I am so thankful for the fathers in my life.... They are all an inspiration to me and I love them all dearly. As I grow older, I have the occasion to reflect back on the time with my dad. I have so many wonderful memories. Like when I turned 5 and he took just me on a camping trip which we called the 5 year old hike. He always made me feel special. I love the long talks with my father on the phone and look forward to that every week. He is such a great support to me and always willing to help me out with whatever I need. He is very compassionate and always helping someone out by mowing their lawn or helping someone move something, etc. He is a great example to me and makes me want to be a better person. I have truly been blessed to be his daughter. Now my dad is also known as Papa by my kids. They sure love those visits to papa's house. Gavin begs everyday to be able to talk on the phone with papa.




Nate has been such a wonderful father to our two little boys. I am so proud of him and all he has accomplished. He is such a hard worker, but after a long day he just wants to play with his boys. Gavin is daddy's little boy and always talks about him going to work on the big tractor with the cows and horses. Gavin and Owen always run to the the door and climb on their daddy's legs when he comes home. They can't wait for him to get on the floor so they can crawl all over him and be thrown in the air.

Positive influences are like a ripple effect, something we should treasure and pass along. Thank you for being such great fathers and positive influences in mine and others life.

It has been raining quite a bit in Delta lately so we have been cooped up inside a lot. One morning Nate called me and told me to go look outside. I was pleasantly surprised to see the most beautiful rainbow. I created these photo montage pictures, but they don't give justice to how beautiful they were in real life.

Last night I went jogging with Gavin and Owen in the running stroller. Partway through my run it started to rain, but not bad enough to turn around. Then without warning it started pouring. I turned around and called Nate to pick us up. By the time we got home I was drenched from head to toe. These last few days have been crazy. It is cold and stormy and I just can't wait for it tow warm up again.

Nate has been wanting a german shepherd for months now and he finally got his wish. Maximuss Ceraliuos Barthamual the Third is his full name. Max is four years old, house broken, trained, and is a Gentle giant. He loves to play stick and catch and he will bark on command. He also enjoys riding in the back of the truck and will just hang out in the truck bed hoping we will go on a drive.

I have never really liked big dogs but the moment I saw Max, I loved him. He is an awesome dog and so much fun to be around. It has been so nice skipping the puppy stage and getting a dog already trained.

Nate has been having a blast with him along with the boys. Nate and Justin went on a four wheeler ride with Max and Ruby (Justin's dog). They wore those dogs out and had a great time. We have been enjoying many of our evenings outside playing fetch. Gavin likes to climb all over Max and Owen likes to feed him a piece of dog food one at a time. I have also gone jogging a few times with Max in the morning. Nate took me on a horse ride the other day and Max tagged along. We have had so many great times with Max and look forward to many more.

Gavin has been obsessed with animals lately, so we decided to take a trip to the zoo. Josh, Erica, and Nathan decided to join us for the day of fun. Gavin's favorite animals to see were the Elephants, Rhinos, Giraffes, and Goats. Gavin kept pointing at the animals and saying, "Play". He got really upset when we wouldn't let him play with the Rhinos. Owen was quiet and enjoyed riding in the stroller. Overall it was a really successful and fun trip.