We wanted to write this post today because it's the 16th at our house but we decided we had to wait until it was your birthday there!!! Tom we hope you have a fantastic day! I'm so excited for you to go do karaoke tonight and hope that it's great and everyone really gets into it! The kids and I are glad we got to have a fun birthday party with you at Round One before you left. I wish we had taken pictures! I asked the kids their favorite things about you and we came up with this list, they could have gone on and on but I had to put them to bed!:

My Favorite Thing About Dad/Tom Is:
"That I LOVE him!" Danica
"The presents that he gave to us" D & H
"How nice he is!" Hayden
"Hanging out watching TV and folding laundry together."
"I like him because I like to drink milk like him." Danica
"...'cuz" Alyssa
"Training for the marathon together."
"I like that he always plays with me." Hayden
"Bless that daddy can come home safely" Danica, yes, I know it makes no sense is response to my question
"Constantly striving to find a way to beat you at a strategy game!"
"Playing monster catch." Danica
"Riding bikes together!" Hayden
"daddy at Papa's" Alyssa (she was a little confused by the question but at least she knows where you are!)
"Playing at the park, going on the slides" H, D & A
"Reading me bedtime stories every night." Hayden

The kids made you these cards for your birthday: (notice you have a football in your hand in Hayden's card, Alyssa just kept declaring "purple" and you'll have to ask Dani about her's because I don't know what you're holding or why sharks are swimming around you!)



Just know how much you're loved and missed! We hope you have a fantastic birthday!!!