"Life begins at 40"...

is what John's new motto should be since he turned the big 4-O yesterday!! He was born January 8th, 1970 at 5:02 a.m. {I really don't know the time...just made that one up}! He is the baby of the family, the youngest of 6 children!! And I am so glad his parents had him!! I remember when I was about 10 or so {John would have been 13 or so} I went out to his house to get some pickling cucumbers with my mom and grandma ~ I didn't see John that day but I remember the house! Little did I know 6 year later we would meet and fall madly in love and I would spend many, many hours at that house! Here are 40 random facts about John... he is the hardest working man you'll ever meet he loves to hunt anything and everything, anytime, anywhere he's an avid bow collector and has quite a collection he loves scary movies he runs 2 - 3 miles everyday at work he still wears the same size pants as when I met him {grrrr} he makes me laugh ~ ALOT he's my partner in crime at pulling pranks on others he makes sure there is adequate air pressure in my car tires he would like to go to New Zealand someday he has his girls wrapped around his little finger his sons look up to him he's a faithful priesthood holder his favorite color is blue or camo of any kind he craves something chocolaty almost everyday he gives everyone he knows a nickname he likes to collect guns and shoot them he's very neat he is always there to support me and the kids in everything we do he takes the trash out every night he loves to watch hunting videos where they whisper alot to the camera his middle name is Brigham he has the most wonderful, rough, beat up, cracked hands that I absolutely love in the winter when it's too cold to shoot his bow outside he shoots it in the basement at a target he loves the mountains ~ camping, hiking, scouting for game, anything outdoors he works so hard and long hours to give the kids and I everything we ask for and more he grows a big beard every winter his favorite season is fall he loves old Ford pick ups he takes care of all the things around the house he puts his socks in the same place every night after he takes them off...on the bedroom floor by the closet {I pick them up every morning and I wouldn't have it any other way} he's a worrier he likes things to be clean likes lemon juice or citric acid on his popcorn his favorite food is pretty much anything ~ his not too picky, but does love a good rib eye he loves ebay ~ mainly to look for hunting stuff he's a jokester and a teaser he has a very ticklish spot that I tickle him and he can't even move cause he laugh sooo hard he's the best husband, dad, son, son-in-law, brother-in-law, grandson, friend, co-worker, neighbor, acquaintance you could ever ask for I could go on with a 140 more but we'll save that for his 140th birthday! I can never put into words how much I love the guy ~ I can still spot him from across a room and I just melt. My insides get all mushy just like when we were dating and I just want to run and grab him and scream to all how much I love the guy!! He will never know how much we love him as his family even though we tell him all the time!! Happy Birthday Brigham!!