Happy Dad's day!

I am so grateful for the Fathers in my life and especially in Lincoln's life. Lincoln has the BEST daddy ever! I have never seen a father love their child more than Russ loves Lincoln. He always asks me to send him pictures of Link when he is at work. He is always so excited to see Link when he gets home. He loves to hang out with Link and always tells me all the adventures him and Link are going to have when Link gets older. He stays up at night looking at pictures of Lincoln or sneaking into his room to watch him sleep. He is such a GREAT husband and father! Lincoln is still a daddy's boy and loves Russ so much! The other day, I saw Russ pull up and I told Link that daddy was home. He ran to the stairs and ran to the door and waited at the door until Russ came in! What a pair these two are! I love my boys!!

This is probably not the best picture of Russ being a loving father but Link loves it when daddy throws him in the air.

Link is so blessed to have the grandfather he does. Russ's dad is an incredible person. Like Russ, he possesses so much love for his family members. He shows it in small ways but those small ways mean so much. All of his family members respect him and trust him. He is a great pillar of spiritual strength as well and allows the spirit to lead his words and actions. Since I'm still working part time, Link gets to spend time at Grandma and Grandpas and loves it when Grandpa comes in for lunch and when he gets to spend time with Grandpa.



I have conflicting emotions on Fathers Day. My father passed away 9 years ago so honestly, until last year the only way I celebrated Fathers day was to skip church (don't judge) and have a barbecue with my family. I was a teenager when my father passed away so I don't have too many memories of him but I will always remember that my father was a hard worker, very smart, loved to laugh, and loved his family. Here are some things that I remember about my father:
-He was a workaholic (like Russ) and when he wasn't at the office for tax season he was building houses (why not build houses in your spare time?!).
-He was always in the garage with his tools building something.
-He always woke us up in the morning in his awesome green and white striped robe (he later change it to navy) and sat in his famous brown chair and read us scriptures every morning without fail.
-He would try to wake us up in his cheery voice with corny jokes that he thought were hilarious.
-He was always telling jokes that he thought were funny.
-He'd fix my baked potatoes for me (that sounds so weird but he would get them out of the peel for all of us).
-He clipped my nails.
-He would get the guts out of my pumpkin.
-He would get the car for us when it was raining
-For holidays I would either get him socks, a tie, or a hammer. (I don't know what he did with all those hammers!)
-I remember asking him on a questionnaire I had for school what his dream job would be and he said a landscaper.
- The week before he passed away we were talking about what we would do if we only had a couple more months to live and he said that he would go to the temple more.
-I called him 'pop' and he called me 'dot'

I am grateful for the memories I have of my 'pop' and for the knowledge I have that families can be together FOREVER. Also, because of a lack of an earthly father, I've been able to grow closer to my Heavenly Father, for which I am eternally grateful.