The Face of Forty!

 Tadd turned 40 today!  Wahoo!  We tried to make his day a little brighter by filling it with 40 notes/messages/gifts/surprises.  First of all, the kids came up with a list of "40 Reasons we Love our Dad".  Then we attached each of those reasons to a treat or a note of some sort and then hid them all over for him to find.  It was really fun for us to do.  Hopefully it was fun for him too.  I think he enjoyed it.  I loved seeing all the reasons the kids came up with.  They really notice the big and little things that make their Dad so special.

 I had full intentions of making him a cake--but life happened (and Henry climbed fully INTO the fire place twice--in addition to a lot of other mischief) and I found myself running to the grocery store bakery while he was at b-ball practice with Ezra.  I do plan on having some sort of a birthday shin dig for him in the near future and I WILL make some sort of cake for him then....unless life happens again. 

 His Mom and Dad arrived a few hours before dinner and that was a fun present.  We all get to enjoy having Grandpa and Grandma here with us for a while.

 And now we have a 40 year old roaming around these parts.  I hope to tap into some of his wisdom of the ages.  After all that excitement he took his tired self up to bed and was asleep by 9:15.  Happy Birthday Tadd!  We are very thankful the Lord put you on this Earth 40 years ago. 

Because their list was so sweet--I must share it : ) 

Forty Reasons we Love our Dad!

1. He's funny
2. His kisses
3. He's tricky
4. He's loving
5. He fixes lights
6. He builds us things
7. He is trust worthy
8. He goes to work every day
9. He earns money for us
10. He is the best dad
11. His smile
12. His hair
13. He is creative
14. All the painting he does in our house
15. He is pretty
16. He cares for us
17. He coaches my teams
18. Bike riding with us
19. He is handsome
20. He reads the Bible with us
21. He prays for us
22. He is saved
23. He does fun things with us
24. He takes me on Daddy Dates
25. He takes me fishing
26. He takes me out for hot chocolate
27. He takes me to moto cross
28. He is honest
29. He is a good driver
30. He is kind
31. He gives to others
32. He teaches us how to draw
33. He plays kick ball with us
34. He shoots hoops with us
35. He helps me shoot better
36. He orders pizza for us sometimes
37. He takes us to Sunday School and meeting
38. He prays with us at bed time
39. He helps us with homework
40. He is our dad