Fathers Day

We had a great Father's Day this year. We went to Kalaheo on Friday night, intending to go to our ward campout at Salt Pond Beach Park. However, it was a rainy night and 2/2 of our tents soak through. We had a tent lined up to borrow, but knowing that we were going back to Princeville the next day we didn't see how we could get it properly cleaned and dried by the time we left. We went to the potluck dinner then went home and "camped" in the living room. The next day Rusty and Mike went on an early morning mtn. bike ride. When they got home we went back to Salt Pond for the ward Father's Day BBQ. In the evening we went to Poipu beach for a farewell BBQ for Rick and Kashy Hubbell. They are leaving here to work on a job in Pinedale, WY. That evening we drove back to Princeville and Mike and Holly also came up. Rusty's Uncle Dan and his wife Norma are here this week. We spent Sunday afternoon with them. Dan was in the Navy and stationed on Oahu 40 years ago. He was so excited to talk story and go snorkeling with the boys. We took him up to Ke'e beach where they found all sorts of ocean life, except a shark. Uncle Dan really wanted to see a shark. We came back and had filet mignon, green salad, baked potatos, jello, rolls, strawberry lemonade and cheesecake for dinner. We gave Rusty play guitar deluxe version 2.0 and some new pictures for his Father's Day frame. Last year we gave him a picture frame with pictures of the girls holding up letters to spell DAD. My intent was to update the photos each year with the same letters. The pictures this year turned out really cute. I took one picture with all of the letters to post. A week or so before Father's Day I made a little menu and left it on Rusty's desk with options and a changes line so he could make changes to the menu if he wanted. Under the changes he wrote, " big kisses from my girls." So we made rice krispy treats the shaped them like Hershey's kisses, wrapped them in aluminum foil and put a little note coming out the top. We put them at the dinner places of all the dads (Rusty, Mike, and Uncle Dan). All of the fun Father's Day activities are great, but I am most thankful for the really, really great daddy my girls have. All the time and effort he puts into being a great Dad pay off. He has the absolute adoration of two beautiful daughters. I owe it to my own Dad that I knew how to pick a good one. If he hadn't been just as great of a Dad how would I have known a great future Dad when I saw one. Also, how would Rusty have known how to be the great Dad he is without an example to follow, so thanks to you too Merrill. Happy Father's Day!