My Awesome Hubby

I've realized that I have very few posts on here about my awesome hubby. Since we just celebrated our 16th wedding anniversary (with thai food and Men in Black III), here are some of my many favorite things about him:

 *He understands, loves, and knows how to use technology. Which means when I have questions, I can to go him!

 *He is a loving, caring, patient dad who is always willing to carry his share of the burdens, even when it means wearing a Baby Bjorn.

 *He's the fun dad who will do the scary/dangerous/exciting things with the kids that mom would rather pass on, like high dives, wrestles, roller coasters, etc. I take care of the dishes, meals, laundry, chores, extracurricular lessons, studio and homework and then I'm done for. That's when Daddy steps in to provide the party atmosphere with a game of blanket tag, tickle torture, frisbee, legos or steamroller. Thanks heavens for dads!

 *He is handy AND handsome! Double threat guy. With his talented hands, mad skills and engineering brain, he can install flooring, fix plumbing (well, kind of), paint houses, install disco lights, lay carpet, build a dance floor and storage cabinets, and generally make himself useful. No, more than that... he's indespensible!

 *He makes me feel funny. I've never really been the funny girl before, but when I'm with my hub, I'm suddenly the wittiest girl on the planet. We giggle and tease and joke and have have movie quote conversations and I know he'll always get my jokes. (sometimes he's the only one, but he does get them). I LOVE the way he makes me laugh! We have the best time together, especially on our marathon dates (temple, dinner, movie) or watching late night movies together in bed.

*He gave me three beautiful, good, WONDERFUL children. How I love my little family!

  *He was the one who suggested we bring home a dog when we did. He thought  the kids and I needed a dog...and he was right.

 *He is the world's best sand castle builder...

 ... and the funniest picture poser. It's that mad creative side of his, I think.

*He can drive on any road, at any time, in any weather. This cliff in Ireland, for example (yes that's two lanes, with a massive dropoff on the right, on the wrong side of the car on the wrong side of the street), or up the Malad pass two days before Thanksgiving in a blizzard, or through the streets of Paris at rush hour.

There's many more, but that will do for now. Happy anniversary sweetie! I love you!

Maggie's Report

Do we know how to do a 5th grade history report or what? :-) Maggie chose the subject Marie Antoinette because she loved her Versailles bedroom and the quaint Hamlet when we visited them last summer. I helped her trace the side panels and arrange the feathers at the top, but she did everything else. Tres bien fait, ma chere! Love the powdered hair.