The day after Christmas I got a call from mom with some sad news. A very dear family member, Ruth McIntosh had passed away suddenly. Barney, Ruth's husband is my dad's cousin and best friend. Barney and Ruth have lived in this small community outside Camden, Alabama my whole life. Ruth was like an aunt to me. She was pretty amazing. So that was shocking and sad to hear. Then mom told me that dad was flying to Birmingham so he could attend the funeral and spend some time with Barney. The reason for the visit was sad but we are happy that we got to spend some time with him right after Christmas.
Landon telling grandpa all about it! Dad and Landon sat right there in that position for a very long time talking.
I love this picture! Dad is always playing with the kids and acting silly. This was the first time he had seen Sawyer since he was two weeks old.
Dad and I got to spend the whole day together, just the two of us. We ate lunch at Panera Bread, drank hot chocolate and went shopping for some shoes, which we never found! He swept my kitchen floor everyday, multiple times. The man loves a clean floor. I treasure times like this with my dad. He lives so far away and I don't get them very often. He always slips us some money, or fills up our tank with gas, or buys dinner for the whole family.
