The MAN / FATHER of our home

I should be doing my Sunbeam lesson...but...I just love my Bobby so much!! He is an AMAZING father! I am so grateful for Bob, my own father, my father-in-law and my grandfathers. Each one has blessed my life and helped me to feel loved and beautiful. Since Bob has been a father for 15 years.....Here are "15"fun things I've learned about Bob through his father-ing years

1. Bob can't frown....Literally!! If you want a good laugh...ask him to frown. He seriously can't do it. He gets a look like he's constipated or something...it's hilarious. The kids have giggled and giggled and even to this day ask him to try and frown.

2. Bob LOVES being a kid and is having a really hard time getting older. He loves jumping on the trampoline, wrestling, watching cartoons, riding bikes....you name it....he'll do it with his kids. Although now we hear a little more moans and groans :)

3. Oh my...Bob is a whistling machine!! I don't think he can go 20 minutes without whistling. He is always so upbeat and happy....it just has to come out somehow....I guess it's like steam....if he doesn't let it out, he'll blow up.

4. Bob is a man of repetition. Why spoil a good thing! He orders the same thing when we go to restaraunts. He has the EXACT same routine every morning. He even eats the same thing for breakfast!

5. When Bob is nervous right before a talk or presentation, he does a dance. I wonder if I can explain it right....let's see....he kicks his legs side to side and rocks with the beat while his head bobs back and forth, he moves his shoulders back and forth and he shakes his hands super super fast! Well...I'll leave it up to your imagination unless you can convince him to do the dance next time you see him. What a NUT!

6. Bob is a Muppet Show maniac. He loves to impersonate the characters. He is a classic Kermit the Frog....if you've heard him...you'll know what I'm talking about.

7. He will drop everything he is doing to help me or his children at any time. There hasn't been a time when he's told his kids that he's too busy. In fact, there have been countless times when it's 11:00pm and Bob pulls out his laptop to finish up his work....he stays up until 2:00am so he can finish up a presentation that is due the next day. He ends up working into the middle of the night because he decided to go to his son or daughters soccer game or help them with their homework. Amazing!

8. The man has a photo-graphic memory for scriptures. He can recall scripture verses like no-other. He even remembers all the scripture mastery scriptures from his seminary days! Who does that????

9. Webster needs to add one more definition to their word "sarcasm"....it should be BOB. I recently found a shirt that I just had to buy! I actually found one in Nathan's size and one in Bob's....it fits so well,..... "Sarcasm, just one of my many talents" Bob says so many things under his breath...it takes a good ear to hear him and then it takes an even better control not to laugh!

10. Bob LOVES old movies and songs from the 50's & 60's. He has a CD that he's burned with all his Elvis songs and Johnny Cash songs that he takes everywhere he goes. The kids moan every time he plays it. He has seen the Movie "12 Angry Men" about 20 times...and just subjected the scout troop to it this last Wednesday. He also LOVES Alfed Hitchcock.

11. Bob cooks 40% of the time....well, at least that's what he tells his co-workers. He really actually does help A LOT with the cooking and basic housework....but nowhere close to 40%!!!!!

12. Bob does do 100% of the ironing....and he LOVES it!! Early in our marriage he got really sick and tired of me burning myself every time I ironed...plus....add on to that...I put the ironing board up backwards. I didn't even realize you could do such a thing....but...I iron with my right hand and Bob irons with his left. So, he is so much happier just to do it himself.

13. Bob LOVES to serve in the church. There hasn't been a calling that he has not liked. He gives 110% every time and is so enthusiastic about everything. I've had to reign him in every once in a while so he can have some balance. But...then...I feel bad about it. This enthusiasm for the church is actually what attracted me to him in the first place. Since I served in the same mission as him....I was able to see the man in true form/action. Boy, he was an amazing missionary!!

14. Bob is a list man. Even though technology has moved to not having/needing a Franklin Planner anymore....that doesn't quite work for Bob...he still has his trusty Franklin in one hand and his pocket pc in his pants pocket. He cannot manage without paper to write his list down on.....so, he carries both.

15. Everyone loves Bob. He's even managed to become the favorite of our dog Toby. Toby will seriously cry and yelp when Bob leaves. He goes into a panic and tries to keep him from leaving each day. Toby doesn't do this for anyone else.

Happy Father's Day Bob!!