Dear Hudson,
Five years ago today, I married your daddy. It was the best day of my life. We were only starting to dream about the family we would create. We had no idea that five years later we would have a Hudson. I love your daddy so much. There's so much I love about him, but here's 50 things I love the most.
1. He loves being your daddy
2. He asks often when he gets to wrestle with you
3. He still opens the car door for me
4. He loves trying new things (like running and brewing beer)
5. He loves to be outdoors hiking or camping
6. He faithfully meets with the TT guys
7. He knows a ton about movies
8. He likes all kinds of music but only plays the stuff I like when I'm around
9. He rubs my feet
10. When I was pregnant, he would put his hand on my belly when we were riding in the car
11. He built me a porch swing
12. He's great at his job
13. He hugs everybody
14. He takes you when you're fussy in the morning so I can sleep longer
15. He buys me flowers
16. His hair
17. His dad sense of humor
18. He hates wearing real shoes
19. He takes the garbage out
20. He fills my water bottle up each night before bed
21. He's a great cook
22. He eats things like salmon and asparagus when I'm gone
23. He gets so excited when you smile at him
24. He's a great friend
25. He taught himself how to play the guitar
26. He sold his car because God told him to and he has never complained once about biking or walking to work
27. He loves his family and calls them every week
28. He has a great sense of direction and never gets us lost
29. He always washed the dishes the whole time I was pregnant
30. He's my best friend
31. He always says "I love you" before he hangs up the phone
32. He's super cute
33. He dances with me in the kitchen
34. He provides for us
35. He likes to play strategy games
36. He thought I was beautiful at 41 weeks pregnant
37. He always kisses me hello when he comes home from work
38. He can't wait to take you on adventures and do things that "you can't tell mom about"
39. He worked really hard in grad school
40. When he gets excited, he talks really loud
41. He pretends to be really competitive when playing games, even though he is not
42. He's great at figuring out computer things
43. He can probably quote every Brian Regan joke there is
44. He can get you to fall asleep when I can't
45. He's the best diaper changer
46. He makes me laugh
47. He loves Sadie
48. He loves Jesus
49. He loves you
50. He loves me
Hudson, I hope you grow up to be just like your daddy.
Love,
Mom
