I was always a Daddy’s girl.
Still am
My dad is a super special person. Growing up, my dad was in the military and so there were many TDYs and even a remote for a year to Korea. I was 5 when he went on that remote. He would always send me care packages with stuffed animals and those adorable silk chinese pajamas (gosh I loved those things!). But the most awesome thing he would send home were audio tapes of him reading bedtime stories to me and he’d always include the books. I remember listening to those tapes over and over again!
The military brought us some really cool experiences, including an officer exchange program in Australia. I have so many wonderful childhood memories from there. During the summer my dad and I would take bike trips around the air strip and it was always surrounded by so many kangaroos. Very cool stuff when you are 10! Heck, that is very cool stuff now We took a trip to the Outback in an empty C-130 (a big cargo plane with red seatbelt type nets for seats) and my dad took me up to the cockpit while we were in the air. Then we moved to Japan and one of my best memories ever is climbing Mt. Fuji with my dad. It was so nasty out and was super windy so we didn’t get very far. I still have my climbing stick from that day and will treasure it always! And I have a t-shirt that marks every place my dad has ever been LOL Aside from the cool places we lived, I just always remember my dad taking the time for me. If I needed help with homework he’d help me for hours if needed. He’d pretend he was a pilot in the car when we were driving places to make the drive more enjoyable for me. I have so many pictures of me completely passed out on my dad while we were sitting in that brown corduroy lay-z-boy recliner.
My dad is the type of guy who never forgets your birthday or special occaision. If you have been special to him in his life at one point, you will surely get a birthday card from him. He’s the type of guy that always takes care of people, often before they realize the help is needed. He’s the type of guy who will support you regardless just because he loves you.
My dad is a super special person.
Whenever I meet one of his past colleagues for the first time, always in the first sentence after introducing themselves is, “Your dad is such a special guy“. He really is. I have often felt like I hit the dad jackpot
Thank you Father for always loving me and always being my biggest cheerleader. Thank you for always working so hard. Thank you for always being so thoughtful. Thank you for always being you.
My dad lives in the Middle East right now and we all miss him terribly and can’t wait for the big announcement he is coming home for good! I took some pictures of my kids and their Poppy when he was here the last time. Katie has PCS bad (photographer’s child syndrome) and will not co-operate as soon as she sees a camera. This was as good as it got with her that day
David and his Poppy
And Peyton and Poppy
Happy Father’s Day Father! Thank you for being YOU
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