Father's Day

There are two men in my life that have the honor of celebrating father's day -- Jesse (my husband) and Gary (my dad).

I'll start with my Dad -- I know that almost everyone thinks their father is the greatest, but mine really is! To start with he was able to put up with Sandy (my biological mother) -- this alone deserves a medal! Second, I don't remember him ever saying anything negative about anyone in front of me as I was growing up. Third, when I moved in as a very independent teenager, he gave me the freedom to rediscover who I was and he supported me in making me a better person. Fourth, I can probably count the number of times I heard him yell on one hand. I love my dad very much and in many ways I credit him with literally saving my life and rescuing me at a time when I needed rescuing! I could go on and on, but most of all, my dad is an incredible example to me! He is strong, compassionate, a worthy Priesthood holder, kind, loving, funny, a hard worker, generous, caring, as well as to many other superlatives to list!

Jesse is an incredible father. He would do and does anything for his kids! He works hard to give us the things we need in life, and he is not shy about getting down on the floor and playing with the kids. He has little routines that he does with each of the kids so that each one knows that he loves them individually. I know that as the kids get older they will say that he is the best dad in the world, and though I think he is a great dad -- I will always argue that my dad is the best!!

On a side note....

We were celebrating Father's Day at our house this evening and came time for dessert, we were having ice cream, my conversation with Aidan went as follows --

"Aidan do you want dessert?'

"Uh huh."

"Do you want some ice cream?"

"Yeah ice cream!" (at this point he did a little dance around the room)

"What kind of ice cream do you want?"

"Cold kind"

Well I guess I can't blame him, who wants warm ice cream!!