When we were born, you made us feel wanted.

And loved.

You make us laugh and smile.

When we are with you we are happy.

You praise us. You encourage us. You accept us.

You are present for the good and the bad.

We’re on our way to being happy adults too.

We love that you spend time with us. We love that you want us to be happy. But mostly we love that you love us.

Just as we are.

We’re crazy. We’re silly. We’re over-the-top. For you.

We’re so lucky you want us to experience life.

Thank you Daddy.

We love the beach trips. Thank you Daddy.

Thanks for loving Mommy too. That makes us feel good.

Thanks for letting us have a dog. We love Lucy.

We know we make you crazy sometimes. But we know you love us anyway.

Thank you for providing for us.

Your desire to give us what we need it like a warm blanket that surrounds us.

Thank you Daddy.

We know you miss your Daddy…because we know how we feel about you and not having you here would make us sad. So we know that Pop not being here makes you sad. But we also know that he is partly the reason you are the way you are and we love that Pop helped make you for us.

So really. Pop lives on in you.

You were a good son to Pop, especially when he needed you most. Thank you for that example.

You are fun to be around. No matter where we are. Or what we are doing.

You sure go out of your way for us. And we usually have fun.

We love you. Oh yes we do.

Thank you Daddy. We love you.

Gage & Quinn

This was written in a 20 page book of photos of our family.