Happy Birthday Dadio!

Sunday was my dad's 50th birthday!! Wow, he's getting up there. We celebrated by eating a delicious feast of steak (marinated to perfection by Travis aka Mr Cook Extraordinaire), baked potatoes, salad, and artisan bread...mmmm.mmm.mmm! My mom had the brilliant idea of having all of us kids write a little letter to my dad telling him why we love him. I loved writing this because I am not the best at expressing my feelings all the time (just ask my husband) and this gave me the perfect opportunity to let him know how much he means to me. When I was younger, I felt like I always took my dad for granted...he was a wonderful father and I didnt' know anything different. It wasn't until I was older that I realized that not everyone is blessed with an such an incredible dad! Here are just a few of the reasons why I love my dad so much:
*He has always loved me unconditionally
*He works so hard for our family and never complains about it (working many many late nights is not a rarity!)
*He is a man of integrity
*He taught us the gospel, not just by principle, but by example
*He honors his priesthood
*He would do anything for me (we always joke that I have him wrapped around my finger, which I do, but he also has me wrapped around his finger as well!!)
*He cried when he read my letter (not to rub it in to any of my other siblings or anything...but obviously I'm his favorite! Just kidding....well not really :)
Happy happy birthday Dad! I love you!

Don't ask what these boys are doing....who ever really knows!

My dad and Cooper...they have a special bond! My dad LOVES Cooper and my dad is always the first one that Cooper tries to find when we get to my parents house! Cooper will jump all over my dad no matter where he's sitting and no matter what papers (or computer) he's stepping on in the process. Its cute.