Happy Father's Day Dad!

Dearest DAD!!!!!!!!!

Happy Father's Day to you!!

Here are just some pictures of you and me, or of just you....but mostly just pictures that each are worth a thousand words. I am not much of a writer when I write blogs; therefore, here are some pictures for your entertainment and some comments of just a FEW of the reasons why i love you and am grateful to have you as my very own DAD!

First of all, how lucky am I to have a dad that looks like a rooster?!?! Pretty darn lucky!

You have been there for every major school, church, and sporting event possible. thanks for coming out to support me and cheer your very loudest. And thank you for bringing all of those Dill pickles to my volleyball games. GO RAVENS!!!

Me and you at Seminary graduation

you and me before i went to prom!....this picture is living proof that you are I are blood related. I never realized how much we look alike.

Thanks for always "checking out" my dates and making sure they treat me with respect. It always works!

Dad LOOK AT YOU!!!! You are so driven and disciplined. I have never seen someone be so motivated to loose weight and be so successful. You run every day and are always sure to count your calories after every meal. How you manage not to eat sugar, i am not sure...and i even did it for two YEARS!..I also was driven to make that goal because of YOU. I thought "My dad is awesome, how can he go four years without ever eating sugar and i can hardly make a day without it? I want to try that!" And i must say, that has been a pretty cool accomplishment for me in my life. thank you for your good, healthy example. And dad, you definitely have been working on your cardio!

I love seeing you with your grandkids. You have so much love to give and are always happier when you are around them (not that you're never NOT happy). I am excited for the day when I will have children and you will show them the same love...and take them shooting, eat beef jerky with them, make a christmas list of "boy toys or girl toys" to get them, and throw them over cement walls!

You make life at home fun! I love you and mom both, if it weren't for you, then it would just be me and mom at dinner every day without anyone to torture Doug!

I know that whenever I am having a hard time I can always come to you. You are truly a WISE MAN

This moment was GREAT! There we were, feet above the ground, truly bonding! That was awesome. We were skiing over clouds of snow that day. So much fun. thanks for teaching me how to ski, I have found a new love for it because of YOU!

An image from my childhood is the back of your head in the reflection of your mirror in your bedroom, working at your computer desk! thank you so much for being a righteous priesthood holder and working hard to provide for our family so we can go on cool trips to Germany and London and California, and every other imaginable place! especially when we can sleep THREE TO A BED! (i had a picture of that pure moment, but i accidentally erased it!) Or we can run up a big hill in Hawaii.

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And one of my most favorite moments with you is when you escorted me out onto the field on H.C. night. That was so much fun. We were the most sharp looking people out there! You know you are a good dad when TWO of your daughters are named Homecoming Queen. 

Dad, I love you. Thank you so much for all of the harassment and love. I am grateful that I get to have YOU as my dad. You are truly the best example to me in my life. 

Nice work Gum DadDY!