Sunday, June 21, 2009

The Wonderful Men in My Life.

My Dad as golden gloves champion in his early 20's.
Eldon & Clara near their wedding day.

50 Year Anniversary


Carl, Dad, Karen, Brenda, Mom expecting Janice, and Colleen about 7 years old.

I was blessed to have the most wonderful parents and in particular today I want to remember my father who passed away 11 years ago on June 7th. He was a great man who loved the Lord and knew that the Lord loved us. He tried very hard to live what he taught. He farmed and had a dairy farm for a living but he was a philosopher at heart. He loved to think about the truth and how we should apply its principles. He was strong but very gentle and a couple of soft spoken words from Dad could correct most any behavior. We certainly never wanted to disappoint our parents. They always expected the best from us. He believed that we should be taught correct principles and then learn to govern ourselves. He treated us with respect and the way he would like to be treated. He taught us how to work and set goals and never quit trying. Until we meet again Dad, I love you and we are trying to take good care of Mom.

Brad and Shanna at Disneyland this spring.

Brad encourages Shanna in her exercise and running enthusiam. He even joins in!
What we love about Brad is his quick smile and a quick "what can I do to help", followed up with "you got it". Thanks Brad for all your bring to our family.

Brad and his brothers are BYU fans and any sport on TV! He is pretty good at alot of sports himself.
Brad is multi-talented and enjoys being a chef. He has created alot of great recipes for he and Shanna. He loves to bake bread and clown around. That's why he fits so well in this family.
Most of Brad's family at seminary graduation for the triplets.

Brad and Ryan playing out their MBA dreams! Nice to have son-in-laws that love the same things. Sports, sports, sports, and Call sisters. One of my greatest blessings is the wonderful young men who became the husbands to the most wonderful girls in the world. (my daughters!)
They bring so much joy and enthusiasm to our family.

Thanks to Ryan and Julie we have these precious darlings in our lives that are learning from their Mom and Dad to be so loving and kind.

Ryan is very dedicated to running the very best business!
Way to go Jamba!!!

Ryan doing a back dive off the waterfall in Hawaii. Yes he is a little bit of a clown , too. He fits right in our family.

The Arfmann Family Maylie, Brianna, Ashlie

Ryan's Dad, Loren, with Ryan. What great friends.
Ryan loves to work hard and play hard. What a blessing you are in our lives.
Ryan has a gift for making other people happy. He and Julie are such a wonderful team they make our lives better because of the love they share and bring to our family. Thanks Ry.

3 comments:

Shanna and Brad said...

I loved those pictures of Grandpa Scott. I hadn't seen some of them before. It's so fun to think about what a great man he was. You were such a cute little 7 year old (and you still are cute!) You look so well behaved and sweet. Thanks for all your kind words about Brad. I agree, he is pretty great. Glad to have a great bro-in-law too, thanks to Ryan! Thanks for sharing all these fun pictures.

Brian said...

Thanks for the fun blog posts mom! That was fun to see Grandpa's boxing picture and to see him and Grandma dancing at their 50th wedding anniversary.

What a great family we have!!! Sure miss you guys!

Love,
Bri

Anonymous said...

HI MOm! I loved your blog about the men in your life! That was so great and inspiring! We love you and dad so much! love, Jules