Happy Birthday, Jack!

We love you, Jack!

You are a great kid!!

We can't believe you are four years old now!!

You are so fun!!

We are so lucky you are our boy!!

We love being your Mom and Dad!!

What a great day!

When you are almost four years old, life doesn't get better than this:

lounging in the free, red stroller car at Layton Hills mall,

a crazy-straw drink, 

a pretzel, and a gumball, 

all while watching a favorite DVD on a portable player!

Wait!     It does get better!        We finally won the purple ball in the arcade claw game!
Winning claw games!  Our favorite thing!  Dad is so good at it, he has us all hooked on trying to win.  We try once or twice a visit.  We have won about ten times in the past four months!  We know where the good claw games are:  Shopko and Walmart.

What a great day!!!

Happy Birthday, Brad!

Hey My Love! Happy Birthday!! 2-5-09

For seventeen years you have rocked my world! Each year proves to be better and better!

My heart melts as I watch you play with Jack. He loves his "Jack an Dad" trips to the mall or to Smith's to play the claw game.

Today I said to Jack: "It is Dad's birthday tomorrow so you and I are going to the mall today."
He replied with authority: "No! Just Jack an Dad. NOT Mom." It is your special thing together! He loves it! And it makes me so happy! Nothing is better than being with you two!

I look forward to at least seventeen more years with you!!