Thursday, March 13, 2008

Happy Birthday Dad!

Today is my Dad's 65th Birthday He has arrived. My dad enjoys many things from drawing to carving to story telling. These are also the things my kids love about him. The kids love when he sends them letters and he draws pictures on them. When Parker became a scout he carved him a walking stick for his future boy scout hikes and painted most of the scout symbols on it. It is quite the walking stick and Parker loves to take it on his hikes. The stories are a classics. My kids love to have Grandpa tell them bed time stories when he comes to visit or when we visit them. The funny thing though is he tells them so many stories that he sometimes forget where he left of but the kids are always good to remind him.

This past year my Dad had two new knees put in. You would think he was the 6 - Million Dollar Man - I haven't seen him since his last surgery, but whenever I call he's running all over Mesa, Arizona. (they have turned into snowbirds and headed south for the winter) If we can ever get them back up our way we'll have to challenge him to a race.

Have a fabulous day Dad! We Love You.

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5 comments:

John and Carol said...

Dear Natalie,
We sent you a message but it didn't take. Thanks for the nice article about Dad, He really appreciated it. Thanks for the letter,dad says he's typing slow but he is improving. It's time for the computer room to close for a while so we need to go. Love You.
Sidney you did a great job on that dall dress you made. Keep up the good work and you'll be able to make your own clothes. Love you.

katie said...

Wow....you look a lot like your dad!

Jenny said...

What a fun post. I am a total daddy's girl. It is fun to hear about your dad.

Annie said...

Your mom and dad are great! Happy Birthday to him, and yes, you do look a lot like him!

JAGBHansen said...

Johnny can't believe all of the pictures that you have. I think that he is jealous. At first glimpse he didn't even recognize this as dad, but I don't think he was actually looking because it would appear to be reading over my shoulder :) Is that dad?! was what I heard next! I can't believe the resemblence I find in each one of you as I reflect on this picture. Thank you for doing picture Fridays, I look forward to them. Love you and miss you!