Thirty
Thirty reasons Caleb is amazing:
1. Caleb is handy.
2. Caleb is a thoughtful man of God.
3. Caleb is a wonderful father.
4. Caleb was brave enough to come to my bridal shower (in Iowa, since many of the women there were his family’s friends).
5.Caleb can change the oil in our car.
6. Caleb has good aim.
7 & 8. Caleb can soothe a baby with his pinky finger AND can rock an umbrella-hat.
9. Caleb has a great smile.
10. Caleb has that Iowa charm.
11. Caleb takes his job as big brother seriously, never missing a chance to give baby bro a hard time.
12. Caleb is a sports fan and instills the same in his children.
13. Caleb supports me in my marathoning endeavors.
14. Caleb is a good pillow.
15. Caleb plays soccer.
16. Caleb is a bit of a redneck. :-)
17. Caleb looks good with a beard.
18. Caleb got us tickets to the opening game at Nationals Stadium!
19. Caleb is fun (and much better than me at croquet!).
20. Caleb can be a little boring. :-) (Actually, Caleb has the patience to read so many books that our kids can’t keep their eyes open anymore.)
21. Caleb has fully embraced raising our kids as German-speaking and has been learning the language himself. And he doesn’t believe it, but he is doing an amazing job of learning German.
22. Caleb was the only family member besides Mom who made it to Dad’s U.S. citizenship ceremony.
23. Caleb would make an excellent giraffe.
24. Caleb is a good dancer.
25. Caleb is a loyal friend.
26. Caleb loves the outdoors.
27. Caleb boldly lets me cut his hair. . . sometimes a bit too short!
28. Caleb is scholarly.
29. Caleb is a good sport.
30. Caleb is my best friend.
Happy birthday, Caleb! We love you!
on April 22nd, 2010 at 10.43 pm
I know this is a bit late, but #22 literally had me dying laughing! That is priceless.
I thereby propose #31: Caleb randomly shows up in unexpected places fairly often.