Sunday, June 15, 2008

The 2 men I admire the most

Cam,
You are such an amazing father and I admire you very much. I have been impressed by the type of father you are from the very first time I saw you with KK and Emma. Now, watching you with our son my respect and admiration for you grows daily and I am so excited that soon there will be one more sweet baby for us to love. You are strong, loving, stable, dependable, goofy, gentle and an excellent example for our children. There is no one in this world that I would rather raise children with. The unconditional love, respect, and strength that show our children is a priceless gift and they are so lucky to have you. Thank you for all you do for our family. You are my best friend and I love you with all my heart...Happy Father's Day!
Dad,
You set the bar high and honestly I wasn't sure that I would ever find anyone who could be as wonderful to my children as you were to me. You have always shown me unconditional love and your confidence in me gave me the strength to have confidence in myself. One of the first examples of this is when we lived in Cushing. There was a nest of baby birds in our yard and you took me out to see them. You explained to me how fragile they were and told me that you weren't going to show them to Aaron or Kara because you didn't want them to be accidently harmed (Kara was too little and Aaron was in a bit of a destructive phase). I could tell the baby birds were important to you and the fact that you trusted me enough to show them to me made me feel SO SPECIAL. That is one of the first times I can remember feeling truly confident in who I was. Thank you for this and so much more. I love you, Dad...Happy Father's Day!

1 comment:

ENDub said...

Ok, I love the story about your Dad showing you the birds. But can I say that I howled that you said he didn't want to show them to Aaron or Kara b/c he didn't want them to be harmed! I know what you were saying, but it just struck my funny bone too. :)