So last weekend was Blaine's birthday and neither one of us were home to celebrate. He turned the ripe old age of 48 years young!~ We have shared almost 30 years of those together.
He is my best friend, a wonderful husband, father and papa and our entire family is so blessed to have him! He is my provider, my guardian, my mechanic, my handyman, my landscaper, my bug killin' Phoenix Suns watchin' Mythbustin' horse ridin' cowboy!
I believe that to be such a great papa, he had to have first been a great dad. He is, he was, and he always will be. He became a father at the ripe old age of 18 and has never stopped working to make a good life for all three of our children, our two kids in law and our five perfect grandbabies (oh and for me too!).
He has always worked hard to give our kids more than he ever had. Not just the material stuff, (but there was never anything they needed that they didn't get) but the real life "stuff" that every kid needs. A loving home, the knowledge that he loved them no matter what, the example of a good work ethic, an example of what it is to be an good parent. All the good stuff that every child should have.
He honors his priesthood and we have all been blessed by his testimony and faith in our Father in Heaven. He also makes sure to give our grandkids all that same love and example and more. 
He would do anything in the world to make sure that our grandkids know of his unconditional love for them. 
He loves his kids and grandkids more than life. Nothing brightens his day more than a smile from his grandkids. 
He has broad shoulders that bear the weight of all the bad things in life. All the trials, hardships, fears and challenges we have ever been through and have yet to endure. 
He uses his faith, hard work and determination to get us through whatever we're facing. If every child had a dad and a papa like him the world would be a much better place! Happy Birthday with LOVE!!!
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