In Honor Of Father's Day

In Honor of a Wonderful Father

In honor of the up coming holiday,Father's Day (which may actually still be a few weeks away) I thought I would post something about Dave. i am so lucky, blessed, and really can't believe sometimes that I am married to such a fantastic man. I could not have imagined finding a more kind and caring person to have as my spouse and the father of my children. He has some hobbies that he enjoys, but is willing to put on the back burner for the happiness of his children. He loves to create and race radio control cars. He likes to fish, and he loves sports. We like to go fishing with him the boys tend to laugh at their dad, while he gets frustrated casting their line. He likes to take us to Lake Tahoe, even if we are not doing much. He loves serving in the Young Men's program of our church. He is as Lizzy puts it, "a mentor", to his younger friends. He is kind and gruff to our boys trying to teach them to have manners and to be respectful. He loves Lizzy and she was always meant to be his daughter. She should be worried, because no boy will be good enough for his little girl. I am so grateful for Dave, for his willingness to put our family first in his life. He is a wonderful father, sometimes just like his own father. He was taught by some wonderful men about respect and honor, hard work and integrity. Thanks Dave for being so GREAT!

Longing...

I read a really good book to Robert and Kyle. I noticed that Lizzy started reading it too. It is called the Underneath. I really liked the story. It is about a dog that doesn't have a good master and a cat that befriends him and the kittens that the cat has. Anyway it is also about some mystical creatures that lived in the bayou about a thousand years before. It is an amazing story about redemption and choosing love. So what does this story have to do with my title of this post. In the story the snake muses about missing and longing for what should of, or could have been. I guess today when we got a little bit of bad news, it always makes you miss or long for the "what if", or "could have been", of life. No matter what you long for, you can't change the course of what has already taken place. Unfortunately, you just have to move forward with the situation as it is. We are still adjusting to being back in Utah, and missing the fun friends we have in California as the school year ends. It is going to be a fun summer with us hopefully tagging along with Dave on some trips.