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hankful 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 alwa
ys 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.
When dad goes to mow the lawn Gavin just stands at the door looking out and cries until I let him out to help. Well every time I do, Nate gets upset because he can't watch him and mow at the same time.
So when I was at the store one day I saw a lawn mower that blows bubbles. I bought it and set it up the next day. Gavin absolutely loved it. He loved it so much he could not part from it even for a second. He pushed it all around the house all day long. When it came time to go to bed he cried and cried for it.
The next morning when I went to get Gavin from his crib I saw him sitting in his crib with the lawn mower. I guess when Nate put him to bed he decided to let him sleep with the lawn mower so he would stop crying and go to bed.
The next day I refused to let him sleep with the lawn mower but when he woke up in the morning the first thing he did was point at the lawn mower and cry.
The lawn mower has now lost the magic it had for those first few days, but Gavin still loves to mow the lawn with his dad...he is such a big helper.
