Dear Rye-Pie,

Meet sock puppets Bob, Freddy and Ellie as they fill up the dump trucks.

Do you remember when you were 22 years old and just a week home from your 2 year mission in Siberia, that you came into Peter Prier and Sons Violin Shop in Salt Lake City to get your cello bow re- haired? 

I was  employed there, and I remember sitting in Peter's office listening to you play Saint Saen's  "The Swan" on your cello while you were trying out some new bows, thinking to myself, "he is by far the best cellist we have had in this shop since I started working here."

Well, 10 years have gone by since that day, and what I didn't know then was that not only were you a very fine cellist,  but that you would become my best friend and soul-mate, and also the father of my children. 

You see, only someone like you, who was up  ALL night on Saturday in the OR fixing 2 mandible fractures, would come home hours later--like Sunday morning later- and greet us with smiles and kisses and whisk us off to church for 3 hours.  Then come home and play  "Freddy and Bob" with your son,--with sock puppets on your hands- before taking a nap.

It is because you are so loving and selfless, and you want your son to know that he, his sister, and his mother will always take priority in your life, despite what other rigorous demands are placed upon you.

I love you so much and appreciate the example you are setting for our children, and the huge sacrifice you are making now in your education, so that someday your job will be flexible and rewarding, and also allow you much family time. I am so grateful that your Father was such a great role model for you, and has always been your friend and advisor, and the person you aspire to be like.

Thank you for being a wonderful father to our children.  I wish you a very happy Father's Day.

All my love,

Your Bayba

Sock puppet Bob says goodbye to Freddy and Ellie as they take the rocks away to the construction site.

Bob is getting tired and

starting to mumble when he talks.

Bob is asleep and getting his face sunburned.

Freddy and Ellie dump the rocks RIGHT in the middle of the lawn.

All in all it was a fabulous Father's Day!