Happy Father's Day!

Today is Father's Day

This is by far my FAVORITE picture of me and my Dad. This was taken at the SeaTac airport just as I came home from my mission. It was the first time I had seen my Dad in 18 months, a whole year and a half.



I love Frank Sinatra because Daddy loved him first. He used to sing Frank Sinatra to me when I was baby. Every time I hear the song, "The Way You Look Tonight" I can't help but think of my Dad.

I love to sing because Daddy loved to first. He encouraged me to take singing lessons. My FAVORITE times spent with my Dad have been when we're singing together at the piano.

I love to play soccer because Daddy loved to first. He played soccer for BYU in college. I kept playing because I wanted to make him proud and because he'd come to my games. I remember watching a home video of me playing soccer. This is how it went: Dad is filming me. I'm on defense. I'm doing kart wheels and dancing around. Dad is yelling at me to pay attention. Also when I ran, I had like this girly dance run where I pointed my toes. I can only imagine his frustration. He was taking it seriously and I was dancing around. bwahaha

I love scary upside-down roller coaster amusement park rides because Daddy liked them first. I remember when we lived in CA and we went to the city fair and there were amusement rides. I remember that Dad really wanted to go on this one ride that went upside-down. He tried so hard to get one of the boys to go but they were too scared. I wanted to impress him so I told him that I would go with him. I don't think I'd ever been so scared! But I went anyway because I wanted Dad to be impressed that I would do it and the boys wouldn't. I love those kinds of rides!

I love action-packed superhero guy movies because Dad loved them first. I remember one year for his birthday Dad wanted to go see the mid-night showing of Pirates 2. So I bought the tickets and he drove. We sat in line and talked. I have a hard time going to see those kinds of movies without him.

I love Alias (TV show) because Dad found it first. We bonded over that show. No TV show will ever be able to take it's place. We named our dog after the main character.

I love seminary because Dad loved it first. Dad LOVES teaching seminary. Of course the year or two before I started seminary Dad was released from being a seminary teacher. I was so ticked. I wanted Dad to be my seminary teacher so freaking bad! I woke myself up every morning to go to early morning seminary for four years. I wouldn't miss a day. I knew how important seminary was to Dad, I couldn't let him down.

I love the temple because Dad loved it first. He attends the temple once every week and has for years. When I went through the temple I knew that I was suppose to go every week because that's what Dad did. I now have my own testimony of the importance of temple work.

I love the gospel of Jesus Christ because Dad loved it first. Growing up I knew that church needed to be number one in my life because it was in Dad's. I read my scriptures every night and said my prayers because I knew that's just what you do. My testimony developed and is constantly strengthened because I learned those principles early on in my life.

I love my Savior because Dad loved Him first. I don't know if my Dad will every understand what his example and testimony has done for me. I charish those times I heard him bare his testimony of the Savior while he was bishop. I've seen the Atonement work in his life as he's let the Savior mold him into the man he is today.

I love my Dad because he loved me first.

Happy Father's Day Daddy.

I love you.