BY YOUR WIFE

30 Reasons I Love You

Reason #1

You are caring.

Kissing boo-boos Aug, 2010 church camp out

Reason #2

You are super cute.

2011 Marriage Retreat

Reason #3

You have really cute kids.

January 2012: Zoë’s new born pictures

Reason #3

Dec 2013: Zoë’s 2 year pictures

Yeah, Super cute

Reason #4

You are a wonderful Papa.

June 2013

Reason #5

You don’t mind my eccentricity.

2009

Reason #5

I mean, weirdness...

2013

Reason #5

Craziness?

2013

Reason #5

Ok, I’ll take crazy.

2013

Reason #6

You’re a little cray cray too.

2013

Reason #7

You like to go camping with me.

2009 Mount Rainer camping trip

The Redwood ForestMount RainerLeavenworthCarlsbad CavernThe Grand CanyonYosemiteCorpus Northern Cascades

Other random WA camping sites.

Reason #8

You are tenacious.

Definition: Persistent in maintaining, adhering to, or seeking something valued or desired.

Reason #9

You got healthy and lost 80 lbs because

you didn’t want to die from a heart attack in your mid-30s leaving us without you. One example of tenacious.

Reason #10

You are a good cook.

Thai coconut curry

Reason #11

You’ve always liked to just hang out with me.

March 11, 2012 Happy Birthday

Reason #12

You enjoy getting the girls dressed and you

pick out such cute outfits.

4th of July 2011

Reason #13

You are my own personal stylist. If it weren’t for you I’d still be wearing frumpy clothes and no jewelry.

Dec 2010 San Antonio Olive Garden

Reason #14

You are very artistic and a great painter.

Reason #15

You say I always look perfect.

Jan 2011 Fort Worden

Reason #16

The one time I tried to break up with you for no reason in particular, you didn’t get angry with me. You just said, “That’s stupid because we are going to be together forever.”I still believe you.

2007

Reason #17

You build awesome things.

Das Huhn Haus 2013

Reason #18

You have only ever gone 2 days without talking to me in the 10 ½ years we’ve been together (you were backpacking through the mountains and had no reception).

Did you shoot those fish?I’m confused…

2010 In the Middle of Nowhere WA

Reason #19

You fit perfectly into my family…

2010 Family Portrait

Reason #20

You always forgive me.

I have no idea when this was or remember what was going on…

Reason #21

You are my best friend.

Dec 2010 Frisco, TX

“Need a lift?”“Yes, thank you.”

Reason #22

You like to do everything with me.

2009 Mount Rainer

And the kids.

Reason #23

You still play games with me even though I gloat horribly when I’m winning and pout terribly when I’m losing.

2011 Our House

Reason #24

You are a genius.

2011 I forgot were, but you know

This picture looks random but it’s not. You take great pride in designing our WA roads so they are safer for all of us.

Reason #25

You are a nerd.

2011 Star Wars Collection

Reason #25

And we can nerd out together…

June 2013Halloween years past

Reason #25

We created mini-nerds

Reason #25

We created mini-nerds

Reason #25

We created mini-nerds

Reason #26

You make me laugh.

2010 Woodland Park Zoo

Reason #26

Like, really really laugh….

2013

Reason #27

You are my prince charming

2013

Reason #28

You insisted on taking me to the hospitaland stopping to take this picture even though I was NOT in labor…

Dec 21, 2011 10:45am

Reason #29

Dec 21, 2011 12:52pm

Thanks.

Reason #30

You are my heart.

5 yr Anniversary YAY

Dear Josiah,

As always, I’m very thankful that at birth the doctor was able to yank your giant head out with forceps. Without those forceps, you would not be with us today to turn 30 years old and therefore, I would have never met you and nothing in this slide show would have happened including our kids! Weird.

Happy Birthday and Remember Getting Older Beats the Alternative (so no complaining)

Love, Jessie