Dad's Birthday

Happy Birthday Dad!! Today in primary we talked about the circle of life and who is included in this circle of life. Well it made me reflect of my life and since we just celebrated my Dad's birthday I've been thinking about him and what an influence he has had in my life. I think that it is important to write down some memories and interesting thoughts so that my kids can read them later in life. Just this summer when we were home we went to the lake and did some windsurfing. Dallin (15) and Jared (14) wanted to try Grandpa's windsurfer, after a few trys grandpa had to show his grandkids that this almost 70 grandpa could still do it. Dad has spent many of the past years inventing tents and stoves. He sews the tents and builds the stoves out of a tin can - pretty ingenious. When I was younger Dad took us camping, skiing, fishing, and berry picking. The berry picking sounds a little odd but there was not much going on. I keep telling Emily I was a Tomboy when I was little - she keeps asking me to explain. My Dad would call me his little Boy Scout. Also Dad helped us write all our papers for school - he is very well read and could write good introductions and concluding paragraphs. He would always ask us - What grade did I get on your paper? I look back on those years with very fond memories and always know that my family is the most important part of my circle of life.