Weekends with Daddy

We spent 2 weekends in a row with Matt!  *hallelujah chorus*

I took the boys up with me one weekend, and the following Matt came down to us.   I think the next time we'll see each other is the end of August.

Our weekend up with Matt was full of fun.  There were lots of "Army Guy" things to do, along with swimming and jumping on beds.
Matt's cadets graduated that weekend, and it was fun to talk to the young men and women.  They really looked up to him and appreciated his guidance.  They also thought he was like 35 years old.  Sorry guys, 29 it is!

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Between the two visits Mr. Matt had a birthday!  

I think he's pretty special. 

1. He suspects that Jane Eyre is actually werewolf story. 

2. He's always on time.

3. He'll never grow out of Metallica and punk rock.

4. He loves our sons unconditionally.

5. He can read military war stories over and over and over and over... and over again.

6. His Scottish and British accents make me swoon.

7. He love God, and has a testimony of the gospel. 

8. He is extreamly creative.

9. His 

homemade mac-n-cheese is to die for. 

10. He knows how to spell, and is often my "spell checker."

11. His "Hey Jude" by the Beatles (piano and vocal) knocks my socks off.

12. He honors his church callings and priesthood.

13. Once he is committed, he's committed. The end.

14. He makes homemade cookies just to eat the cookie dough.

15. He loves to laugh.

16. His ability to wrestling our boys is an art form.

17. Ross is his favorite "Friends" character. 

18. He lets me jabber away about history and other non-cool topics.

19. He is extremely machanically inclined, and is always able to set up our media center without a hitch.

20. He can talk my ears off.

21. He is picky with food, but is willing to try new things--as long as there is no ketchup, mustard, and egg.

22. He is willing to do very hard and taxing things. 

23. His arms are really short.

24. He really loves and cares about family and friends.

25. His favorite automotive company is Toyota.

26. Competitive much? Yes!

27. He is smart. Yes, yes he is.

28. He wants to help and make a difference in peoples' lives. Being a good and honest leader is important to him.

29. His talents in music, particularly in guitar and vocal, are amazing! 

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And with his visit to us we had a fun time!
My parents surprised us with a free nights stay at a Hyatt Place hotel.  Awesome!
We had swimming, and playing, and wrestling.  All good things.

On Saturday we celebrated Matt's birthday (again, 29).  It's a running joke that my parents never have any candles, so we have to create elaborate number patterns to reach the person's birthday age.  I'm not sure what the equation was this year, but some how it involved two "5"s.

And the cake kind of fell apart when we were putting it together.  I said it was a "World War 2 Eastern Front" cake.  (You know, white frosting for the snow, etc.)  Isaac had a fabulous time creating a battle scene for the top!