- getting up with me in the middle of the night when I was a baby.
- dealing with my poop and vomit.
-adjusting your whole life for me and Jake and Jason.
- teaching me manners (especially when you would take out the play phone and teach me phone manners)
- not letting me get a digital watch until I could read a second hand watch.
- having me order for myself at restaurants instead of speaking for me.
- teaching me how to use a map.
-taking us camping and instilling a true LOVE of nature.
- modeling that a healthy marriage includes time as a couple.
- both working full time yet not missing any of our events or games.
- giving us chores and responsibilities.
- cooking a homemade meal every single work night even though we complained about it.
- instilling a LOVE of music by playing it all the time.
- taking us on trips to Disneyland and San Diego.
- letting me go for anything I was interested in and then funding whatever it entailed (uniforms, competition fees, trip fees, etc.)
- treating me with respect from childhood to now.
- setting rules and boundaries and giving consequences when they were broken.
- sticking to your word.
- modeling the golden rule.
- big homemade breakfasts.
- instilling values that I believe in as an adult.
- limiting our TV time.
- expecting us to always do our best in school and having school be our number one priority.
- all the money you have spent on me/us.
- a perfect wedding.
- your patience.
- Sunday drives.
- providing a household where we felt safe.
- providing a household where we laughed every single day.
- hosting parties and teaching me the love of opening up my home.
- sending me to college.
- having me be responsible for a portion of my tuition.
- showing what a strong marriage looks like and what it goes through.
-loving us.
You have done so much for Jake and Jason and me. The list goes on and on. I feel blessed to have you as my parents. I don't know a lot of people who have what I have.
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