HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

Monday was Andrew's 3rd Birthday! He's growing so much. He is only about 1/2 an inch shorter and weighs just 2 pounds less than Nick! Drew has changed a lot recently too... Saying so many smart things and really watching his surroundings. He and Nick will start preschool here in about a week and a half-- *sigh*-- my baby's growin' up!

And in other SPECIAL news, TODAY is Josh's birthday!! He is 33 years old!
In recognition of this FINE man, I thought it would be fun to list 33 facts about him...

1- Josh was born in Germany

2- He is 6'4" tall and still the shortest brother in his family

3- When Josh was younger, he named his dog "Dammit"

4- He LOVE LOVE LOVES powdered doughnuts with raspberry filling

5- Josh makes a wierd noise with his thumb and pointer finger (like a bug), and scares people with the noise all the time

6- Josh plays music mostly by ear and not sight

7- He has a special recipe for his very own oatmeal cookies which he only revealed to me after we were engaged

8- He can make a Tarzan yell better than ANYONE

9- He has NINE (9) pairs of shoes. (hehehe)

10- Josh can't help but correct family when they use improper English so his family nicknamed him "The Professor"

11- He LOVES to use puns. Intentionally. All the time. Seriously. ALL THE TIME. Also, he HATES it when I call him "Funny's cousin, Unfunny." :D

12- Josh thoroughly enjoys learning about history and would watch the History Channel on TV for hours on end if he could- (& if we had cable lol)

13- He also loves watching episodes of The Office-- the practical jokes that Jim plays on Dwight crack him up.

14- Josh has written me, personally, 2 songs-- & both are beautiful!

15- He always sings in the shower-- and not just like the humming soft singing that most people do... he BELTS those songs out.... and when he mows the lawn.... and when he changes the oil.... and ... hmmmmm... about everywhere.

16- He has TONS of hobbies- he plays guitar and sings, writes his own music, fishes, hunts (both bow & arrow and rifle), golfs, plays basketball, pans for gold, uses a metal detector, motorcycles, hikes, and more.

17- Scooby Doo was one of his FAVORITE cartoons as a young'n-- then Johnny Bravo (even as an adult)

18- One of his favorite CD's/ soundtracks is George Frederick Handle's "The Messiah"

19- He gives GREAT shoulder/neck and back massages! And is the BEST Hugger!

20- Josh smells good. :)

21- He loves to travel to new places, and wants to travel the world.

22- Josh always pulls the sheets and blankets off the bed and into tangled knots, and then blames me.

23- Josh built our house and did a dang good job.

24- He bottles the green beans out of our garden each year, all I have to do is help him snap the ends off.

25- As a 24 year old guy, Josh used to get free ice cream cones from a friend we worked with if he gave her a puppy dog face with his lip sticking out. LINDA-- You know what I'm talking about, so don't deny it! :)

26- Josh is a good dancer! (we don't usually get to dance together cause he's ALWAYS playing in the band, but he can bust a move!)

27- Josh is an uncle to 29 nieces and nephews

28- He hates the dollar stores.

29- Josh wants to serve a couples mission with me when we're old and gray.

30- Josh is pretty non-confrontational, but that doesn't mean he wont get you back... he's like a Giant St. Bernard who will pounce up on you with his paws on your chest licking your face and panting while he pees on you. LOL

31- Josh has only shaved his face completely of any goatee or mustache 2 times in the 9 years we have been together-- both times NOT telling me first that he was going to so I was surprised each time!

32- Josh is a romantic. He loves surprises, gifts, giving flowers, smooching, stuff like that. Yes ladies, I know... I AM LUCKY!

33- Josh refuses to own his age until the VERY DAY of his birthday. If you asked him last night at 11:59 how old he was he would still say thirty-two. He hates getting older.


I love you Josh! You make my world. We are so blessed to have the great love that we do in our home! I thank Heaven every day for you! You bless my life in more ways than I could tell you!