg?resize=560%2C700&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"140613_16476\" width=\"560\" height=\"700\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"18635\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/2014\/07\/07\/great-fathers-day-gift\/140613_16504\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/140613_16504.jpg?fit=%2C&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"[]\" data-image- data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/140613_16504.jpg?fit=700%2C700&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/140613_16504.jpg?fit=700%2C700&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-18635\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/140613_16504.jpg?resize=700%2C560&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"140613_16504\" width=\"700\" height=\"560\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"18636\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/2014\/07\/07\/great-fathers-day-gift\/140613_16509\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/140613_16509.jpg?fit=%2C&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"[]\" data-image- data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/140613_16509.jpg?fit=700%2C700&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/140613_16509.jpg?fit=700%2C700&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-18636\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/140613_16509.jpg?resize=560%2C700&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"140613_16509\" width=\"560\" height=\"700\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A few weeks ago Noah&#8217;s school invited the Fathers in for a little appreciation just before Father&#8217;s Day. I was presented gifts. An ornament.. ..and a card with a drawing of Kate skiing, me photographing, me snowboarding, and me skateboarding! Amazing. Later that afternoon his after-school program, Kid&#8217;s Orbit, put on a performance. 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