I would be remiss today if I didn’t make some sort of effort to publicly celebrate you!
Happy 30th birthday.
This year is going to be the extraordinary year that you want it to be, and I am excited that I will be here to watch it unfold. You are an amazing woman in so many ways. From expert organizational skills to impromptu costume designer. You have talents that you have yet to awaken which is scary considering all the talents you have at your fingertips. You possess the ability to be successful in the boardroom, classroom, and the playroom and you have demonstrated it.
I am impressed with the person you are and I am excited to see the person that you will become. You are beautiful, smart, sexy, humorous, witty, charming playful, organized, adventurous, caring, tender, loving, sweet, endearing, persevering, and above all you are loved. Loved by two little boys that have a rich full life because of the experiences that you provide them; and loved by me who after eight years of marriage still gets butterflies as I See you through the window as I walk into the house after work.
I am glad that I get to share this life with you. Here is to your extraordinary year 30!
I did a post like this on my blog on William’s second birthday. In the middle of a busy autumn schedule for the Bennion Family, Walker’s birthday, though not forgotten, got a little lost in the details. I was thinking about him today as he and his older brother have been spending the weekend at Uncle Neal and Aunt Meleah’s place.
The weekend of his birthday we all made a quick unexpected trip up to Utah because his great grandpa (PaBob) was in the hospital. So we jettisoned plans of a big Thomas the Tank Engine party round the pool and drove through the night to Utah. While we were up there we ate his Thomas the Tank Engine birthday cake that we packed up in one of the Stow and Go compartments in our car. He got his first drum set (which I have a sneaking suspicion won’t be his last). We enjoyed the unexpected opportunity to share his birthday with Grandma Steph and his aunts and uncles in Utah. They spoiled him wonderfully with love and attention and everyone had a grand time.
I love this kid and unfortunately he gets lumped in with Will and not recognized for his unique and wonderful qualities.
I love the way he cuddles… especially with his mom.
I love the way he wakes up and crawls into our bed.
I love that when he smiles it feels like a blast of sunshine.
I love the way his body carries on the conversation that his vocabulary fails to.
I love that in his world everything is a drum.
I love that he would eat pancakes for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
I love the way he asks me for a story.
I love the way he sings (especially his ABC’s – see below)
And most of all I love that he is everyday the wonderful surprise that he has been from the start.
Congratulations Walker on your first trip around the Sun. As a 30 year veteran of the Voyage I want to congratulate you an urge you to continue with the Gusto you show for your life in general. Next year at this time you will be walking and talking and increasing the grey hairs of your parents with your daring hijinks.
We are proud of you and want to wish you a very very
