I want you all to know that there won't be a day that passes by that I don't love you, protect you and make sure you have the lives and family that I didn't have. You guys mean the world to me and you aren't even close to being here yet.
You don't have to be perfect, you don't have to grow up too fast an most of all you don't have to be anything you don't want to be. I want you to follow whatever path you choose in life and know that I will support you, love you as be there for you through anything. You won't ever have to worry about things that I did. I vow to make sure you guys don't ever go through the things I went through or feel the way I felt. I won't ever not be there, I won't ever abandon you or give up on you because to deserve that much and more. You can always come to me, talk to me as know that I will always listen.
Also, I will have a better car by the time you get here. There isn't a way in tarnation that I'm ever letting you guys ride in that Durango haha. That is a 0% chance you'll ever be in your car seat in that thing. Also, I can't wait for you all to meet Boogsy. At this point I can't wait to meet her either. I'm sure she will be great to all of us as we will be to her.
I promise you that I won't force you to play sports or like things you don't want to like. But, I will require that you eat your vegetables and clean up your rooms.
You guys will one day see Flagstaff for the treasure I see it as. It's a beautiful place and the people here are just as beautiful, inside and out. I can't wait to take you guys to DisneyWorld on vacations, to Lake Powell, to teach you how to shoot a gun, go swimming and eat red meat.(that will be funny)
I can't wait for the memoirs we make and the challenges we face. The things I will learn from you guys will be priceless. But the things I can teach you will be valuable too. Like the value of working hard for everything you want and cherish in life. There are many things I will tell you when the time is right, but for now let's just put that off until later.
I apologize in advance if your mom dresses you in something really really funny, or you have to wear those horrid hard bottomed shoes(they hurt). Also for the copious amounts of pictures we will all take of you guys, no matter how embarrassing they may be when you grow up.
I love you guys more than I should, but it's only because you are my children. I can't wait to hold you in the delivery room on that glorious day. I can't wait to teach you to walk, to read, to dance like Michael Jackson lol. Most of all I can't wait to meet you.
One day I will let you know about my past, I'll tell you guys about the monster before the man. But by the time I tell you, it will only be a distant memory.
I love you forever and always,
Your Dad,
Raymond
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