happy birthday, brian!

happy 32nd birthday, brian!

garrett & i are wishing you all the best on your very, very special day. you are an incredible man & i am beyond blessed to call you my husband. you are probably the kindest person i know & while i do believe in the fall of man, sometimes i wonder if it somehow missed you? :-) you love people in ways that i fail to do. you are a loyal & tender friend, husband, son & father. you want to see the best in the world & in those around you. you show others unconditional acceptance without judgment. you're one of those people that others are lucky to know because you bring such a beautiful light into their world.

so, thank you (for more than 14 years!) for loving me in spite of myself. thank you for the sense of humor you bring to our life together. thank you for the time you have taken to love our son & be a great dad to him. thank you for setting an example for me of how to be a better human being! thank you for giving so much of yourself to our families & friends.

i love you & am praying that the year to come will be an amazing one for you! all my love...

PS...i've posted some pictures that sort of celebrate who you are...the goofy & fun-loving parts of your personality! hope you (& everyone else!) will get a kick out of these!

top photo: 10 year college reunion @ milligan this past weekend.

mother's day 2007 with your mom, michael, julie & jackson...we had just told your fam we were pregnant!

THE PUNISHER!!!! your birthday last year as you were heading out to play paintball with the boys!

you & dustin laughing @ who knows what one night @ pure.

your rally cap @ the cubs vs. braves game in chicago last summer! didn't work...

one night @ dinner in costa rica. nov 2006

camping with dustin & kelly jo...just a note of self-improvement: contribute more around camp. :-) fall 2006

@ the windham's for t'giving dinner. nov 2006

brian & some of the girls from his old job! this makes me giggle!

we had just found out we were pregnant! it was our secret still! april 2007

you & your bro being crazy @ jackson's birthday party this past weekend.