Today is my husband’s 40^th birthday!  Lucky for me, he reaches this climactic age before I do!!!  But, I’m not all that far behind…mine is only 6 months away.

But today, my focus is on my sweetheart, my love!  I wanted to do something really meaningful for him to commemorate this special day in his life.  To my husband, my love, I dedicate this blog to you…my one and only!!!

Forty wonderful years ago, my sweet hubby was born.  Isn’t he just the cutest baby!?!?!  Check out that full head of hair!!!

Knowing that he is really going to get me good after this post, I might as well go all out & share some other great pictures of him growing up…

He’s such a cutie…even at a young age!!  I didn’t know him at this age, so let’s move on to the years where I did know him…junior high & high school!!

This good-looking guy first caught my eye in the eighth grade.  Not only was he good-looking, but he was also one of two guys that was taller than me at the time…that was a huge factor for me, being the tallest girl in our class!!

Now, to the man I fell head over heels in love with my senior year in high school and have been captivated by him ever since…

Ruggedly good looking, I say…but I am 100% biased!! He stole my heart on Valentine’s Day when we were seniors, the same way he did when we were in eighth grade!  He asked me out on March 22 and my life has never been the same!!

Several years ago for Valentine’s Day, I made him a picture, listing the “47 Things I Love About You”.  I’d like to share some of those today…just as a reminder to him how much I  love him and how thankful I am that God chose me to be his wife!!

I love your smile

I love your sense of humor

I love when we curl up on the couch and watch movies together

I love that you call me the love of your life

I love that you know my faults and love me anyway

I love the way that you still open doors for me

I love the way you make me laugh…even after all these years

I love that I can wink at you in a certain way and no matter your mood, you’ll always laugh

I love that you miss me even on a day trip

I love the way you make me feel safe and secure

I love your big bear hugs

I love the way you hold my hand

I love your honesty

I love your work ethic

I love your compassion for people

I love that you listen to my opinion

I love to hear you laugh

I love that no matter what we go through, good or bad, we go through it together

I love that you’re a family man and don’t want to be anywhere else

I love that I already know you’ll be the best dad

I love that you’re a problem-solver

I love that you’re ticklish…even when you say that you aren’t

I love your eyes

I love that you’re a godly man and the head of our home

I love that you’re my husband

I love that you still take my breath away

Happy 40^th Birthday Jim Hyden!!!!  I love you more and more every day!!!  Thank you for letting me share this life with you!!  I love you!!