My Love is 55!

I made this for him.

I am fully aware that "Handsome" is spelled wrong.

It's fine. 
I'm leaving it.

I found FIFTY FIVE random pictures of our favorite guy from the past year. 

He's almost always behind the scenes:

Sports: Doing everything I ask of him (which is a lot!), taking our kids to get cleats, uniforms, mouthpieces, physicals, supplements, food... Helping me with team mom responsibilities by getting our football kids where they need to be, listening, and doing. Helping me get kids to and from practice, meets, games, tryouts, etc.

Home: He does his best to get the grocery shopping done for the week on Thursdays so that I don't have to. Praise! He cleans bathrooms (or makes sure the kids do). He makes sure the lawn is taken care of and the pool is up and running, then down and ready for winter. Cleans the carpets, dusts the lights, takes care of repelling animals and bugs, takes care of dinner when I don't, etc. 

Family: There are not enough words in the English language to describe what he does for our family. He loves me in my worst moments. He loves me in my best. He is my supporter and my biggest cheerleader. He is also my neutralist (is that a word?) He lovingly brings me back to Earth when I've gone a bit overboard!

He is the phone call most of our kids make first. 

He is involved in all of their lives - the good, the bad, the hard. 

All nine of our kids, their spouses, and their children know that he is their safe place. They know he loves them unconditionally. They know he is our protector. He is steady and constant for all of us.

Other: Burke is the actual best papa. Burke is loving, kind, compassionate, and aware. He pays for stranger's meals randomly, just because. He tips big, just because. He tries so hard to speak Spanish when we are in Mexico. He makes sure I have my Diet Coke in my cup every morning to take to work. He finds shows for he and I to watch together. He makes sure we all have all that we need, and so much more.

B - I love you endlessly.

Happy birthday, Babe!