Father's Day

This Father's Day was especially bittersweet for Dusty.  On one hand it was very sad and emotional.  On the other hand, it was very uplifting and rewarding.

Dusty's real dad, Jerry, died in a pressure tank explosion when Dusty was 21 months old.  On Father's Day, we went to visit his grave.  The boys and I gave Dusty some time alone, and then we joined him.  It was very emotional, and Dusty just feels cheated.  

It makes us realize how special it is that our boys have both of us around to spend time with.  Even if that time is just laying around being lazy, it is precious.

Uncle Sam, Jerry's brother, invited us over for dinner to look through pictures.  We don't have a lot of pictures of history from Dusty's dad's side, so we dug in.  He gave us several pictures and newspaper articles regarding Jerry.  Sam still lives on the land that Jerry and Sharon lived on when they had Dusty.  He walked us out to the well where the pressure tank exploded and told us the story.  I know it is kind of weird to take a picture of where the accident happened, but it helped to see as well as hear.  And the boys were very interested in it too, so here it is.  Such a sad, sad accident that never should have happened.