Happy Birthday Adam!

You may or may not know this about me-

I have really cool siblings.

I miss them.

Terribly.

One of the suckiest things about living far away from Adam, Seth, and Molly

is that I miss out on family gatherings and celebrations

such as

ADAM'S 30th BIRTHDAY,

which happens to be today.

Adam was born when I was 22 months old,

and as the story goes,

I didn't really want to bring him home from the hospital.

I thought it might be nice to bring home the other baby that I could see through the nursery window.

But we brought Adam home,

and he quickly became one of the best things that ever happened to me.

He was my built-in playmate.

He was cute,

and funny,

and clever,

and talented,

and he would be He-Man

and I'd be Wonder Woman.

Seriously, how could you not just love this kid?

Adam,

I've been thinking about you all day,

wishing that I could give you a big hug on your birthday

and that I could personally welcome you to the 30s,

so I've decided to share some things that I love about you

(in no particular order).

I love watching you play sports. 

 You are good at everything,

and that makes you fun to watch

and cheer for,

and feel proud that he's my little brother.

I love that you make up ridiculous characters,

like Wort.

(this is Wort)

Oh, here he is again!

I love that you married Jillian.

She is one of my favorite people in the whole world..

And I love that you brought Avery into our family too.

She is pretty darn special.

I love that you did some modeling...

yet you don't take yourself too seriously in front of a camera.

I love going to Palm Springs with you.

I love Ellee,

and I love watching her play with Lucy,

 and I love learning of all the ways that she is like you.

I love Brady,

and I love that you accused me of "stealing you thunder" when I told you that we were having a boy too.

I love seeing you love my kids

(is that Wort again?).

I love that you gave a toast at our wedding and said something along the lines of, "When I met Devon, my first thoughts were, 'Bad hair, poor dresser'."

I love playing board games with you and Seth.

You two can read each other's minds.

It is kind of creepy, but totally entertaining.

I love that you think that "side-head-fat" is an actual thing.

I love that you covered up for me when I was in 8th grade and had boys over when mom and dad weren't home.  Sorry that I came clean with the truth and got you grounded for two weeks because you lied.

I love that you sold your reserved seat at my high school graduation for $20 to an elderly lady.  It wasn't funny at the time, but it is kinda funny now.

I love that you make me laugh.

Happy Birthday

Adam!