Dad & Papa

My Dad shares a Birthday with the Great Pumpkin :) He says it's the best Birthday ever because everyone Celebrates and has fun on his Birthday!

My Dad is one of the Greatest Men I know. He has a sincere love for all people and would give the shirt off his back without a second thought. He is patient and loving and hilarious all at the same time :) And, he's the perfect Papa!

Here's some fun facts about my Dad:
*He grew up in Whiterocks, UT on the Indian Reservation, the second to youngest of 7 children (5 girls and 2 boys)
*He was a State Champion wrestler for Union High School
*He served a mission in Sydney Australia
*Just a few months after his mission, His Mom passed away of cancer at age 45
*He is unbelievably talented, and he excels at everything - He can draw, wood-work, leather-work, yard-work, cook, construction-work (you should check out the amazing playground he built for the grand kids)...you name it he can do it!

One of the greatest things about my Dad is his ability and willingness to WORK HARD. Dad is a Journeyman Linemen for Moon Lake Electric. When the whether is tumultuous and freezing and completely miserable my Dad is the one fixing the power outages so that everyone at home can be comfortable. Without complaining he's called out in the middle of the night to brave the blizzard and climb a power pole to restore power (and we're put out because our homes don't have lights and it's getting a little chilly without the heat). He truly has sacrificed for our family.

For 26 years my Dad has endured and at age 52 he still continues to do this on a daily basis:











































{Last week, changing a cross arm on a 60 ft pole at Flaming Gorge -My Dad's the one on top}
{Ignore the date on the pictures - somebody's camera is WAY off}