Happy Birthday Love

It's Erich's birthday on the 24th and I wanted to do a post all about him. I am so thankful for him and the wonderful husband he is to me. He completely lights up my life. He is such a good person and tries so hard every day to be the best husband he can be. I feel so lucky to have him and am so proud to be his wife. Here are a few things you may not know about him, and the things I absolutely love:

• He has a heart of gold.
• He makes me oh so happy.
• He is honest. And I mean, who doesn't like honest people?
• He stops birds from pooping on my head. Literally.
• He always has a big ol' smile on his face.
• He has the cutest tush in the whole world. Seriously, I'm kind of jealous.
• He loves his family.
• He loves me and tells me everyday.
• He's a really good kisser.
• He's going to be the best dad of all time, I can't wait to see him with our kids.
• He works really early in the morning and before he leaves he pulls the covers up to my chin and kisses me on the cheek. Every morning. It's one of my favorite parts of the day.
• He has a testimony and a strong knowledge of the gospel.
• He's not bothered by the fact that he's a baldy and I wouldn't want him any other way.
• One of his first questions of the day is, "what should we have for dinner?"
• He says he doesn't like to dance but at home he's got some serious dance moves.
• He gets so happy when he sees me walk in the door, I really couldn't be more lucky.
• He loves sports. He'll play anytime, anywhere.
• He takes me to the temple.
• He loves food. Feed him and you'll have a new best friend.
• He's always happy.
• He's really smart and has a very active mind.
• One of his favorite movies of all time is UHF.
• He loves the Beatles.
• He has the same best friends he's had since forever. And loves them to death.
• He's a goofball.
• When we first started dating he was shocked to find out I didn't own anything water proof and quickly took me shopping to change that.
• He loves camping and hiking.
• He's always prepared.
• He speaks another language.
• He doesn't buy anything unless he's spent a considerable amount of time researching it and finding out where he can get the best deal.
• He's full of life.
• He loves electronics.
• He loves going into REI, but rarely buys anything.
• His favorite restaurant is Red Lobster. (All you can eat shrimp!)
• He puts up with my incessant picture taking of all the different places we go and the fun things we do, and poses with a smile on his face.
• He's kind.
• He really likes to sing and has a beautiful voice.
• He's not a huge fan of video games.
• He knows every song imaginable for commercials-mostly ones from the 80's and 90's.
• He's a great priesthood leader.
• He's got lots of energy.
• He likes to dive. He was on the dive team in high school.
• His dad is his hero and he tries every day to be more like him.
• He's a mommas boy.
• He's the baby of the family.
• When talking to him you might be fooled to think he's the spokesperson for Costco, but really he's just a faithful customer.
• He can't wait till he has a little baby of his own to play with.
• He's really funny. Not in the obvious joksy kind of way but he gets me laughing so hard!
• He hates running for no reason. He only likes to for sports.
• He thinks the Twilight movies are ridiculous but watches them with my anyway. (even if he is laughing the whole time)
• He's amazing at directions. He can go somewhere one time and then remember how to get back. (thank goodness because I am the exact opposite and spend most of my time getting lost). Needless to say, he is the driver in our family.
• He gets really angry when he loses playing basketball, but is never a poor sport.
• He lets things that don't matter go and never holds grudges.
• One of the only foods he doesn't like are yams. Oh and sweet potatoes. But that's about it.
• He served his mission in Minnesota and taught the Hmong people. He loved it and talks about it often.
• He's the master of back flips on the trampoline.
• He's my best friend. (and a dang good one at that!)

  Oh my goodness that smile melts my heart! Love you! Happy Birthday!!!