My Love

Summer 2008

Taking a nap with Zakkai

My boys

Daddy and Samuel

Daddy and Zakkai

The things I love about you:

1. Your smile

2. Your beautiful eyes and how they look at me

3. Your hands

4. Your voice

5. Your laugh (even if it's loud sometimes!)

6. Your honesty

7. Your genuineness

8. Your tenderness

9. Your williness to change if needed

10. How you love funny movies

11. How you love to make the boys laugh

12. Your passion for you work

13. The pure pleasure you got from cutting your sons' hair

14. How you tease me "because you like me"

15. How you always tell the boys that I am beautiful

16. That you call me "sweetie" without even thinking about it

17. How you know so much more than me

18. That you want a little girl that looks like me:)

19. Your occasional vulnerability

20. Your strength

21. How you are strong when I am weak

22. Your puns

23. That you love music

24. Your whistling

25. That you are the pizza and cookie checker

26. That your favorite color is green

27. Your love for pizza

28. Your willingness to try any food

29. How you always compliment my cooking

30. That you are such a hard worker

31. Your dedication to your calling

32. Your deep desire to be a good father to your boys

33. How you love to play and sing Christmas music with me

34. When you bring me flowers, they are either red or yellow because you know that's my favorite color

35. My memories with you

36. That you love to go to the zoo with us

37. Your stories about your grandpa and how much you loved him

38. Your loyalty to family

39. That we have such a good time with K and T together

40. Your stubborness (although most of the time, it drives me crazy!)

41. That you want to make my dreams come true

42. That you were born on Valentine's Day

43. You let me talk before we fall asleep even though you're so tired

44. That the boys' voices and words melt your heart

45. Your absolute commitment and faithfulness to our marriage

46. That you are the car packer when we go on trips:) And you do such a good job!

47. That you like to snuggle with a blanket with me when we watch a movie
48. Your deep desire to please and honor God

49. The man you have become since I have known you

50. The man that God created

I love you, husband, and I wish you the happiest birthday ever! You make my life full and you are without a doubt, the best friend I have ever and will ever have. I look forward to 70 more birthdays with you! (although you'd be 99 by then and REALLY old!!:)