Oh How I Love Thee! Let Me Count The Ways

In honor of Valentine's Day, I thought I would let the people around me know what I love and appreciate about them. Here are the top 10 things I love about my sweet family members:

Paul
1. His patience with me and the kids is amazing. He balances me out when I want to fly off the handle.
2. He seeks my happiness before his own more times than not.
3. He thinks I am pretty even when I don't.
4. He can fix anything technical.
5. He is goofy and makes me laugh.
6. He is my best friend.
7. He appreciates my strengths and balances out my weakness.
8. He is a good father, brother, and was very good to his parents when they were alive.
9. He is extremely loyal.
10. He helps me a lot with the kids. I have to come to find out that it is rare to receive as much help as I do from ones husband and I appreciate it.

Brook
1. She has a huge heart. She empathizes with anyone that is in distress or hurt.
2. She is a great big sister. She loves her brother and sister and would do anything to help them.
3. She has the most beautiful blue eyes I have ever seen. They are blue with hazel in the middle.
4. She loves animals and loves to help them and take care of them.
5. She is open to trying new things.
6. She helps me around the house.
7. She wants to be a teacher someday and I think that is pretty cool.
8. She is very brave and resilient.
9. She listens to advice and tries to apply it most of the time. I hear this happens less and less as they get more into their teen years.
10. Brook has come a long way because she has worked hard.

Ryan
1. Ryan loves to follow the rules.
2. He loves to read almost as much as I do.
3. He loves school and always strives to do well.
4. He always tells the truth.
5. He is pretty responsible.
6. He loves reading the scriptures.
7. He finds books about Joseph Smith to be fascinating.
8. He loves to learn new things.
9. He is inquisitive.
10. He is very confident in his abilities.

Natalie
1. She is very independent.
2, She loves to help.
3. She is very particular and likes things in their place.
4. She has a cute laugh.
5. She likes to tickle people to get them to laugh too.
6. She loves books and reading.
7. She loves to spend time with me, but can be away from me too and be happy.
8. She has a shoe fetish just like her mom.
9. She likes to get her hair done.
10. She is definitely her mother's daughter.

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!!!