Happy Birthday Daddy!!

Daddy the day of my wedding.

I am late with this tribute but better late then never right?

My dad celebrated his 49th birthday on Friday and we had a good time. It was the first night of the Bertrand family reunion so we all cut up like we always do. We all laughed and joked around. I hope he had a wonderful birthday!!

My daddy is one in a million. That is easy for me to say since I am such a Daddy's Girl but he is truely a great man.

He always was and is very philisophical. I don't ever remember him yelling so much when I was in trouble. He normally sat me down and talked to me. He may have talked for hours but he definately got his point across effectively.

He was always full of knowledge when I was growing up. I thought he knew it all. I was just amazed at how smart he was.

He was also a vol. firefighter in the earlier years. That on top of many other things made him my hero. He was willing to risk his life for others, no questions asked.

I was told when I was younger others would joke his arm would stay in the craddling position. He would not let me go. He had just lost his father and needed something good in his life, I guess I was it. When I had colic he would stay up with me all night. When he was layed off he and my mother kept food on the table. I always wanted but never needed for anything. I never went without.

I remember distictly how when he got home from work, he would get down on the floor and play with my barbies and dolls with me. We would wrestle in between commercials. We would both jump into my kiddy pool at 2am when he got home from playing music, just because we could. My daddy was the best daddy growing up and he still is today!!!

Happy Birthday Daddy!!!! May you have 49 more blessed years (and more)!!!