Happy Father's Day!!

HAPPY FATHER'S DAY! I have the BEST daddio! He is one of those dad's that you never really understood how much LOVE he really has for you until you get older. My dad will do anything for me and I really wish I would have understood that when I was younger... I really could have used that to my advantage.
So I really began to understand and appreciate my dad when I began with him my senior year of high school. My dad has the best sense of humor of anyone that I know. I may think that because we are so on the same page when it comes to funny stuff. We are both always thinking of how to shock people with a quick witted off-color response. He and I are also more alike than I would have ever thought growing up. He is very stubborn... guess who now has that trait?!

Another thing that I actually really enjoy sharing with my dad is our business-minded drive to constantly find new ways to make money with things we enjoy doing. It seems we always have some big idea to share with one another that we will make millions at. He is always willing to listen and encourage me when I come to him with my BIG dreams when others may not... I think he just understands my thinking.

I love that he just calls me sometimes when he really has nothing to say just because he misses me and wants to check in to see how things are going. My dad is also a wonderful grandpa... I think that sometimes when we get together I find myself thinking he loves those kids way more than he ever loved us... I am sure this is not true... but I remember a time when I was running through the house screaming and covering my butt because dad gave the much deserved "HARD SPANKINS" (in opposition to mom's where we'd laugh so hard the entire time) although I only remember maybe one occasion where he actually had to spank me. I remember playing hide and seek for family night and he was always the best at hiding... My dad is very talented in so many ways. I really enjoy my dad and his personality I really do think that some of the very best things about me, I got from my dad! LOVE YOU DADDIO!

Chad is an amazing father! Of all the things that Chad does in his life this is the thing that I admire the most! He is so loving with Dawson! He is constantly coming up with new little nicknames "Jittle Sros", "Sroston" or "Jittle Daws". He gets so excited at every single new thing that Dawson does. Dada was Dawson's first "word" (sound) and Chad was so proud of him! When Dawson first sat up Chad was his biggest fan and when he began to crawl Chad took a break from work just to come witness it with his own eyes. Chad sees such greatness in Dawson and is already trying to work with him on catching/throwing a ball. With such an talented, athletic, supportive and involved father, I cannot imagine that Dawson will ever fail at anything. (It doesn't hurt that Dawson has such an amazing mother either). Chad I love you so much for the amazing father that you are to our son!

Chad's dad Dan is also a wonderful father in our lives! Dan has always been very involved and encouraging to Chad. If I could have picked a father for Chad I don't think I could have found a better one than Dan. They really are the perfect match, they "get each other" in a way that everyone else just looks around and says "what the... huh... that didn't make any sense" but they both understand each other perfectly. Dan fathers Chad in a way that Chad perfectly responds to... especially when dealing with sports, coaching issues, music and random useless trivia. Dan is also a very loving and involved grandfather. He always denies the fact that Dawson can do anything until he sees it with his own two eyes... it's really kind of cute! Happy Father's Day to a wonderful Father, Father-in-law and Grandpa!