Happy Fathers Day!!!

Some things I think of when I think of my Dad...

My Dad is my hero and friend.

He has such a big heart and doesn't like anyone to feel bad.

The fishing trips that he took us on when we were little. I remember loading the boat up with snacks and donuts and sitting out on the lake or river with my dad waiting for the fish to bite.

Going to work with him when I was little on Take Your Daughter to Work day. He would let me play in his office and introduce me to everyone. I loved to visit him at his work.

Sitting on his lap and steering the steering wheel while he would brake and gas the car. Then when I got old enough to reach the pedals he would let me drive around the school parking lot by myself.

His sense of humor. He is always doing something goofy or acting silly. I know that when I need a laugh I should call my dad. He is so fun to make fun of and he definitely returns the laughs.

I know that when I need something he will be there. Even if he is 5 hours late. He will be there.

Batting my eyes and asking ppplllleeeaaassseee.....he would give it to me. I had to have a pager when I was in high school...my mom said no...my dad got me one. Then I had to have a cell phone...my mom said no...my dad got me one. Thanks dad!!!

Going to help him carpet clean. My job was to make sure the cords were out of the way.

He working 2 jobs when we were little so that we could have a house and have my mom stayed home with us during the day.

Being nervous and loading the van up with a TON of sandbags in case there was snow when we drove to Utah only to find not a drop of snow.

He would take videos of us with his big old box video camera. That thing embarrassed me so much when I was little but without him having to video tape every award ceremony or family function or just us hanging out we would have no videos of us growing up.

Dad - I am so lucky to have you as a dad! You are one of my favorite people in the world. Thank you for everything you have done for me and my family. You are such a hard worker and I admire you so much.

Here are some thoughts from Cirdan about his Dad...

Going to Airshows when I was little. We went to tons of those! I loved the jets and getting to see them up close and personal it was awesome...and the road trips that came along with them were great.

Going to Father and Sons camp outs. He was always the 1st guy up making pancakes for everyone, the guy helping everyone get their tents set up....and the first to get every one together to go on the zip lines, canoeing, or for a hike.

I remember hitting wiffle balls in the back yard with my dad. He would pitch to me all the time....we had to have gone through so many wiffle balls. I would always try to hit them out of the yard, across the street, and into the woods.....HOMERUN!

He was always very calm and level headed every hospital trip. Whether it was splitting my chin open, getting a 4 inch sliver in my chest or a tooth through my lip.

Lighting off fireworks. We would always go to the reservation to get bombs. Every year we would blow different things up. One year was the top of the fence another year was all the big weeds in the drive way, along with the weeds we made some nice holes in the driveway.

I remember hiking with him and his good friend Bernie. They both really loved the outdoors. Bernie would be pointing out every tree, and plant, explaining everything about them.

Saturdays going to the shooting range with my dad and his my grandpa. I can picture him laughing and my granda cracking up as I would try to stay on my feet, and not get knocked down by the kick from shooting all of their shotguns ( I think we started when I was 7 years old, and did it for a few years)

Dad, love you. Thank you for the memories! Looking forward to many more.

Cirdan
I couldn't have asked for a better dad for our girls. He is so compassionate, caring and loving. It makes my heart melt every day when Ella wakes up from her nap and yells....Daddy!

Kaiya spent about an hour the other day writing a note to Cirdan. It is so cute and it really shows how she feels about Cirdan. Every time I read it I get a lump in my throat...

Dear Cirdan you are the best mover in the world and you are the best dad and step dad! I am so proud of you.
2. Dear Cirdan you are nice to your friends and family have a good one!
3. Dear Cirdan you are good at booking jobs.
4. Dear Cirdan you make the day brighter.
5. Dear Cirdan you are good at sports!
6. Dear Cirdan you are A great owner of your job!
7. Dear Cirdan you are cool and funny.
8. Dear Cirdan you are interesting and weird.
9. Dear Cirdan you are all these thing on here. I like you so much that I am so glad you are my step dad so much. That your whole family loves you so much. Even your friends like you so much. Your whole family loves you.
Love Kaiya
By Kaiya