happy, happy birthday

micah dear
(and grandma and britney)

thank you for all the phone calls and emails for happy birthday wishes!
micah and the boys went mountain biking while I made party preparations.

then we partied on our new patio! it was a very lovely evening.
we're so lucky to meet such great friends wherever we go.
he's accomplished a lot in his 30 years!!
here are just 30 things i love about him:

1. if he wants to accomplish something, he will. and he'll do it well.
   
2. he's really in love with me.
3. he's the best at everything he does
4. he sang in choir in hs
5. he played football in hs
6. he performed in two school plays
7. he played soccer through hs (and college and grad school)
   
8. he was our homecoming king
   
9. he plays with his boys
   
10. he's HANDSOME!
11. i've known him since he was 12 and he's always impressed me
12. he's romantic but not cheesy
    
13. one night he was waiting outside for me to get to his house sitting on the hood of his car playing "when you say nothing at all" on his guitar and singing along.
14. he plays the guitar, ukulele and can play any song by ear on the piano
    
15. my sister got him a ukulele in hawaii. he learned "somewhere over the rainbow" and called her to play and sing for her as a Thank You
16. he loves MY family. every one of them.
17. he's super smart and knows the answers to all my questions
18. he took me to hawaii for two fabulous years
19. and we didn't have to pay for it because he's so stinkin smart (they paid him)
20. he always supports me in everything i do
21. he's my best friend and has been for 18 years
22. he's incredibly humble
23. he's such a great sport and is always game. always for anything!
    
24. he makes me feel beautiful everyday...usually when i feel it the least
25. he loves to cook and help me in the kitchen
26. he cleans up the kitchen
27. he cleans bathrooms to my standard of clean
28. he takes care of all his kids, all at once, all by himself and keeps the house in order
29. he's my hero. really!
30. he let's me warm my cold feet on him in bed

BONUS: he makes cute babiesi really love you man!