36 reasons

Happy Birthday Honey! Here are 36 reasons why we love you so: (but there are really so, so many more)

1. for your kindness
2. and your incredible thoughtfulness
3. for your unrelenting joyful disposition
4. for your party planning skillz
5. for your happy-go-lucky nature
6. for your spontaneity
7. for your love of the boys
8. for your rad taste in music
9. for your undying love of chocolate
10. for your great outlook on life
11. for your smile
12. and your beautiful shiny head
13. for your amazing ability to engage all children
14. for your superior video game skills
15. for helping the missus with all her technical problems
16. for downloading my photos
17. for your amazing ability to make friends with everyone you meet
18. for always staying true to yourself and us
19. for always planning a great getaway just when we most need it
20. for giving J a great best buddy
21. for making me smile daily the last 21 years
22. for calling your grandmother everyday
23. for buying me a starbucks when I really need it
24. for being full of surprises
25. for sitting in Anthropologie for hours on end while I anally examine each and every item
26. for being the bestest daddy the boys could ever hope for
27. for being my life-long bestie
28. for making my family your family
29. for always going to the max and then some
30. for loving me the way you do
31. for your super chili-making skills
32. for listening to my "ideas" with minimal eye-rolling
33. for giving us a place to call home
34. for always ordering the birthday cake
35. for tucking the boys in each and every night
36. for being you, glorious, wonderful YOU
37. and one more for good luck!

We love you so- the missus and the boys-xo

{photo via dayrain's photostream on flickr}