And now to complete the ultimate birthday month, we just want to wish my dad a big, fat
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
I seriously feel so lucky to have such a great dad! He is so special to me and I'm not sure that is something that I tell him enough...
I seriously feel so lucky to have such a great dad! He is so special to me and I'm not sure that is something that I tell him enough... 
First of all, you win the super grandpa award! I secretly love watching you with Brayden and Tyler because I think you are just so cute with them. I remember when you came to visit last year for one of your business trips and BB just cried looking out the window and watching you drive away. He still talks about when you came and brought him the "buckeye player!"I also just love the fact that I made you become a Grandpa!! Sometimes its good to be the oldest! :)
You are also responsible for Brayden's nickname BB (buckeye brayden)! I always thought naming him Brayden that we would call him Brady but BB is what stuck! And I love it. It used to be funny when he was younger because he really thought that BB was his name since we never called him brayden. People would always look at us SO weird! :)
I used to think it was cute how you would have a "boys" club with JJ and Kyle when they were younger and how you guys would have secret meetings in your closet.
It's been true my whole life...if you wanted to have fun then you were the one to hang out with. You always came up with such fun things to do! Seriously best times were when mom would be out of town because we knew we were just gonna party the whole time she was gone and not have to clean the house until the night before she got back! :)
You always took us on the coolest vacations growing up...yes, I know when I was a teenager I wasn't always jumping for joy that we were visiting yet another national park or monument but I appreciate it so much now. I can remember sitting in my american heritage class freshman year and just thinking to myself,"wow, I've been there and there and there!" It was cool to be learning about places that I had actually been. I also loved how no matter what we always tried to go somewhere as a family every year even if it was just camping close to home. We made some great memories!
You always can find the most fun games to play as a family and you are seriously so good at interpreting and explaining the directions to the rest of us! haha remember Arkansas mom when we tried to play that game without dad and we finally gave up because neither of us could understand it. And I used to love how when you would win a game you would post that you were the #1 winner on the fridge and gloat about it for weeks! :) 
I love your coupon shopping and how you would come home with like bags and bags of stuff and you would spread it all out on the table and have us all guess how much you got it for. And it was amazing cause you'd have like 15 items you got for like $5! 
I love how you tease mom that she is so much older then you when in reality she is only 11 days older!
You are also responsible for Brayden's nickname BB (buckeye brayden)! I always thought naming him Brayden that we would call him Brady but BB is what stuck! And I love it. It used to be funny when he was younger because he really thought that BB was his name since we never called him brayden. People would always look at us SO weird! :) I used to think it was cute how you would have a "boys" club with JJ and Kyle when they were younger and how you guys would have secret meetings in your closet.
It's been true my whole life...if you wanted to have fun then you were the one to hang out with. You always came up with such fun things to do! Seriously best times were when mom would be out of town because we knew we were just gonna party the whole time she was gone and not have to clean the house until the night before she got back! :)
You always took us on the coolest vacations growing up...yes, I know when I was a teenager I wasn't always jumping for joy that we were visiting yet another national park or monument but I appreciate it so much now. I can remember sitting in my american heritage class freshman year and just thinking to myself,"wow, I've been there and there and there!" It was cool to be learning about places that I had actually been. I also loved how no matter what we always tried to go somewhere as a family every year even if it was just camping close to home. We made some great memories!You always can find the most fun games to play as a family and you are seriously so good at interpreting and explaining the directions to the rest of us! haha remember Arkansas mom when we tried to play that game without dad and we finally gave up because neither of us could understand it. And I used to love how when you would win a game you would post that you were the #1 winner on the fridge and gloat about it for weeks! :) I love your coupon shopping and how you would come home with like bags and bags of stuff and you would spread it all out on the table and have us all guess how much you got it for. And it was amazing cause you'd have like 15 items you got for like $5! I love how you tease mom that she is so much older then you when in reality she is only 11 days older! 
I love how you have always put family first. No matter what you always made time for us and supported us in whatever we wanted to do. You endured many long dance recitals and boring track meets for me! :)
You can ALWAYS make me laugh...even when some of your jokes are a little corny! Also remember our "punching" game. haha good times.
You make the best pancakes ever... especially camping ones. I need to be taught the secret!
Happy Birthday Dad!
We all love you so much over here and hope you have a great day! We miss you TONS!
3 comments:
This made me get all teary eyed. He is the best brother too!!! Great tribute.
Wow - Birthday Month! This was so cute! What a great dad (Uncle-in-law for me). Love all the pics!
Laura
Very sweet post. So many birthdays! How fun. I love that you have so many pictures of your parents.
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