Thursday, November 12, 2009

Happy Birthday Greg!

Greg turns 26 today! This morning, he received an awesome birthday present… a notification telling him that he passed another one of his CPA exams! We could not have been more thrilled. It was the toughest test for him so far and we feel really blessed that he has not had to repeat any of his exams. One more and he’ll be done!

Since it’s his birthday and we’re so close to Thanksgiving, I’m going to list a few reasons why I’m thankful for this birthday boy of mine.

I am thankful for his dedication; his dedication to church, school, work, me, the kids, and everything in between!

Church: with as much studying that he has to do already, he has never once complained about the extra time it takes to prepare lessons each week for church... and his class loves him!


School and Work: I basically already mentioned how hard he studies, but with two kids, I find it wonderful that he has enough energy to keep focused.

Not only that, but he is helpful with me and my studies as well.

Me and the Kids: His family is his number one priority and I just love watching him with our kids.



I am thankful for his cooking. We made a deal when we got married: he would barbecue and cook pasta and I would do the rest of the cooking. He has held up his end of the bargain and then some!


I am thankful that he provides for our family...

...and is teaching Parker the family trade! :)

I am thankful for his love of all creatures (okay, I really just thought this was a funny pic)

I am thankful that he loves to spend time with both of our families and that he would move back to California so we could be closer to them.



I am thankful for his love of sports... ha ha, I'm sure some of you don't believe me, but really, I love that he finds so much joy in it...



...and that he shares his love of sports with Parker (and Devri one day too)

Basketball


Golf


Olympic Diving ( ha ha)

Football

Tennis

Baseball


Lastly, I am thankful for his sense of humor. The fact that he can get me to laugh even when I'm trying to stay mad at him is a wonderful trait. (I have no idea why this sentence is underlined, but I can't seem to fix it).





My life is so much better with Greg in it and I'm sure our kids feel the same way. Happy Birthday Greg!

11 comments:

Cassie said...

Happy Birthday Greg! Hope you had a great day!

Melissa said...

Happy Birthday Greg! Loved all the pictures. Made me feel pretty old though, seriously, only 26?

Cheney's said...

Happy Birthday Greg!!! I'm glad to hear you passed another test...you are so smart. :) And thanks so much for the help you've been giving us.
Sarah, you are such an awesome person too! I really do miss your family so much. It would be great to live by you again. We shall see I guess. :)
Love ya guys!

Linda Stauffer said...

Sarah, that was a wonderful blog. I loved every picture, especially the olympic diving pic. Happy Birthday Greg and congrats on passing your last exam. We are really proud of you.

Nikki said...

That was the awesomest post ever!!

Grandma G said...

Happy Birthday Greg - hope to send you a birthday present some day. But mostly congratulations on passing the third test. We love you.

Jamie and Preston said...

Yeah Greg! Hope you two had a blast last night celebrating the big 26! Can't wait to celebrate with you on Sunday! HUGS!

Crystal and Jordan said...

happy birthday!!!

Grandpa 2009 said...

Happy Birthday Greg,

Enjoy your 20's they fly by. See you on Sunday and GO Kings!

Dayna Jamison said...

Happy Birthday Greg and congrats on passing the test!

Camille said...

I love this and I love you guys. Greg your Awesome and Sarah you are even more awesome! love you guys :)