Happy Birthday my love!

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It's Ben's 33rd birthday today and I just wanted to let him know how much I love him and appreciate all he does for us.  Here are 33 things I love about him.

Number 1: He is a great husband.  I have been sick the last couple of days and he has stepped in to help with the kids and  I have really appreciated it. He helps me in the house when he can and changes a mean diaper!!
  Number 2: He is a great dad.  The boys love when he spends time with them and goes out in the backyard to throw the ball.  He has been Jeremy's t-ball coach and he is going to be Alex's soccer coach.  I love that he is willing to do all that to be close to his boys.
Number 3: He is a great friend. Not just to me but to so many people.  Just look at his Facebook page. He has over a thousand people.
Number 4: He has a tender heart! He doesn't show it often but it's there and I appreciate it.
Number 5: He shares his testimony that he knows the Savior lives and his gospel is on the earth again to everyone! That is one of the things that first impressed me about him.
Number 6: He is kind and will go out of his way to help anyone! That is another thing that I first noticed about him.  He still takes our friend Eric, who is in a wheelchair, to the hospital and even took Jeremy one day with him.  That was such an example for Jeremy to see his father serving others.
Number 7: He is good at basketball and baseball (this is from Jeremy and Alex). And I agree! He got the chance to play some baseball this summer and he puts all of himself into it (coming home to sore muscles but loving it!).
Number 8: He is also good at tennis. I got to play my first game with him this summer and I realized how I don't know how to play!
Number 9: He is super cute (that is from me!)
Number 10: He is a hard worker! Many of you know that because he seems like he is on the phone all the time but he is working and trying to support us and I really appreciate it.
Number 11: He loves to learn! He reads all the time and is always telling our boys something they can learn.  This characteristic has really come out in our children, especially Jeremy, who loves school! Alex is very creative and Issac is very curious.  All of these come from Dad!
Number 12: He has a great heritage and he really honors that.  He tells us stories from his ancestors so that the boys  never forget.  And he encourages his family to tell our kids stories.
Number 13: He is friendly. It seems like there isn't a place we don't go that Ben knows someone and if he doesn't know them, he will get to know them!
Number 14: He is a great brother! He cares a lot about his brothers and sisters and I hope they know that!
Number 15: He is a great son! He has great parents and I know they love him a lot and wish the best for him and I know Ben feels the same way!
Number 16: He is a great grandson! His grandma's birthday is tomorrow and he talks about how he loves that he can celebrate with her.
Number 17: He is a great cousin, nephew, etc.. He loves all his cousins, aunts and uncles and extended family.  We attend as many reunions, etc.. as we can to show our love and support and that also shows our children the love for family you need to have.
Number 18: He loves my family. That was very important to me when I was dating him that he liked my family and they liked him and I think they do.  I love to watch him visit with them because it brings me joy!
Number 19: He cares about nutrition.  He is always talking to our kids about what they should eat and why and taking care of their teeth and how that will not only help their teeth but their whole body!
Number 20: He loves to make the kids laugh.  Whether it's making funny faces or getting down to wrestle with them, it makes me smile!
Number 21: He isn't the best at being on time but I am glad when he makes the effort :)
Number 22: He has a great memory! I wish I had that! He tells the boys about his teachers he had, the falls he has taken, the trips he has taken, etc.. I love that!
Number 23: He is protective! He is always trying to tell our boys how they don't want to be like him with all the falls he has taken and scars he has. And believe me he has had some really nasty falls! The other day one of the boys in our neighborhood crashed in front of our house and we brought him in to patch him up and all the rest of the neighborhood kids came in with him and Ben told them all about his crash in the gravel pit and it helped the little boy who crashed feel like his crash wasn't so bad!
Number 24: He loves God's creations! He loves that he can look out our window and see Mt. Ben Lomond and wherever we are, the kids will tell us that they are sure they can see Mt. Ben Lomond!
Number 25: This is the age that Ben was when we started dating.  I am so glad for this number! 
Number 26: This is the age that Ben was when we got married. Thanks honey for marrying me!
Number 27: This is the age Ben was when we had our first son! What a proud papa he was and is!! I am so glad he is the father of our children!
Number 28: He is passionate about his country and even helped a neighbor of ours to run for city office. 
Number 29: He is passionate about money.  And not in a bad way.  He knows how it works and loves to watch C-NBC and tells the boys about how money works in other countries as well as our own.
Number 30: He is a great mortgage officer. If he helps you with your loan, you know you will get a lot of knowledge and education behind your loan.  He is always studying the laws and procedures of the mortgage market. He works so hard to make sure things are done 110%
Number 31: He is spiritual.  I know that he prays and studies his scriptures and that is so important to me to know that he does that.
Number 32: He is willing to try! That may seem weird to say but if things are hard, he still try's to keep going.
Number 33: Wow that is quite a list but alas, number 33.  I love everything about you Ben! 
Happy Birthday my love!