8.24.2009

happy birthday dad!





Even though Jordi contends that I am a "40% Ludwig, 40% Ingram, 20% Adam-Gentry-Influence Mutt" that doesn't truly take after mom nor dad, growing up, mom used to say to me all the time, "You and your dad are fighting because you're too much alike!" Here are some of the things I hope I got from him:
-his affection for kids and babies- he is a baby whisperer through and through
-his propensity toward laughter and silliness- it was hard to find a picture where he wasn't laughing
-his streak of mischief
-his talent for making things grow
-his open affection for us- he is so proud of us and loves us so much and tells us that all. the. time.
-his generosity
-his 'there's always room for one more' approach to family... pretty much, if you want to be a part of our fam, you can be :)
-his engineer side, always rigging up some crazy device
-the way he treats life like one big adventure

Happy birthday daddy! I am so thankful for you!

2 comments:

pjmj said...

what an awesome list! did you get to celebrate with him?

mom/carla said...

i really enjoy reading these because I usually agree with everything on the lists! thanks for posting this...dad really enjoyed it!