{"id":2946,"date":"2012-06-17T16:16:47","date_gmt":"2012-06-17T20:16:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/livinglovingbreathingboys.com\/?p=2946"},"modified":"2012-06-17T17:29:32","modified_gmt":"2012-06-17T21:29:32","slug":"happy-fathers-day-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/livinglovingbreathingboys.com\/?p=2946","title":{"rendered":"Happy Fathers Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em><strong>It&#8217;s been a glorious weekend, weather wise!<\/strong><\/em> \u00a0Hot, sunny days! \u00a0I am so glad that there are only 5 more sleeps till school is done for the 2011-2012 school year!!! I am ready as are my boys to welcome a summer of relaxing and making memories! \u00a0It sounds as if we have big plans, doesn&#8217;t it&#8230; but no, we do not. \u00a0Yet just hanging out, going to the beach or creek sounds heavenly. \u00a0No lunches and no homework sounds even better!!!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I got sidetracked by the weather&#8230; It&#8217;s Father&#8217;s Day! \u00a0My boys are blessed with a wonderful Dad. \u00a0I was thinking of all the traits that Sanj has passed on&#8230;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>To Sammy:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/livinglovingbreathingboys.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/DSC_0915.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2947\" title=\"DSC_0915\" src=\"http:\/\/livinglovingbreathingboys.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/DSC_0915-680x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"963\" srcset=\"http:\/\/livinglovingbreathingboys.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/DSC_0915-680x1024.jpg 680w, http:\/\/livinglovingbreathingboys.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/DSC_0915-199x300.jpg 199w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Well&#8230; where do I begin? \u00a0I think Sammy looks like me but as he continues to grow I often hear people say that Sammy looks like Sanj. \u00a0His<em><strong> athleticism<\/strong><\/em> is so not from me. \u00a0lol \u00a0He can thank Jesus for that. \u00a0 He is a natural on the rink and golf course. \u00a0His love for sports is something that he definitely was gifted from his dad. \u00a0(I see no point in chasing a little white ball \u00a0over many acres in ridiculous heat!!!) \u00a0He is a <em><strong>charmer<\/strong><\/em>. \u00a0Girls love him! \u00a0He always has a plan or party to get to. \u00a0( Oh wait, that&#8217;s me&#8230; well, Sammy is more like me then I care to admit!!! lol)<\/p>\n<p><strong>To Tyler:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/livinglovingbreathingboys.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/DSC_2373.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2958\" title=\"DSC_2373\" src=\"http:\/\/livinglovingbreathingboys.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/DSC_2373-1024x769.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"http:\/\/livinglovingbreathingboys.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/DSC_2373-1024x769.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/livinglovingbreathingboys.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/DSC_2373-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a>This son of mine has always been know as our gentle giant! He has a very sensitive spirit and feels the pains of others easily. \u00a0He is very much a introvert. \u00a0He is the one that will have \u00a0a small <em><strong>selective few of \u00a0close friends<\/strong><\/em> and be very <em><strong>loyal<\/strong><\/em> to them. He is a <em><strong>planner<\/strong><\/em>. \u00a0He needs a goal and then <em><strong>sets his mind to accomplish it<\/strong><\/em>&#8230; no matter what. \u00a0He is a <em><strong>protecto<\/strong><\/em>r. \u00a0<em><strong>Don&#8217;t mess with his people<\/strong><\/em>! \u00a0Tyler is lover definitely not a fighter. \u00a0Unless <em><strong>defending his own<\/strong><\/em>. \u00a0This child of mine definitely gets his <em><strong>musically gifts<\/strong><\/em> from his daddy. \u00a0He joins Sanj on the praise team at church and it is always a beautiful thing to watch them <em><strong>strumming to their own beat<\/strong><\/em>!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>To Jordan:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/livinglovingbreathingboys.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/DSC_3937.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2950\" title=\"DSC_3937\" src=\"http:\/\/livinglovingbreathingboys.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/DSC_3937-1024x680.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" srcset=\"http:\/\/livinglovingbreathingboys.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/DSC_3937-1024x680.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/livinglovingbreathingboys.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/DSC_3937-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">These two are the most alike. \u00a0Jordan is a mini me of Sanj. \u00a0 \u00a0Their pensiveness, their <em><strong>smarts<\/strong><\/em>, their<em><strong> musicality<\/strong><\/em>, their<em><strong> artistic abilities<\/strong><\/em>, \u00a0yes, I could go on. \u00a0Jordan was gifted with Sanj&#8217;s personality of being a <em><strong>gregarious extrovert<\/strong><\/em> and then the contradiction of being <em><strong>\u00a0introvert<\/strong><\/em>. \u00a0I see him laughing out loud with friends and yet this same child can spend hours in his room on his guitar&#8230; just as his father can get lost in his <em><strong>world of music<\/strong><\/em> that no one else is allowed.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>To Max:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/livinglovingbreathingboys.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/DSC_9737.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2951\" title=\"DSC_9737\" src=\"http:\/\/livinglovingbreathingboys.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/DSC_9737-1024x680.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" srcset=\"http:\/\/livinglovingbreathingboys.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/DSC_9737-1024x680.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/livinglovingbreathingboys.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/DSC_9737-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">First and foremost, Max gets his <em><strong>crazy locks<\/strong><\/em> from Sanj. \u00a0Yes, my dear hubby had a full head of crazy locks&#8230; and now Max shares that trait. \u00a0Max has a very <em><strong>corky sense of humor<\/strong><\/em>. \u00a0So does Sanj. \u00a0I mean it is almost scary the similarity there is in their corkiness!!! \u00a0Max, too, appreciates his <em><strong>solitude<\/strong><\/em>. \u00a0He gets his <em><strong>love for fishing<\/strong><\/em> from his daddy as well as his <em><strong>smarts<\/strong><\/em>. \u00a0Max also inherited Sanj&#8217;s <strong><em>diligence<\/em><\/strong> in school work. \u00a0If he is told to do it, he will. \u00a0Max is a<em><strong> ladies man.<\/strong><\/em> (Lord Jesus, help me.) \u00a0Sanj still has the ladies swooning as the leave his office. \u00a0<em><strong>Hairiness<\/strong><\/em>. \u00a0Yup.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>To Zachary:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/livinglovingbreathingboys.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/DSC_3307.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2952\" title=\"DSC_3307\" src=\"http:\/\/livinglovingbreathingboys.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/DSC_3307-680x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"963\" srcset=\"http:\/\/livinglovingbreathingboys.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/DSC_3307-680x1024.jpg 680w, http:\/\/livinglovingbreathingboys.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/DSC_3307-199x300.jpg 199w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">My heart hurts when I think of Zachary&#8217;s love for his family. \u00a0He loves us. \u00a0He adores his brothers (even though they find him irritating sometimes). \u00a0He loves his dad and mom and looks to please us in any way possible. \u00a0This <strong><em>loyalty<\/em><\/strong>, this <em><strong>immense love for his family<\/strong><\/em> is something that his dad has. \u00a0He is such a <em><strong>hard worker<\/strong><\/em>. \u00a0He <em><strong>plays hard<\/strong><\/em> too. \u00a0He <em><strong>loves nature<\/strong><\/em> and being outside. \u00a0He is a<em><strong> gift giver<\/strong><\/em>. \u00a0He is a <em><strong>lover<\/strong><\/em> not a fighter. \u00a0He is a very adventurous eater. \u00a0He is a being with a <em><strong>huge heart<\/strong><\/em> that often overflows from his being.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>To Joshua:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/livinglovingbreathingboys.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/DSC_0566.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2954\" title=\"DSC_0566\" src=\"http:\/\/livinglovingbreathingboys.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/DSC_0566-680x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"963\" srcset=\"http:\/\/livinglovingbreathingboys.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/DSC_0566-680x1024.jpg 680w, http:\/\/livinglovingbreathingboys.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/DSC_0566-199x300.jpg 199w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Oh my goodness&#8230; this child is a lover of nature just like his father! \u00a0He loves to hear stories of his daddy catching crazy kinds of animals in his younger days. \u00a0He loves to be outside and play with worms, frogs, and all sorts of icky things. \u00a0He is a lover and a fighter. \u00a0He loves his food&#8230; <em><strong>adventurous eater<\/strong><\/em> too. \u00a0<em><strong>He loves his momma.<\/strong><\/em> \u00a0He loves his family. \u00a0And yet he knows how to<em><strong> make that love work to his advantage<\/strong><\/em>. \u00a0He loves to read with his daddy. \u00a0He loves to surprise his daddy with<em><strong> pranks<\/strong><\/em> like scalding hot water to drink instead of a cold glass of water. \u00a0He loves to help <em><strong>cook and make concoctions<\/strong><\/em>. \u00a0He and his daddy love their <em><strong>stylish clothes<\/strong><\/em>! \u00a0 They love life.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Ah&#8230; my sweet boys are so blessed. \u00a0There is so much more to their dad that would take me forever to write about but when God made Sanj a father x6&#8230; He knew &#8220;And it was GOOD.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Happy Father&#8217;s Day dear Sanj. \u00a0I am so blessed to have made babies with you!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">xoxo<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s been a glorious weekend, weather wise! 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