You've had a birthday ... Shout Hooray!

September starts the birthday season in our family. In fact September is THE big birthday celebration month for us. I thought it would be fun to celebrate each person's birthday with their own personal top ten list.

Starting out with Ter Bear:

10. That you love to read and you are so good at it

9. How smart you are on the computer

8. The way you watch out for Andrew

7. Your hugs

6. Your wild imagination

5. That you love fruits and vegetables

4. That you're a great friend

3. All of our excellent adventures

2. Your sense of humor

1. Your spirit!

Next with a September birthday is Carl:
10. Your curiosity

9. Your passion for what you think is right

8. Your willingness to help your friends

7. When you do things to help me out when you even though you really don't want to

6. Your artistic ability

5. and your willingness to share your talents!

4. That family is important to you

3. That you love Elvis

2. Your enthusiasm

1. Your faith and your testimony

Kelsey is next:

10. How easily you fit into our family

9. You helped add to the feminine numbers of the family

8. You are always so patient

7. You are teaching Sam to cook

6. You are such a hard worker

5. Your laugh

4. You don't let our big, noisy family scare you away

3. That you're a good listener

2. You like sports

1. You make Sam so happy!

And finally, our last September birthday... Tommy:
10. How you still look good in your baseball pants (no gut!)

9. How hard you work for our family

8. That you appreciate a trip to the spa

7. The gray hair that is peeking out around your temples

6. That you let me be in charge of the channel changer

5. That whatever I cook, you'll eat two helpings of

4. You never argue with me

3. Your loyalty to your friends

2. What a great dad and grandfather you are

1. 29 years of totally unconditional love!

Happy birthday everyone!