Sybil Bowman: On a proud dad

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As far as what I knew about Jon….he mainly talked to me about your Mom and all of you. He said he felt like he won the lottery the day he and your Mom got married. He would tell me stories about each of you and he was so proud of his family. He loved being involved with all of your activities and talked about all of you non-stop. When Dane was born, he was so excited to have a boy. He said, ‘I think he looks like me except he is beautiful.’ Jon loved little Dane’s smile and laugh. He was a very special man and an amazing father. I’ve never witnessed a better one.

Lisa: On when we both looked goofy

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Cozumel Photo from Lisa

Before we started dating | 1998 at Mom’s first house

From January to late May of 1988,  your dad and I were friends who spent a lot of time together. He pursued me, but I initially didn’t see him as anything more than a friend.

On May 2, 1988 — while I was on a much-needed vacation in Cozumel, Mexico — I sent a letter to daddy that contained this photo (in addition to saying that I missed him). You can tell from the photo we were already smitten, but our brains needed time to catch up!

As an aside, look at those bangs, the blue eye shadow, daddy’s thick beard, those glasses and those horrible curtains!

Sam: On Rafiki and squashed bananas

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Dad and mom definitely got a kick out of a Lion King push-button book I had when I was young. Specifically, they — like many other parents out there (in fact, there’s even a Snopes article about it!) — thought the Rafiki button chanted something slightly inappropriate.

They’d push the button repeatedly to hear  the wise old monkey chant, “squashed bananas up is arse.”