This isn't meant to be a Happy Birthday blog, but since all 5 of our birthdays are between the end of April and middle of June, it ends up being a frequent topic of conversation during that part of the year.  Today is David's day.  Sadly, most of the time it is a "breathe a deep sigh of relief because all of the kids' birthdays are finished" day.  He doesn't mind.  That's just the way he is.

David will spend hours after a long day at work - make that days - planning a family trip for us so that every hotel is perfect, my favorite restaurants are found, every car trip is as short as possible, and every bit of free time is filled with memory-makers.  He never disappoints and still impresses me after over 20 years of being his date.

As a dad, he's never too busy to lead a 6th grade Young Life scavenger hunt after a long day at work, scramble up a rock wall and squeeze down the kid's tunnel slide to get a laugh from his daughters, or snuggle them at the end of a long day when what he'd really like to do is prop his feet up and watch some TV.  He sits through 4 hour Sound of Music tours (actually singing along just to see what type of response he can get from his girls), and he doesn't hesitate to sacrifice his "driving through the mountains time" (one of his favorite pastimes) to make an alpine slide detour.

He loves being a dad and invests his time and efforts to that end.  I love that about him.  Happy Birthday, David.  You are well-loved.