Fathers

Being a dad would be hard, especially if you had a psycho like me for a daughter! I am so so blessed to have some pretty awesome guys in my life that show me what it means to be a "father."

Daddy Dean

My favorite memory with my dad was on a cool Sunday in the fall. After church we, as a family, decided to go for a walk along the Jordan River. My dad is a man of adventure and walking along the paved path didn't suit his liking so he lead the way into the overgrown wilderness ahead. We walked far away from the path and could no longer see any signs of human life, my dad quickly stopped and turned to us and said "Did you hear that?" He said it in his best Australian accent which lead me to believe he didn't actually hear anything out of the ordinary but I played along, like good older sisters do. For hours we walked around the marshy surroundings while my dad pretended to be Steve Irwin (RIP) I was approaching an age where make believe wasn't cool anymore but on this Sunday I forgot all about that and dove into "The Outback." 

Thanks Dad for all you do, thanks for allowing me to be weird and grow to have my own opinions. Thanks for being my first love. Love you forever, like you for always 

Grandpa B

I have so many great memories I want to share about this guy, but they are so special to me I will continue to be selfish and keep them to myself! However, one of my top ten favorite memories with him was a time we were driving in the car together and he was listening to some oldies love songs. I was giggling at his choice in music and he said not to laugh because these songs explained exactly the way he felt about Grandma.  (awww) We pulled into a gas station across from Kingman High School where he and my Grandma once attended many ages ago. We got out of the car and he put his arm around me and pointed across the street to a field and said "right there is where I first saw your Grandma, and I liked her, I didn't know why I liked her because I like my girls HOT and she was not HOT." They had their first date on Valentines Day that same year. 

Thank you Grandpa for teaching me the way a girl is supposed to be treated, thank you for teaching me to stand up for myself, and most of all thank you for accepting me for all of my flaws. You are the closest to Christ I will ever get to experience while here on this Earth. I love you!!! 

Mr. Verl Greenhalgh

My favorite memory with Verl is actually semi-embarrassing, but I will share it anyways because it explains him so perfectly. Dallin, Melanie and I traveled all the way out to the Great Salt Lake one day so I could work on an assignment for my photography class. After finishing taking all of the pictures we started to walk back to the car when I realized I had locked my keys in my car... whoops!! I tried calling my parents and no one was answering so I hesitantly allowed Dallin to call Verl. Verl hardly knew me, Dallin and I hadn't been dating very long and I was also very shy around Dallin's parents so I was really reluctant to call Verl because he didn't know how adorably forgetful I am. He was going to think I was a silly, young, irresponsible girl.  Verl was there in fifteen minutes trying to break into my car while being attacked by tiny, annoying, biting bugs. After several failed attempts he decided to call a locksmith. Verl felt so uncomfortable that we were all there waiting with him while being eaten alive by bugs that he practically forced us to head back home while he waited for the locksmith. When Verl arrived back home with my car he looked like he had contracted chicken pox. He was covered from head to toe in bug bites!! I felt so terrible. After he handed me over the keys he said two things 1) I think you should invest in some spare keys and 2) you really need new tires, I could lend you some money just let me know how much and you can pay me back anytime. 

Not only did Verl not make me feel like a silly, irresponsible girl  he made me feel comfortable. I feel so much joy in knowing that I have Verl as my ally! Thank you for all you do Verl, and most of all thank you for your hugs that make me feel like I am your real daughter, I am incredibly blessed to know you. Thank you for raising Dallin into the smart and righteous man that he is today. Love you lots. 

Dallin 

I know Dallin is not a father yet but I know he will make a great one. He has been surrounded by so many great fathers for years that I have no doubt he will make an amazing dad. Dallin, I love you so much and I can't wait to live in our big house with our 76 children that will all be named after us. You are who I want standing next to me when all my dreams come true. Love you to the moon and back. 

(sorry this post got real mooshy, real fast)

xoxo