Happy Father's Day { i know i'm a day late and a dollar short}

 
My father and I  in the front Canoe and my Uncle Johnny Mac and my cousin in the Back Bay of Newport, Calif.  My Aunt had a house on the beach and we would spend a lot of time there..I have fond memories of that house...in fact I distinctly remember the Dutch door looking out at the beach..still to this day...I WANT a Dutch Door {minus the ocean view}

 
Here is my Daddy at Cabrillo Beach.  He was the happiest camping and being around people.  He was such a "social butterfly".  We camped a lot growing up and I suppose that's where I get my love of camping from, but it didn't matter who you were, my DAD always invited the WHOLE campground to our site.  I can remember camping at Three Rivers and we had the "Hells Angels" over for a barbecue.  Another time some young Army men, more like boys really  where hanging out at our Campsite and my Dad was more than happy to play the host! 

 
He could make a mean Salsa and homemade chips. Many times he could be found in the kitchen making breakfast for his family. 

 
He had a heart of gold and I can remember people saying, "your dad would give the shirt off his back, if you needed it".  He was quite a character and I could write a book about his life.  He was  a bit crazy in a good way.  He loved his family and LOVED his dogs....I can remember one time when he picked me up at the airport when I flew in from Hawai'i and while we were waiting for my luggage, {I never travelled light} he struck up a conversation with another person waiting on luggage at the turnstile and he pulled out a flip-roll of pictures of his dogs out of his wallet..."oh yes, this is the father of my dog, he had a starring roll in the movie THE WHITE DOG."   I miss you Daddy very much and I wish you could be on this earth to see your Granddaughters you would be sooooo VERY proud of them!!   Happy Father's Day to all the Dads on this planet and to all the Dad that live on in our hearts!!  We LOVE you!