1. He makes me laugh
2. Excellent foot rubs
3. Roughly 30,000 kisses
4. Thing 1
5. Thing 2
6. He changes diapers
7. He changes diapers without complaining
8. My pregnancy scarred body is beautiful to him
9. He knows exactly what to order for me at Starbucks (grande non-fat chai tea latte, extra hot, no water)
10. For the time we trekked over miles of lava fields in Maui to find that snorkel spot, and it being so worth it
11. He lets me have the remote 98% of the time
12. As much as I love watching him be a daddy, there is comfort in knowing that he’s my husband first.
13. He loves what I cook for him
14. For all the times he’s sat in the cry room with a noisy baby because our church doesn’t have a nursery
15. For cutting me off the wine a time or two when I needed it
16. For not cutting me off when I needed that too
17. Because he is an excellent spider killer
18. And he can reach things on high up shelves without dragging a chair over
19. For holding it together, twice, in the delivery room
20. Because of the look of pure adoration and joy on our daughter’s faces when he takes them on dates
21. For the feeling of pure joy and adoration in my heart when he takes me on dates, even if I’m mostly just happy to get away from the kids for a couple of hours
22. He is always my designated driver
23. He actually apologizes when he messes up. And I even try not to gloat too much, because I know he gives as good as he gets.
24. Because he obviously was built to be a husband and father, and hopefully someday a grandfather
25. Quite simply, because he adores me, and that is a heady love indeed.

Happy Anniversary to my darling husband, my best friend, my baby daddy, my partner in crime, my Leif.