Happy Father's day!

I meant to post this earlier in the weekend, but we have had a busy weekend! I didn't forget about all the important dads in my life, I just wanted to wait until I had time to thank them properly.

First, Happy Father's Day to my Dad!! I cannot say enough about my Dad and the kind of person he is. He is loyal, honest, hardworking, loving, generous, dependable, the list goes on and on. Growing up, he was always the best example of what a husband and father should be. He worked no less than 3 jobs at a time when I was a kid to provide for us and always make sure we had what we needed. More importantly, he spent time with us and we knew he was always there when we needed him. He passed on his love and knowledge of sports to me and is the reason (or the person you can blame!) that I am such a crazy Red Sox fanatic. When Ryan was born, he called me every day on my maternity leave to see how we were doing and always let me know that he and my mom could be here on a moment's notice if we needed them. He has several good friends and even more acquaintances is well known and respected in many circles. It hit home for me at his retirement party in 2005 how much others respect him as well and I am proud to be his daughter. I love you Dad!

Also, Happy Father's Day to my father in law, Bob. I am lucky to have a wonderful father in law who is also a great example of what a father and husband should be. He has been a hard worker his entire life and everything he has now is the result of his own work. He has a love and knowledge of cars and can fix or build just about anything. Anything in our house that has been fixed, replaced or built is because of him and he is always happy to help us with our home improvement projects. Thanks Bob for being a great father in law!

The best part about our Dads is that they have all the same basic important qualities, but their different interests mean that they will be able to teach Ryan different things - he will learn about cars and fixing things from Bob, and about the Red Sox and Patriots from my Dad. I love that they will pass on a little of themselves to him and he will learn about different things from both of them.

I saved the best Dad in my life for last - my husband Tim. Ryan and I are so lucky to have him in our lives. He is so caring and patient with Ryan (and me). Watching the two of them together just makes me love him even more! He never thinks of taking care of Ryan as "helping" or of staying home with him as "babysitting." He loves spending time with him and teaching him new things and i know as the years go on, they will become the best of friends. Happy Father's Day Tim - I love you and Ryan loves his "Daddeeeeeeeee."