Showing posts with label Michael. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Michael. Show all posts

Monday, May 6, 2013

Happy 41st Birthday Daddy




My boys...Happy Birthday Daddy




Today we celebrated Daddy's 41st birthday! Paw Paw came over and helped us celebrate Daddy's birthday.  We ate Daddy's favorite...Brookshire's Cake...and played. I had Noah answer 41 questions about Daddy, and we gave that to him for his surprise.  Happy Birthday Daddy! We love you!


41 Questions Answered by Noah (Age 5)

for Daddy’s 41st Birthday- May 6, 2013

 

1.    How old is Daddy on this birthday? “He’s 41 years old. That’s old.”

2.    What present does Daddy want for his birthday? “He wants to go to a hotel with you.”

3.    What present that we can wrap do you think Daddy would like? “A new Bevo hat or a new Bevo shirt.  He likes Bevo.”

4.    What does Daddy do for his work? “He pays money for us.”

5.    What does Daddy like to do for fun? “He likes to play Candyland with me.”

6.    What else does Daddy like to do for fun? “Play puzzles with me, ball with me, build stuff…like a tree house.”

7.    What’s Daddy’s favorite color? “Red, yellow, blue, green; the colors of Candyland.”

8.    What’s Daddy’s favorite drink? “Daddy water and coke.”

9.    What is Daddy’s favorite food? “Slop.”

10. What do you love about Daddy? “Playing with him.”

11. What makes Daddy happy? “Walking around the lake with me and you and Jackson; our family.”

12. Who is Daddy’s favorite friend? “Me.”

13. Where does Daddy go every day? “He goes to work, so he can pay money for us.”

14. What is Daddy’s favorite tv show? “Colors.”

15. Does Daddy get enough sleep? “Nope. I mean, yes.  Sometimes he gets up early because he’s thirsty for some Daddy coke or Daddy water.”

16. What does Daddy do in the morning? “He makes me buttered biscuits.  We make them together; but not Jackson, because Jackson isn’t 5 years old.”

17. How tall is Daddy? “T-H-I-S tall!” (he stretches his arms as wide as he can)

18. Is Daddy strong? “Yes, like T-H-I-S strong! He can lift a tree house.  I think he can lift the ground or the house.”

19. What does Daddy do that is funny? “He makes silly faces.”

20. What makes you proud of Daddy? “Games he plays with me.”

21. What is your Daddy good at? “Playing puzzles and playing games.”

22. How are you and Daddy the same? “We have 2 arms, 2 legs, one head, and we have 2 eyes.”

23. How are you and Daddy different? “Because I’m shorter. Well, Daddy is taller than me.”

24. What does Daddy love most about Mommy? “Giving you hugs.”

25. What did Daddy like to do when he was a kid? “Play golf; uh, well, he loved to play puzzles and I am good at puzzles.”

26. What do you and Daddy do together? “Well, we play Candyland and lots of puzzles and everything else. Sometimes we do our work outside. Sometimes we get out weeds and get the worms and snakes.”

27. What does Daddy teach you? “Oh, he teaches me to get snakes.”

28. If you could get Daddy any present in the world for his birthday, what would you get him? “A Bevo hat.” Anything else? “A Bevo shirt.”

29. How does Daddy make you laugh? “Like when he hits on the swing and I whack the balls.”

30. What is something Daddy always says? “Stop being so grumpy.”

31. When you grow up, do you want to be like Daddy? “Yeah.”

32. Why? “Because I love him.”

33. If Daddy was a superhero, which one would he be? “Spiderman.” Why? “Because he shoots webs and that’s cool.”

34. If Daddy could go anywhere in the world, where would he go? “To the airport to go to the mountains; or to China; or to the beach.”

35. Where did Daddy live when he was a little boy? “Uh, in Texas.” Do you know where in Texas? “Oh, he lived in South America.”

36. Who is Daddy’s Daddy? “Me. He has me and Jackson; two boys; and one girl, you.”

37. Who is Daddy’s Mommy? “You; I mean Grammie.”

38. Who is Daddy’s sister? “You.”

39. Does Daddy have a brother? “Me and Jackson. I guess Daddy has 2 brothers.”

40. How do you show Daddy you love him? “Because we eat smores together; also by giving him hugs and kisses.”

41. How does Daddy show you that he loves you? “With his heart.”

 

41 Questions asked by Mommy & answered by Noah on Daddy’s 41st Birthday

Happy Birthday! We love you!!!


Tuesday, September 18, 2012

Donuts with Dad



Donuts with DAD!  I don't think my boys could have a better Daddy! Michael does everything from make the lunches, to get the boys ready for school, to put them to bed at night. He knows that Love is a Verb and that his PRESENCE is the biggest PRESENT our boys could ever receive.  Love, Love, LOVE that this incredible man is the father to my precious boys.  They are indeed blessed.  We all are.

Wednesday, May 9, 2012

Michael & Brenda Photo Booth Fun

I only had about 24 hours to plan Michael's 40th birthday party.  Nothing like a little last-minute party planning, right? I rarely do a birthday party these days without some fun photo booth props, and his 40th was not going to be the exception! Happy 40th!




Monday, May 7, 2012

Michael 40th Birthday Decorations





 Michael gave me all of 24 ish hours to put together his 40th birthday party, so I had to get it together FAST! It was a lot of work but turned out pretty...ORANGE! Which is good, for a Longhorn party. 

Sunday, May 6, 2012

Michael's 40th Birthday Party





Michael deicded at the last minute that he wanted a small 40th birthday party at home just with family and a few close friends.  Doesn't he know I don't know how to do small?!?   Well I tried, and it was a hit.  An almost-instant Bevo party to celebrate his 40th. Happy 40th to my most incredible husband of 14 years.  You still got it, babe!
On a funny note...a month earlier, on my birthday...when Noah & I were talking about how we'd celebrate for my birthday, Noah said, "Oh, Mommy! It'll be a big, big time! We'll have cake and balloons and prizes...and the workers will come."  I asked him what he meant when he said, "The workers will come."  He replied, "To put up your bounce house, Mommy!"  SO, don't you know...that for Daddy's 40th, I made sure the workers came and put up a bounce house and a slide.

 



Sunday, December 25, 2011

My AMAZING Michael

 I just have to say a few words about my amazing husband, Michael. I often say, "Love is a verb."  Well, let me just give you a few examples.  He wore pajama pants to the Polar Express! (Clearly not his desire, but the rest of us were doing it, so he gave in and had spirit!) How many non-outgoing men would do that? That rocked! Love is a verb, indeed.
Christmas Eve 2011-
I got into a baking frenzy, as I had  chose  to make homemade sugar-cookie dough for Christmas.  This is a big, long process in case you didn't know.  He jumped right in and started helping mix the ingredients.  He even got Noah into the fun. Love is a verb!  Then there were mashed potatoes to make. NOT the box kind. My mashed potatoes are legendary! We are talking 3 sticks of butter, here! Without asking or being told, he peeled and boiled the potatoes so that I could be busy with our other Christmas preparations. (Plus Jackson is a "Mama, hold me all the time" baby, so when he's up I'm minimally able to do anything like that!) Love is a verb!
Christmas Eve night--He stopped by the Athens gas station to pick up some of that Mike's Hard Cranberry Lemonade after he saw how much I liked it.  Love is a verb. This next one is a big one---one that I didn't even KNOW about until Christmas day---He opened and assembeled almost all the boys' new toys and then (somehow!) placed them neatly back in their original container so that when the boys opend their presents...there was NO NEED for batteries...or scissors...and no injury from trying to open those deadly child-proof toy containers!!! SERIOUSLY?!?!? Yep. LOVE IS A VERB.   He stayed up until 3 am on Christmas Eve, rather Christmas Day, so that his presents to ME were all wrapped! I told him NOT to bother, that I didn't care one bit.  But he wanted it to be special. And it WAS! Love is a VERB!
Then on Christmas Day, I opened up a brand new, AMAZING Canon Rebel camera...THE ONE that I've been wanting for years...and constantly have complained about not having...as a total surprise. Now I'm not missing ANY moments, because that Canon is the bomb-diggity!!! The point is...he shows us he loves us not just with words but with his actions, as a verb is an action word.
LOVE IS A VERB.

Thank you, dear Michael, for being an amazing husband and father. I love you. Our boys love you. You bless our family.