Our trip to Disney World was in celebration of my dad's 60th Birthday. His actual birthday isn't until March 30th. We are so thankful that he chose to celebrate by sharing a dream vacation with us. Dad is one of 11 children and was raised as a farmer. He was very athletic in high school and played basketball and baseball. He was also the president of his senior class. He moved to Little Rock after high school and worked extremely hard to make his way in life. After he and my mom started dating he went to work for my Pepaw at Johnson and Moreland Radiator Shop. He and my mom were married on March 5th, 1977. Brad was born in 1979, I was born in 1983, and Amanda was born in 1986. They also surffered the loss of a miscarriage between Amanda and I.
They opened Southwest Radiator Shop, Inc. in 1985 and it has been a very successful business thanks to dad's hardwork, integrity, and diverse abilities. In 2004 he became Poppa when Jackson Ronald Dowler was born. Now 5 years later, he has 6 grandchildren and 1 on the way.
Dad is an AMAZING Poppa, all of his grandkids adore him! He has always been a wonderful father as well, he worked hard so that we could all have a better life than he had and he always made sure that we were able to take advantage of every opportunity we could. Most importantly, he was and is a Godly role-model of what a Christian man should be. Thank you for everything Dad/Poppa! We Love You!
5 comments:
How fun! I so want to take the boys to Disney World, and have been doing a little research on how to do it on a budget, lately. Looks like ya'll had a ball! I absolutaly love Violet's little Minnie Mouse dress! Adorable!
great post;)
That was so sweet! I will have to tell your Dad to look at your blog, he will appreciate your post.
And it's true, he a good man.
calley, I would recommend staying on property...there are VERY affordable hotels and the transportation is free to all of the parks. Also, since you homeschool you can go during the off season and save LOTS!
So sweet Andrea! So glad to hear y'all had a great time. Happy early Birthday Uncle Ronnie!
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