Sonra Louise Smart Dodd of Spokane, WA started the observance of the Father’s Day on the 19th of June, in 1910. She wanted to express her thanks to her own father, who had reared her on his own, since the death of her mother. Her father, Henry Jackson Dodd celebrated his birthday in June, thus, she chose this month to celebrate the holiday.
In 1936, a National Father’s Day Committee was formed and Father’s Day was recognized by a Joint Resolution of Congress in 1956.
President Richard Nixon in 1972, established a permanent national observance of Father’s Day and the third Sunday in June was chosen as the date for its observance here in the United States as well, as Canada.
What Makes A Dad
God took the strength of a mountain, The majesty of a tree,
The warmth of a summer sun, The calm of a quiet sea,
The generous soul of nature, The comforting arm of night,
The wisdom of the ages, The power of the eagle’s flight,
The joy of a morning in spring, The faith of a mustard seed,
The patience of eternity, The depth of a family need,
Then God combined these qualities, When there was nothing more to add,
He knew His masterpiece was complete,
And so, He called it … Dad
~Author Unknown~
Clay……….this is your first Real Father’s Day!
May it be filled with
lots of love,
lots of family,
lots of hugs,
and
lots of fun.
The following video is by SueReu and is a touching tribute to Clay and Parker on Father’s Day!
Happy Fathers Day, Clay!
OMG! it’s so adorable, their smile is so cute and pretty similar. How it can be?
Happy Father’s Day, Clay Aiken!!
Beautiful tribute montage Sue! They sure do have some of the same expressions. Happy Father’s Day Clay!!!
Loved the video. Hope that Clay has a wonderful day today.
Also enjoyed the info. about how Father’s Day got started.
This is a great site.
Happy Father’s Day to Clay Aiken!! Hope he’s having a wonderful day!!
You did such a beautiful tribute to Clay for Fathers Day.Thanks. I admire your talent.
Thank you, thank you, thank you!! What a wonderful tribute to Clay Aiken and Parker on Father’s Day!
I absolutely loved the montage Sue! What a wonderful day for him.
Happy Father’s Day Clay!
Love the video and the blog!
CANN,
Joining you in celebrating and wishing Clay Aiken a very Happy Father’s Day! Thnx for another informative blog.
Thank you, too, for your kind remarks in the Carolina journal. Have a great week!
Caro
Happy Father’s Day Clay. Enjoy your son today and everyday to come.
Sue, what a cute montage to celebrate Clay’s first Father’s Day.
Happy Father’s Day Clay Aiken. Enjoy your day.
Happy Father’s Day Clay. You deserve every happiness in the world.
What a beautiful tribute to Father’s Day and Clay Aiken.
Lovely montage of Clay Aiken and his son, Parker. Amazing how much they look alike.
What a wonderful life Parker Aiken will have with his father, Clay Aiken and mother, Jaymes Foster. What a nice montage to celebrate this.
What an adorable and sweet child. Clay Aiken and his son have many fun times ahead of them.
HAPPY FATHER’S DAY CLAY!
Have a wonderful Father’s Day Clay!
Sue, what a beautiful montage, thank you!
Sue, what a wonderful tribute to Clay on fathers day! just seeing Clay hold his precious Parker just pulls on my heart strings.
Happy Fathers Day Clay!!!!!
Happy First Daddy’s Day, Clay!!
I hope Clay’s first Father’s Day is one he’ll remember forever.
Sue, what a beautiful tribute to Clay’s first Father’s Day with Parker. I so wish Clay could see this! I’m sure he’d love it as much as we do.
Happy Father’s Day Clay!!!!
What a beautiful montage..and such a tribute to Clay and Parker. They look so much alike and have the same mannerisms. Happy Father’s Day Clay!
Happy Father’s Day Clay !!!
Thanks all, glad you enjoyed the video 🙂
HELP ME! I can’t get this silly grin off my face! What if it freezes this way???!?!?
The facial expressions of Daddy and his little guy are way high on the Cuteness Scale. That little bundle of joy is just precious, isn’t he. So sweet – give me a spoon and I’ll have him for dessert! (OK, I meant Parker….!!!)
Ms. Sooooz LaReu, you have so many tricks up your sleeve — I’m constantly amazed by your creativity and talent! Smooches to you! You hit it ‘out the box’ with this one. Well done and brava!
((( Kielbasa ))) Miss you sweetie and THANKS!!!!
SueRue….thank you for the beautiful video.
I hope Clay had a wonderful Father’s Day with Parker…..
It’s true kielbasa…you watch the montage, and a smile just comes across your face!!!! These two guys are the cutest I’ve ever seen!!! I adore both..
Hugs,
Judy
Thanks for all the lovely Father’s Day things. The post was very nice. Loved the video.