“FORREST” GUMP My Mom and Toby say… You have many similarities to that guy. You show up at the strangest places and have met some very inquisitive folks along the way. “Stupid is as stupid does”, his mama told him, and I agree that LIFE is like a box of chocolates. 5 Tobys… Tom Hanks is BIG, one of the first videos our family watched when we got our very first color TV and VCR. Tanner’s dad wanted the kids to believe that material things were not important - just ask Tanner’s sister, Dustin, about the success of that lesson. And I’d like to add… My dad also wanted us to believe that buying and setting up the Christmas Tree was supposed to be anything but fun. The entire “Christmas Tree Experience” often culminated in everyone running for cover as my dad violently ripped and threw branches across the room in an effort to “level” the “God Damn” tree. I remember one branch in particular landed on the chandelier above our foyer and remained there for several months. I’m still not sure if my dad left it there out of pride or spite, either way, not a very Christmasy thing to do, that’s for sure. High-res

“FORREST” GUMP

My Mom and Toby say…

You have many similarities to that guy. You show up at the strangest places and have met some very inquisitive folks along the way. “Stupid is as stupid does”, his mama told him, and I agree that LIFE is like a box of chocolates.

5 Tobys… Tom Hanks is BIG, one of the first videos our family watched when we got our very first color TV and VCR. Tanner’s dad wanted the kids to believe that material things were not important - just ask Tanner’s sister, Dustin, about the success of that lesson.

And I’d like to add…

My dad also wanted us to believe that buying and setting up the Christmas Tree was supposed to be anything but fun. The entire “Christmas Tree Experience” often culminated in everyone running for cover as my dad violently ripped and threw branches across the room in an effort to “level” the “God Damn” tree. I remember one branch in particular landed on the chandelier above our foyer and remained there for several months. I’m still not sure if my dad left it there out of pride or spite, either way, not a very Christmasy thing to do, that’s for sure.