{"id":2701,"date":"2012-06-17T08:41:22","date_gmt":"2012-06-17T15:41:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gdpalmer.com\/blog\/?p=2701"},"modified":"2013-06-16T10:47:41","modified_gmt":"2013-06-16T17:47:41","slug":"fathers-day-2012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gdpalmer.com\/blog\/2012\/06\/fathers-day-2012\/","title":{"rendered":"Father&#8217;s Day &#8211; 2012"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Another year has passed and another Fathers Day is already here.  Father\u2019s day always brings memories of dad.  He passed away a few days after father\u2019s day three years ago.  This year thoughts are also turned to Grandpa Rogers, who turned 100 this month.  Unfortunately, he took a sudden turn for the worse and is now in a care facility.  Times change and we all grow older.  However, this next year will bring a different change.  Emily Ann, our oldest daughter is pregnant with the first grandchild.  Next father\u2019s day I will be a grandpa.  As we continue to move through life, there is always change.  Now for a few pictures.     <\/p>\n<p>One of my favorite pictures of dad.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gdpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Dad.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gdpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Dad-291x430.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"Dad\" width=\"291\" height=\"430\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2702\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gdpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Dad-291x430.jpg 291w, https:\/\/www.gdpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Dad-694x1024.jpg 694w, https:\/\/www.gdpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Dad-101x150.jpg 101w, https:\/\/www.gdpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Dad-400x590.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 291px) 100vw, 291px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nAnd now some pictures and words from last years Fathers Day post: <\/p>\n<p>In 2000 Scott was visiting his Great-grandfather Rogers and had a Christmas morning surprise, snow.  He thought it would be fun to shovel a little snow.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.gdpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/2000-Scott-shoveling-snow-e.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gdpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/2000-Scott-shoveling-snow-e-292x430.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"2000 Scott  shoveling snow e\" width=\"292\" height=\"430\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1831\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gdpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/2000-Scott-shoveling-snow-e-292x430.jpg 292w, https:\/\/www.gdpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/2000-Scott-shoveling-snow-e-695x1024.jpg 695w, https:\/\/www.gdpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/2000-Scott-shoveling-snow-e-101x150.jpg 101w, https:\/\/www.gdpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/2000-Scott-shoveling-snow-e-400x588.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 292px) 100vw, 292px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nIn 2004 Scott was celebrating his November birthday with his Grandpa Shumway who was also born in November.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.gdpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/2004-Scott-and-GP-and-GM-Shumway-DSC00026-e.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gdpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/2004-Scott-and-GP-and-GM-Shumway-DSC00026-e-430x301.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"2004 Scott and GP and GM Shumway DSC00026 e\" width=\"430\" height=\"301\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1833\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gdpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/2004-Scott-and-GP-and-GM-Shumway-DSC00026-e-430x301.jpg 430w, https:\/\/www.gdpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/2004-Scott-and-GP-and-GM-Shumway-DSC00026-e-1024x718.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.gdpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/2004-Scott-and-GP-and-GM-Shumway-DSC00026-e-150x105.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.gdpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/2004-Scott-and-GP-and-GM-Shumway-DSC00026-e-400x280.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 430px) 100vw, 430px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nIn 2004 Eric and Jacob get hugs from Grandpa Brown.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.gdpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/2004-Grandpa-John-DSC00080-e.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gdpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/2004-Grandpa-John-DSC00080-e-430x305.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"2004 Grandpa John DSC00080 e\" width=\"430\" height=\"305\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1832\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gdpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/2004-Grandpa-John-DSC00080-e-430x305.jpg 430w, https:\/\/www.gdpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/2004-Grandpa-John-DSC00080-e-150x106.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.gdpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/2004-Grandpa-John-DSC00080-e-400x284.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.gdpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/2004-Grandpa-John-DSC00080-e.jpg 589w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 430px) 100vw, 430px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nIn 2005 Scott and I backpacked into John\u2019s Meadow.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.gdpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/2005-Johns-Meadow-e.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gdpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/2005-Johns-Meadow-e-430x302.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"2005 Johns Meadow\" width=\"430\" height=\"302\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1834\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gdpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/2005-Johns-Meadow-e-430x302.jpg 430w, https:\/\/www.gdpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/2005-Johns-Meadow-e-1024x720.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.gdpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/2005-Johns-Meadow-e-150x105.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.gdpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/2005-Johns-Meadow-e-400x281.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 430px) 100vw, 430px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nIn 2006 Jacob and I went on a fishing trip to the headwaters of the Santa Ana River.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.gdpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/2006-Santa-Ana-River-DSC01257-e.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gdpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/2006-Santa-Ana-River-DSC01257-e-430x295.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"2006-Santa-Ana-River-DSC01257-e\" width=\"430\" height=\"295\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1836\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gdpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/2006-Santa-Ana-River-DSC01257-e-430x295.jpg 430w, https:\/\/www.gdpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/2006-Santa-Ana-River-DSC01257-e-1024x704.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.gdpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/2006-Santa-Ana-River-DSC01257-e-150x103.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.gdpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/2006-Santa-Ana-River-DSC01257-e-400x275.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.gdpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/2006-Santa-Ana-River-DSC01257-e.jpg 1797w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 430px) 100vw, 430px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nIn 2008 Eric, Jacob and I took a little ride on horses in Southern Utah.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.gdpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/2008-Utah-Vacation-105-e.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gdpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/2008-Utah-Vacation-105-e-430x260.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"2008 Utah Vacation 105 e\" width=\"430\" height=\"260\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1837\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gdpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/2008-Utah-Vacation-105-e-430x260.jpg 430w, https:\/\/www.gdpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/2008-Utah-Vacation-105-e-1024x619.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.gdpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/2008-Utah-Vacation-105-e-150x90.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.gdpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/2008-Utah-Vacation-105-e-400x242.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 430px) 100vw, 430px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nIn 2009 Jacob and I were out Geocaching and I tried to get a picture of us.  After a few tries I got Jacob to smile.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.gdpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/2009-Geocaching-IMG00559-e.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gdpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/2009-Geocaching-IMG00559-e-430x322.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"2009 Geocaching IMG00559 e\" width=\"430\" height=\"322\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1838\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gdpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/2009-Geocaching-IMG00559-e-430x322.jpg 430w, https:\/\/www.gdpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/2009-Geocaching-IMG00559-e-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.gdpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/2009-Geocaching-IMG00559-e-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.gdpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/2009-Geocaching-IMG00559-e-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.gdpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/2009-Geocaching-IMG00559-e.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 430px) 100vw, 430px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nIn 2010 Emily and I spent some time shooting air guns.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.gdpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/2010-Daddy-and-Daughter-e.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gdpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/2010-Daddy-and-Daughter-e-293x430.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"2010 Daddy-and-Daughter e\" width=\"293\" height=\"430\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1839\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gdpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/2010-Daddy-and-Daughter-e-293x430.jpg 293w, https:\/\/www.gdpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/2010-Daddy-and-Daughter-e-698x1024.jpg 698w, https:\/\/www.gdpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/2010-Daddy-and-Daughter-e-102x150.jpg 102w, https:\/\/www.gdpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/2010-Daddy-and-Daughter-e-400x586.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.gdpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/2010-Daddy-and-Daughter-e.jpg 817w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 293px) 100vw, 293px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nIn 2010 Eric, Jacob and I visited Great-grandpa Rogers.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.gdpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/2010-Great-Grandpa-Utah-e.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gdpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/2010-Great-Grandpa-Utah-e-430x283.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"2010 Great Grandpa Utah e\" width=\"430\" height=\"283\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1840\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gdpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/2010-Great-Grandpa-Utah-e-430x283.jpg 430w, https:\/\/www.gdpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/2010-Great-Grandpa-Utah-e-1024x674.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.gdpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/2010-Great-Grandpa-Utah-e-150x98.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.gdpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/2010-Great-Grandpa-Utah-e-400x263.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.gdpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/2010-Great-Grandpa-Utah-e.jpg 1806w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 430px) 100vw, 430px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In 2011 Emily, Jacob and I took a hike up the San Bernardino trail in the San Bernardino Mountains.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.gdpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/2011-Wilderness-Boundary-IMG_7043-e.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gdpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/2011-Wilderness-Boundary-IMG_7043-e-430x259.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"2011 Wilderness Boundary IMG_7043 e\" width=\"430\" height=\"259\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1842\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gdpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/2011-Wilderness-Boundary-IMG_7043-e-430x259.jpg 430w, https:\/\/www.gdpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/2011-Wilderness-Boundary-IMG_7043-e-1024x618.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.gdpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/2011-Wilderness-Boundary-IMG_7043-e-150x90.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.gdpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/2011-Wilderness-Boundary-IMG_7043-e-400x241.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 430px) 100vw, 430px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The remainder of 2011 had lots of activities.  Jacob and I hiked the tree tallest peaks in southern California and went to Philmont Scout Ranch for a 10 day trek in the Rocky Mountains in northern New Mexico.  Have lots of pictures, and few of the two of us.  Here is one on top of the Tooth of Time at Philmont. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gdpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/D12-5-DSC00750.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gdpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/D12-5-DSC00750-430x322.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"D12 5 DSC00750\" width=\"430\" height=\"322\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2253\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gdpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/D12-5-DSC00750-430x322.jpg 430w, https:\/\/www.gdpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/D12-5-DSC00750-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.gdpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/D12-5-DSC00750-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.gdpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/D12-5-DSC00750-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 430px) 100vw, 430px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It looks like I need to get into a picture with my children.  I take pictures of them and they take pictures of me, we just need to find someone to take pictures of us.  That is a goal for this next year.  More on that next Fathers Day.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Another year has passed and another Fathers Day is already here. Father\u2019s day always brings memories of dad. He passed away a few days after father\u2019s day three years ago. This year thoughts are also turned to Grandpa Rogers, who turned 100 this month. Unfortunately, he took a sudden turn for the worse and is [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,7,20],"tags":[52,56,63],"class_list":["post-2701","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-children","category-dad","category-family","tag-children","tag-dad","tag-family","odd"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gdpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2701","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gdpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gdpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gdpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gdpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2701"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.gdpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2701\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3553,"href":"https:\/\/www.gdpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2701\/revisions\/3553"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gdpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2701"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gdpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2701"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gdpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2701"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}