When we were down celebrating his birthday he pulled out his mission pictures from Germany that have just been sitting in a box. I told him I'd take them and do something with them. So for Father's Day I gave him a photo album with his pictures all organized and a digital copy of all of the pictures I scanned. It was really neat going through them, and then having him look through the book and talk about each picture.
I am so grateful for my Dad and all that he has taught me. Some of my favorite things we've done together or that I've learned from him are:
- SPORTS! (He taught me how to play basketball and baseball. I was his little Tom Boy!)
- Watching Jazz Games
- Cleaning (Yes, I am grateful he taught me how to be clean.)
- Scripture Study (When I was little he would sit on the edge of my bed and read a couple of verses from the Book of Mormon every night. I really enjoyed those quick moments before bed.)
- Baptizing and Confirming Me
- Yelling in German thinking he was so funny
- Asking him to bless the food in German at family dinner
- Father's Blessings
- German Heritage
- Bike Rides
- Backstreet Boys Concert
- Watching his favorite, super long movies (aka Ben Hur-1959, The Great Escape, Sound of Music, Spartacus-1960)
- His silly dancing and hula hooping skills
- Teaching me the power of prayer
- Encouraging me to always do my best and practice
- A love of German food, lasagna, cheesecake, and ice cream
- Having swimming races
- Halo Tournaments
- Father, Daughter Dance at my Wedding
I could go on and on with many happy memories and lessons, but most of all my favorite thing about my Dad is how much he does for me and my family and how he loves us so much.
I love you Daddy!
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