A Special Day

Today is Billy's 31st birthday! Since I am constantly telling all about our kids, I don't often take time to brag about the great daddy and husband in our lives!
Billy is such a hard worker and does a great job making sure the needs of our family are being met. Lately, he's had to work 10 hour days, even on Saturdays! In addition to that he still has Sheet Metal School on Wednesday nights. So we've been joking that we're Daddy deprived these days. We appreciate how hard he's working for us, but we sure do miss him a lot!
We're going to do our best to make this a special day for him, starting with this post!
We've made the following lists of how Billy is a great husband and daddy to each of us...and has been since day 1! (I just thought it would be a fun trip down memory lane to post a picture of Billy with each child as a baby.)

1. He's always thinking of me. He sends me a text every single day telling me that he loves me and hopes I have a great day. And if there's something he feels I want or need, he will go out and get it for me (usually without me even asking.)
2. He's a great "gopher." He never complains when I ask him to get and bring things to me that I need around the house.
3. He isn't jealous of the relationship I have with my mom. I'm such a Momma's girl. I talk to my mom almost daily and have to spend time with her on a regular basis. Billy is very understanding of this.
4. He never complains about my cooking. I'm a pretty decent cook, but we all have the urge to try a new recipie now and then. If one of these trial dinners isn't his favorite, he'll eat it anyway. (He won't go back for seconds though. haha)
5. He loves me unconditionally. Even three kids and a whole different body shape later, he doesn't love me any differently from the day we met.

1. He plays Air Hogs with me. Tyler got an Air Hog remote control helicopter from Grandma and Grandpa Hadley for his birthday. Billy liked it so much that he bought his own. Billy's just happened to be green (Tyler's favorite), so they share and have a great time together.
2. He finds us after work. Long ago, Tyler started a game of hiding from Billy when he came home from work each day. Him and Allison still hide from him everyday and Billy just has to listen for the giggles to locate them. Once he finds them, there's lots of tickles, hugs, and kisses!
3. He teaches me lots of fun games. He has loved learning how to play Tic-Tac-Toe and Rock, Paper, Scissors. He also loves watching Billy play online chess and asks lots of questions so he can be a pro at chess too one day!
4. He shares mints with me at church. Daddy always has a pocket full of Life Saver mints at church. Tyler always looks forward to them on Sunday.
5. He calls me his "Big Man." And Tyler takes it personally if Daddy calls Ryan "Big Man." He will quickly correct him by reminding him that Ryan is "LITTLE Man."

1. He's my "friend" at night. Since sleeping in her big girl bed, Allison has some nights where she feels a little insecure. She will say that she needs a friend on these nights and sometimes Daddy will lay with her and scratch her back.
2. He shares his iPod with me. Billy has one of the iTouch iPods (not the iPhone). There are lots of fun apps for the kids that Billy has downloaded. Allison LOVES playing with Daddy's iPod and has even asked for her own "Princess iPod."
3. He's so warm and cozy. Allison loves sitting in her Daddy's lap. Ever since she was a baby, she has been most comfortable sitting with her Daddy. 95% of the time, she'll fall asleep while in his lap.
4. He shares his chocolate milk with me. Billy loves Mayfield chocolate milk. If he gets one when we're all shopping together, he gets a straw so he can easily share with the kids.
5. He calls me his "Pretty Girl." This makes her feel so special. She loves being Daddy's pretty girl.

1. He lets me watch T.V. with him. Billy uses this to distract Ryan when Mommy needs a little break.
2. He even downloads iPod apps for me! Billy downloaded Baby Einstein and some white noise apps for Ryan to use.
3. He turns on music and dances with me. Billy does this to get Ryan to sleep. It's worked several times!
4. He takes good care of me. Whether it's running to the store late at night for some Gripe Water or Tylenol or finding a way to calm me down, Daddy wants me to be happy!
5. He calls me Little Man or Ryan Baby.

We love you so much and hope this is a special day for you!