When I asked Callan some of his favorite memories of his dad he told me a ton of stories, and good times. But I couldn't put them all in here so I had him pick his favorite...
When Callan was 8 years old, Callan went fishing with his dad and brothers. They got up extra early and caught grasshoppers in a field by their house to use as bait. Every boys dream right? They went to a river near by and started fishing. As the day went on Rex, Brennan and Dustin (his older brothers) had all caught 2 fish each. And Callan hadn't caught any. He was so sad. He wanted to go down the river a little bit, because he thought he had saw a fish down stream. And after a long, hard, hot, and sweaty 5 WHOLE minutes a little 8 year old Callan had become bored. He started walking back upstream to his dad, he noticed that his dad was on his way to come get him, which Callan thought was a little strange. He asked him if he wanted to trade him fishing poles because his wasn't "very lucky" that day, so his dad traded him poles. His dad had already cast the line out for him, and as soon as Callan grabbed the pole he felt a little tug on the line. Callan had caught a fish!!!! He reeled it in, and there it was a beautiful, 6 inch trout. Awwww... cute little fishy. It was a little small, but Callan was SO excited he had caught a fish and wanted to keep it anyway.
After Callan told me this story I couldn't figure out why that was such a good memory. I guess I'm a little slow, or just stupid.... Callan then explained to me that his dad had caught another fish while Callan was upstream and left it on the line,(hence why the line was already out) and let Callan catch his "very own fish". Callan hadn't figured it out until years later.... At that point I was tearing up. How freaking cute?!?! That just shows what an amazing and kind dad that Rex is. He really loves his kids and would do anything for them.
I am so grateful to have such a great father in law! He is so loving and just fun to be around. So thank you Rex for raising such an amazing son! You did an amazing job. Callan is such a great man, and a lot like you. He looks up to you so much. :)
One of my favorite things about Rex is how faithful he is to his church, and how strong of a testimony he has in the LDS faith. It is such a powerful thing to have something that makes your life better, and even though Callan and I don't have the same beliefs or lifestyle we love that you stay so strong to your faith, and love how much you love it. It really shows us how that you are a committed, and amazing man. We love that about you. And we are so excited to have you stand in the circle at our sons blessing. :) Its such a beautiful way to celebrate a new life, and we are excited to share that with you!
We love you Rex and hope you have an amazing Fathers Day! :)
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