Brian's Bday

I have been waiting to post for Brian's birthday because I have a video to upload of the kids singing happy birthday to him. Since we have dial up internet still that has been a pain. It will not upload the video. I decided to just post the pictures and when we move and get high speed I will post the video.

Brian had one of his worst days of work on his birthday. I made him swear he would be home at 5:00 sharp, but he had major things come up and had to stay late. Meg was so excited for his birthday. She went to Walmart with me and we got balloons and decorations. She was telling all the Walmart workers about her daddy's birthday. When Brian finally got home we went to get dinner at a sit down restraunt (a big deal for us). We went to the Union Grill in Ogden. It is at the train depot. Then we looked at all the trains. Neither of us thought it would be that cool, but we both loved it. The kids were climbing all over the trains. Adin scares me at how fearless he is. They have some of the trains open so you can climb up and look around inside. Brian and I were discussing what a perfect hideout those trains would be for all the homeless people in that area. Sure enough, when Brian went on one of the trains in the back corner he found all sorts of drug paraphanalia. Only in Ogden would you find drug paraphanalia in a train at a historic museum.

Finally, I wanted to post just a few of the reasons why I love Brian so much.

-He is the ultimate husband. He is my favorite person to be with and I cannot wait until he gets home from work everyday (not because I am worn out but just because I want to see him). I feel like he is the other part of me. My favorite time of the day is just sitting with him watching TV after the kids are in bed. He works sooooo hard to provide for us and is an amazing dad. He gets down on the ground and play princess or barbies with Meg. Even when he is exhausted after a hard day at work, he still makes an effort to play with the kids.

- He has worked so hard to achieve his goals despite the challenges he has been dealt in life. I feel like, in a way, he has conquered his challenges just by being where he is in life right now.

- He is so passionate about things. He doesn't love a hobby part way, he loves it all the way. He doesn't just research something a little bit, he researches the heck out of it. For example, he doesn't just love a CD. He reads all the reviews online, he learns the songs on his guitar, he memorizes all the words etc. OR, He doesn't just try to plant a bonsai tree. He reads about it and he tries again and again and again and again. OR, when we decided to buy a house he went to the library and found every book written about home buying and read them all. I love that about him.

- He has a compassion for other people that is so strong. He never judges. He feels like he doesn't have the right to judge because he doesn't know what happened or what challenges a person has faced that have helped shape the person they are. He makes me want to be a better person.

I am most grateful for Brian in my life. He is my greatest blessing. Happy birthday Brian, I love you!