I love him!

Today is Tom’s 38th Birthday Eve. This morning I was teasing him that he needed to enjoy his last day of being young. Without missing a beat, Chandler piped up “You could be Young all of the time if you changed your name to Steve or Vince”. Ha Ha. But I'd better watch myself since I'm not too much farther behind! And now without any further adieu, here are

1. He always holds family contests.
2. He buys me clothes. (Takes me shopping, picks things out, makes me come out of the dressing room to show him, then gives his opinion on each item. LOVE THAT!)
3. He does dishes every meal that he is here (except on the boys’ turns).
4. He doesn’t ever complain.
5. He encourages the boys.
6. He folds laundry.
7. He gave up so many personal hobbies when he married me so he could provide for us.
8. He gives all of his time to his family.
9. He gives good advice.
10. He gives me a kiss before he leaves for work, when he gets home from work and after each prayer.
11. He hears the alarm clock.
12. He is a good friend to the boys in the teacher’s quorum (his calling).
13. He is a happy person to have around.
14. He is an amazing dad.
15. He is an excellent listener.
16. He is conservative.
17. He is good on the computer (hence can help me when I have problems).
18. He is honest.
19. He is patient.
20. He is so forgiving.
21. He is so in love with me.
22. He is the best example of charity I know.
23. He laughs at my dry jokes.
24. He leads our family in evening meal conversation, fhe, prayers and scriptures.
25. He leads us in couple prayer and companion study.
26. He likes my cooking.
27. He makes me feel good about myself.
28. He makes me laugh.
29. He makes our family fun.
30. He provides for our family and supports me as a stay at home mom.
31. He reads his scriptures.
32. He reads the newspaper and keeps me updated on important things.
33. He regards our marriage as his #1 priority.
34. He takes me on a date every Friday night.
35. He talks to me late into the night.
36. He tells me I’m beautiful.
37. He took me to the Homecoming dance in high school.
38. He was willing to marry me :).

He needs to be older so I can list *all* the things that I love about him. . . I didn’t get to list that he is smart, he comes from a great family, he has excellent work ethics, he gives nicknames, he warms up my cold feet, he helps me with my projects, he is so consistent, he makes fun family traditions, he whistles, he goes grocery shopping with me, he has the same goals as me, he takes care of the yard, he loves to be with me. ... . . .but since he is 38, I’m going to limit myself to only that many :). I just love him so much!!

The following pictures are just a small small sampling of ways Tom is involved in the kids' lives. . . in all of the pictures he is off to the side. . . this is not to demonstrate my stinky photography, but to show how he is interested in the kids and takes time for each of them. He truly is the man behind the scenes cheering, helping and encouraging. I so so love him for this.


Happy birthday Honey!!! (hope you read my blog sometime soon :)!