Jake turned 25 years old today. His golden birthday- 25 on the 25th! Oh how I love this man!
25 things I love about Jake:
1. His burning testimony of the Gospel of Jesus Christ
2. His dedication and devotion to his family
3. His contagious laugh
4. His urge to share a drawn out, detailed, scientific explanation for the most simple questions
5. His hardworking nature (you'll never find a guy that works harder!)
6. How he wrestles with Tyler everyday
7. How Tyler cries "Dadda, dadda" every day he leaves for school (Jake's boy loves his daddy!)
8. His desire to always have a strong, faithful, playful, romantic, marriage
9. His back and foot massages
10. His humble nature
11. His love of fishing, sports, water, geology, and anything outdoors
12. His desire to provide for his family
13. His granny driving
14. How he reminds us to pray every morning and night
15. How he so readily serves others
16. His support to help me reach my goals
17. His love of games- yahtzee, farkle, and boggle to be exact
18. That he loves crossword puzzles, that we get excited to find them in our weekly ads, and set aside time to do them together that evening
14. That he'll sit and watch HGTV or Food Network with me (even though a more exciting ball game might be on)
15. That he still gives me butterflies and makes me shiver (sorry Mom... you're probably blushing)
16. His love of school and learning
17. That he tells me all he wants for his birthday is for me to be happy (really? who is this guy? I love him!)
18. That he'll help with Tyler when I've been up with him in the night, even though he has class early in the morning
19. That he can laugh when hard things happen- especially when it comes to diaper explosions
20. His complete honesty
21. That he loves my cooking and encourages me to try my own twist on recipes (he's a brave man!)
22. That he tells me I'm beautiful everyday
23. That he drives whenever we're in the car together
24. That he's handsome, strong, and darn right hot
25. That he married me in the temple and has followed his promise to my dad to take me there often
Oh there is so much more about him I love, but there's a little snapshot for you. And apparently in my world- 14 comes after 18. So i guess that was 30 things I love about Jake. For his birthday we got together with both our families and had a little swim fiesta. The water was freezing, but the kids enjoyed it. We had enchiladas, 7-layer bean dip, fruit kabobs, and boy was it yummy! I love you Jake! Happy Birthday!
