Happy Birthday to the man I love!

54 things I love about my husband on this, his special day:

1. He gave me Jordan
2. " " " Claire
3. " " " Dave
4. " " " Andy
5. When he smiles, you can't see his teeth (only when he laughs really hard)
6. He cleans the bathrooms every Saturday
7. He's given me 1,000,000 back rubs
8. He appreciates and enjoys classical music
9. He loves BYU sports almost as much as he loves me
10. I love hearing him speak and he is always prepared
11. He can't do home repairs but he has changed thousands of diapers and done millions of dishes
12. He is patient and kind
13. He is punctual
14. He has a strong internal clock that helps him do what is right.
15. He willingly fulfills his church callings.
16. He is wise.
17. He is balanced and sees all sides to issues. This comes in handy on the job
18. He is not materialistic.
19. He likes to drive our cars until they die
20. He runs every morning without fail (going on 30 years now)
21. He is disciplined and does a true fast every month, 24 hours to the dot
22. I love our night time chats. We sometimes laugh until we cry
23. He always compliments my cooking
24. He hates lotion and rarely puts it on, but wears sunscreen every day
25. I love it when he holds my hand
26. He rarely watches TV but does enjoy watching college sports
27. He is determined not to get his hopes up too high for the BYU football season this year
28. He cleans up well, like a new copper penny. He also looks good in a suit
29. He pays the bills every two weeks and keeps our budget in check
30. He's loves to visit with people and he loves company to stay with us
31. He invites people to sit in the "chair of distinction" in our living room and visit
32. He says prayers with me morning and night.
33. He has faith.
34. He is steady and constant and is well respected
39. He works every day for our family and he even enjoys it. He'll be forced out at age 75 and he doesn't want to leave much before then.
40. He's handsome, even without hair!
41. He is my biggest cheerleader.
42. He loves to look at nature, but not sleep in it
43. He supports me in the things I want to do.
44. He LOVES being a grandpa.
45. He loves the gospel of Jesus Christ
46. He came from a good home where he was well taught
47. He plays the piano very well and he also use to play the clarinet
48. He loves Credence Clear Water Revival, much to the aggravation of his wife
49. He has mowed the lawn every week and shoveled snow for a single neighbor lady for more than 12 years
50. He reads the scriptures every day and he has read the entire standard works many times - including the Old Testament.
51. He is very smart and he has an amazing ability to memorize
52. He loved his mission to Peru and he continues to speak Spanish very well
53. He reads the newspaper every day without fail and knows a ton about current events and all sort of trivia
54. He loves Heavenly Father