Father's Day Post - by Ryan

This afternoon Cohen woke up from a nap, and since he was in his usual happy mood, I took some video of him smiling and laughing on my lap. He's such a great kid and it was fun to have this moment with him. I thought I'd upload it to Melissa's blog in honor of my Dad. One of my earliest memories was a moment like this (I wasn't quite as young as Cohen though). I was around 5, and my Dad and I were playing on the floor of our house in Hacienda Heights (in 1985). I think we were playing Airplane and I kept asking him "When's my birthday?!" And each time he'd tell me when it was I'd jokingly say "No it's not!" I love my Dad a lot; we're both Hams, but in different ways (I like telling jokes and he likes telling stories), so it naturally took a long time to appreciate his influence and presence in my life. The older I get the more I realize what a great man he is, and that realization has increased even more so since I've become a busy Dad. I constantly find myself struggling with balancing work, church, and family, and it makes me appreciate how well my Dad did at balancing the same things when I was a kid. You're the best, Dad. Thanks for everything.

Ryan

P.S. for those of you wondering what movie is playing on the TV [probably Juli and Jocelyn], it's Big Fish. A great Father's Day movie, especially if your Dad likes to tell stories like mine does)