I decided not to scare the bejiggers out of all of you by calling this post:
Dad Had a Heart Attack
Nor the close approximation:
WE GAVE Dad a Heart Attack...
Wise, no?
But, we really did give him a heart attack! It has become our tradition, in following the amazing creativity of blogger Shawni Pothier, to give each other heart attacks during the month of February for a couple of years now. Since Dad was turning 39 over the weekend, we thought it would be fun to write out 39 reasons why we love him and plaster them all over the house on his birthday.
So, without further adieu, here are 39 reasons why we love John/Dad:
1.
2. He is always there for me. (Katelyn)
3. He makes me laugh so hard I cry. And pee. (TMI)
4. He is good looking!
5. He helps in the kitchen (at least with weekend breakfasts)!
6. He sometimes lets me have a bubblebath when I want to. (Sara)
7. He holds my hand.
8. He helps me with my homework. (Katelyn AND Matthew)
9. He gave his iPod to me and bought me my new radio. There is so much more I could not possibly list all of them. (Tommy) ... ;)
10. When he doesn't go to work, sometimes he plays with me. And when he does go to work, I still love him. (Sara)
11. He helps me with Skylanders. (Tommy)
12. He is always willing to go outside and play sports with me. (Matthew) ... :)
13.
14. He plays soccer with us. (Katelyn)
15. He cares about the kids' education and quizzes them.
16. He takes us on awesome trips. (Katelyn)
17. He and Mom bought me Pokemon Black. (Tommy)
18. He helps me with picking new books to read. (Tommy)
19. He let me read The Belgariad and The Mallorean from when he was a kid. (Tommy)
20. He does math with me. (Matthew)
21. He is always on top of current events and he fills me in!
22. He always has a logical answer. { ; )}
23. He sticks to his guns, sets goals, and sees them through.
24. He plays video games with me. (Matthew)
25. He makes delicious pancakes. (Katelyn)
26. He is a super star at the office.
27. He is an AWESOME dad.
28. He helps me with my pinewood derby car. (Tommy AND Matthew)
29. He has an awesome personality. He helps me with things and teaches me new things. (Tommy)
30. He is smart and super good at trivia games.
31. He knows how to do stuff and he researches the things he's not quite sure about.
32.
33. He is good with electronics. (Matthew AND Me!)
34. He knows my love language is icee mochas yet he helped me give them up in January.
35. He always keeps things interesting.
36. He's a super running partner. Most days. ;)
37. He fills my van up with gas every weekend.
38. He takes us to church every weekend.
39. He's my best friend and the love my life.
Happy Birthday Honey! We sure do love you!
