GO AGGIES

Blast from the Past!

Kaleo Panoke, Ryan Reeves, Dave, and Casey Scott-Dave with his Sigma Chi buddies in front of the Sigma Chi house. Thanks B.C. for letting me copy this picture years ago. I enlarged it and it hangs in Dave's office currently.

This is what blogging is all about....I've had so much fun blogging lately for reasons like this. I found one of our really good friends Ryan "Big Country" Reeves blog and was so excited. It's so much fun hearing from people you haven't heard from in years. So of course once I found their blog I linked into other UTAH STATE alums blogs. It's been a lot of fun catching up with old Sigma Chi and Alpha Chi Omega friends and seeing how much our lives have all changed. I wasn't at Utah State for long but the memories I made there were some of my favorite. How could they not be. It was where I met my tall, dark, and handsome husband. Wow, Fun times!

GO AGGIES!

Great season GIANTS

Dave and Carson's team made it to the World Series in Carson's age division. I was so proud of Carson and Dave. Dave took his team and made them superstars. Poor Dave was called out on an 8 day trip and didn't get to see his kids play any of their playoff games. It was so hard for him. He loves being the coach and puts a lot of time and thought into it. We didn't end up winning, but we gave them a good final game. They were a competitive team anyway. What are they doing putting competitive kids with Rec. ball kids? HELLO! So if we're talking fairness, I think we were the champions. All in all, it was a great season. We met some good friends, Dave had great asst. coaches, Carson was named MVP at the last game, and most importantly-EVERYONE HAD FUN!

*GO GIANTS*

(check out my slide show of Carson's "Giant's Baseball" season)

DAD, YOU'RE THE BEST!

Dave we wish you were here. If you were, this is what we would imagine you would be doing. HAHA. Happy Father's Day, Dave. You're the best Dad and beat me out as favorite any day. Thanks for being a good father to our kids. I love you! Nicole (Oh my gosh, Carson and I just realized you are like Homer. Carson is our Bart, Cara our Lisa, and Ryleigh our sweet, little Maggie. FUNNY)

Happy Father's Day Daddy!

When I asked my kids why they love their daddy so much...they replied~

Ryleigh-I love Mommy ( inside joke at our house). I love Daddy because he jumps on the trampoline with rocks. Not making sense, does it to you Dave? Dadddy is silly!

CaraAnn-I love my Daddy because I love him so much. I love to play with him because he's my family. I like to play games with him.

Carson- I like to play sports with my Dad. I like that he gets to be home a lot. I like that he led us to the championship bball game. He's funny!

HEY DAD'S HAPPY FATHER'S DAY~WE LOVE YOU!

When I think of my Dad this is exactly what I picture. I love this picture of him in his plane. My Dad is a good man. I could go into detail of why I think he's a great Dad, but instead I wanted to share a few things about him that some of you may not know. My Dad is very well rounded. He can sing, dance, play the piano, fly an airplane, he's great at keeping up the yard, he's VERY maticulous, clean, very smart, a good handyman, very athletic, looks very handsome in uniform, loves his politics, patriotic, and even though he doesn't seem to think so....he's a very good Dad. Happy Father's Day Dad!

I wish Dave were here to write this but if he were I think I know some of the things he would say. First he would say his Dad is his HERO. Dave looks up to his Dad so much. He respects his opinion and never questions it. When something exciting happens, he calls his Dad first. Dave loves that he can talk to his Dad about anything without receiving judgement or criticism. I think Dave strives to be the father that his Dad was and is to him. Jim, thanks for always putting your children first. Happy Father's Day Jim/Dad!

Happy Father's Day Grandpa and Papa!

The lighting in this picture is horrible but I love this picture because it shows both my Grandpa Hooper and my Papa Peck. Both handsome, hardworking, and caring men in my life. I have special memories with them and here are a few of those...

When I think of my Grandpa Hooper I think of...bear hugs with tight squeezes, his talk radio playing on the kitchen counter, his patterned polyester shirts, his old black car in the garage, driving with him from Texas to Minnesota, his cute smile.
When I think of my Papa Peck I think of...24th of July parties, him giving fish bites in the hot tub, golf, floral button up shirts, vacations, working in his yard with penny loafers on, a man who really respected his parents.

Congratulations Tanner and Greg!

Today is a big day for my sister Alyson and her little family. Today Tanner is being adopted by Alyson's husband Greg. I'm so excited for Tanner and wish I could be there to celebrate. Tanner deserves to have a wonderful father and I know he's so excited to have the last name Markham. Greg is a wonderful guy. He is so "NOT" the type of person I ever thought Alyson would marry. He's a total chill California surf boy with one of the most kind hearts. He has a talent of really getting to know you and is really interested in what you do and who you are. Life is probably a bit overwhelming for Greg right now, but I want him to know, speaking for all of us, that we're so proud of him for taking on the role of father, not only to Ty but to Tanner also. Thank you Greg for being there for Tanner. This will definitely be a Father's day he and you will never forget!

I think this Brad Paisley song "He Didn't Have To Be" explains it perfectly.