My Dad

I was looking for our "first day of school pictures" and came across this picture of my dad. I love this picture of him....this was the one we choose to put at the end of the video we did for his funeral. We had all gone to Tennessee for a family reunion...the 4 of us, Uncle Chris, Aunt Pepe and Katie, Uncle Paul and Aunt Karen. We had an awesome time visiting with Dad's family deep in the hills of Tennessee. We ate delicious, home cooked food, tye-dyed t-shirts and listened to a variety of cousins and other "kin-folk" play guitars and banjos while singing old church hymns. There was a huge storm that Avery, unbelievably, slept right through. Afterwards the kids all played in the puddles left by the rain.
The next day, we all hiked a trail that took us to several sets of waterfalls...Dad found a stick that he used as a walking stick, the kids ran back and forth and threw rocks into the woods...it was one of my favorite memories of the trip. I am so, so very thankful we took the time to spend with Dad and his brothers and sisters. He enjoyed showing off the grandkids and we enjoyed spending time with him. It's so hard to believe he's been gone almost 3 years.