I have to say that Shane is such a great Father to our children. He is patient, kind, and puts them first in his life. He has had many opportunities to take different jobs with more pay but in the end he always decides to turn them down because they would mean that he was away from home more and he'd rather be home with us. Every decision he makes for our family is with the children in mind. He is a great example to all of us. He serves Heavenly Father through doing his many callings and he serves us by loving us. Without him and his willingness to provide for our family I wouldn't be able to stay home with our children. He is honest, sincere, and loving. Jacob already wants to be like him in every way. Both of our children's first words were "Dada". I'm so grateful to be sealed to such an amazing man for all of eternity. He has every characteristic I had hoped for when I dreamed up the perfect guy.
I'm so grateful for Shane's father and his example of what a father should be. He and Shane's mother raised a great man. I'm grateful for all of the fathers in our lives and I'm grateful for our children's birth fathers. Without all of them we wouldn't be the parents that we are today.
We are humbled to be parents. We love our children so very much. We're so grateful that we're an eternal family and that our children are sealed to us forever, as if they were born to us. We know they were meant to come to our family and we're grateful for the selflessness and sacrifices that were made so that they can be with us forever. We think of their birthparents often and pray for their happiness every day. They have made us the happiest people ever and have been a part in answering our earnest prayers to become a family.
Happy Father's Day!
