Today is my brother Denny's birthday. Now a days he goes by Dennis but he will always be Denny to me. He has a very soft spot in my heart. In this picture he is with his wife Chris and their daughter Erin, her husband Scott and their cute children. This was taken almost two years ago at a family reunion.Denny was the boy that all of the younger boys in the neighborhood wanted to hang out with. He was a great athlete and they idolized him. He loved playing baseball and basketball plus any other sport. (I have always wondered how, coming from a family with both of my brothers being super athletic, I didn't get a grain of that talent. I decided that it was because the two of them used it up before I was born.)
He has charisma and I must have been sucked into it because I would sit on the riverbank and clean his fish just to enjoy time with him. We found all kind of treasures inside of those Rainbow Trout.
My fondest memory with Denny was hiking up Weber Canyon above the "Meadows Campground". It was fun just to be alone, the two of us. (Coming from a family of six children and Denny being quite a few years older than I am it didn't happen very often.) We hiked to the top of the mountain and looked all over the Ogden Valley. It was beautiful. I felt so special to be with my big brother and enjoying one of his favorite things in the world, spending time in the mountains.
He was always there for our parents', as they aged. He'd stop by quite often and was always willing to help them out in anyway they needed.
Denny I hope that you have had a great birthday and that there are many more to come.
I love you so very much!
2 comments:
That was really fun to read. I want to know what kinds of treasures you found in the fish???
This was awesome to read about....a cousin I've really only met but do not know!
Did you read about a distant cousin contacting me? I don't think I have your email anymore. Email me yours at
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