December 30, 2010

I love you for rolling out the gingerbread dough when I just needed a break to prepare for our guests to come. Thanks for understanding and helping. Even though it means you are now staying up all night to finish your paper.

December 29, 2010

I love you for patiently teaching me to cut boys' hair, and for letting me practice on your wonderful head. You sure are handsome!

December 28, 2010

I love you for making Jacob's "sweet gingerbread house" actually stay together. Thanks for being nice to my friends and for making my friends your friends. I know it isn't always the same in reverse. (but you have had some weird friends :)

December 27, 2010

I love you for bundling up the boys and taking them out with you to shovel snow, even though it took three times longer than it would have if you had done it on your own. They love playing outside with you and I love seeing them outside with you.

December 26, 2010

I love you for always translating my Primary stuff into German and never complaining, even when you're tired, have a million other things to do and it is late at night. Thank you.

December 25, 2010

Merry Christmas Darling! It was so fun to share this day with you and our energetic boys. What a fun filled day. I love that you let the boys just be. It is delightful to celebrate Christmas at their pace and on their level. Thanks for the exciting "adventure" and all your work on the castle, for playing Playmobil nativity with us, for building great marble magic creations, for putting together Mouse Trap (with its German instructions) and playing the game and for eating my dry ham and for not eating last night's rancid fondu cheese. :) I love the traditions we're creating together and the fun talks and snuggle times we share.

Christmas is a remarkable time, if even just to make me pause and focus on what matters and why it matters. I KNOW that Heavenly Father is my father. I know that Jesus Christ is His Only Begotten Son and I'm so grateful for this amazing plan and earth they created so that we can become like them - together. I love you and am delighted to be with you for eternity. I promise to do all that I can to reach my potential to become like our Heavenly Mother and to do my best to help, teach and encourage our family so that we can all get back together. Thank you for having me. And for being so patient with me. I'll make you proud and happy that you chose me. My gift to you this next year is to be more of who I really am - not to give in so often to silly habits and addictions, but to focus on things that matter and to serve and love you. To make you happy to be alive, happy to be where we are, happy to be my husband. I want you to know and feel that I know, that I am the luckiest.

I love you. Merry Christmas.

December 24, 2010

You are a fantastic swing dancer! I really liked our date last night. So glad that you are my partner forever!

December 23, 2010

My you are patient with me. Thank you. I love you because you love me way more than you should.

P.S. Thanks for letting me sleep in today.

December 22. 2010

I love you for wanting to go Christmas caroling and build our family traditions, even when we know the culture around us doesn't expect it or encourage it. I like that we do things because WE want to, and we think it is important to our family.

December 21, 2010

I love you for taking Jake on a date. He was so thrilled about those underwear! And his shoes and the surprise you're going to make for Joey. Thanks for taking time for him.

December 20, 2010

I love when we eat meals together. Breakfast, lunch or dinner. Thanks for coming home at lunch time today. It was a treat and a delight.

December 19, 2010

I love you for taking a cuddly Sunday nap on the couch with me. What a treat! And for playing with all three boys again, while I write and read. Wonderful Sunday with a wonderful husband.

P.S. Thanks for staying up last night to finish rolling out our rock hard Lebkuchen and baking all the cookies. Ich liebe dich.

December 18, 2010

I love you for playing patiently and lovingly with the boys all day long. And how wonderfully beautiful was our family walk through the woods/ sledding outing? What a great way to begin our Christmas romance!

December 17, 2010

Thank you for coming home! Let's never be apart again! I love you for coming home from a long day of traveling and still playing with the boys and putting them to bed. Thanks for letting me go to bed early. I'm a much more pleasant girl when I go to bed early. (and I think you benefited too, if I recall...)

December 16, 2010

Thanking for calling - you knew I'd worry if I didn't hear from you. And thanks for the positive report!

December 15, 2010

I love that you buy us presents while on your business trips, even when I tell you not to!

December 14, 2010

Thanks for taking both boys two school this morning so I could have an extra hour before the long week. I feel great - thanks!

December 13, 2010

I love that you keep a hymn book in the car, so we are prepared for our 2.5 hour drive home from church. The snowman targets were a nice touch for the boys too, I still think the radio was telling people to watch out for us! Watch out, the Bushes are on the road. Loved our family night.

December 12, 2010

Thank you for helping in the nursery. When I don't know who else to go to, you are always there to help with everything. Thank you.

December 11, 2010

I love you for putting the boys to bed - again. And changing a big poopy diaper - again.

December 10, 2010

Meierei - delicious, charming, romantic. Best Christmas date ever. (except Motab concert eight years ago and hayride at Wheeler farm a few weeks later).

December 9, 2010

I love you because you make great snowmen with our little men. And because you spend all evening planning our date. I'm excited!

December 8, 2010

I love you because your recognize if you have a hard time keeping your temper, it is probably because your didn't do your personal scripture study that morning. So glad you know the true source of all things good. Love you.

December 7, 2010

I love you for making me sleep oh so good last night. (wink)

December 6, 2010

I love you because you wake up at 4:30 to clean up a barfy boy and his bed. Thanks for letting me sleep.

December 5, 2010

I love you because you make me yummy pancakes every Sunday. And found the wonderful bottled raspberries and strawberries and are the smoothie making King.

December 4, 2010

I love you because you rescued little Billy from the caves and defended the castle, gave all the Ironmen rides on dinosaurs and built a new princess tower - all in one day. And that wasn't all you did.

December 3, 2010

I love you because you went with the boys and I to the ISB Winter Party - and agreed with tme that it was ridiculous!

December 2, 2010

You take Joey to Kindergarten and pick him up, just because you know that will be his favorite part of the day.

December 1, 2010

I love you because you work long, long days to keep your commitments and meet your deadlines for your papers.

November 30, 2010

I love you because you make paper airplanes and rockets, and play trains with boys while I visited with Almut and the missionaries. Then you wrestled and played airplane with the boys while Almut and I ate. You sweet, good man, you.

November 29, 2010

I love you because you made me a huge Christmas playlist on my ipod that I've been listening to all day! I love you because while you're at work you think about giving me foot massages and how to help me get the skinny tummy I want, and then you call me and text me. I love you because you are going to pick up Joey from Kindergarten so I don't have to wake Hyrum up from his nap. Thank you.

November 28, 2010

I love you because you 1- magnify your priesthood callings and travel long distances to visit other wards and 2 - wake up at 5 and take the train so that I can have to car to get to church with the boys. Thank you.

November 27, 2010

I love you because you 1- came home early from your conference to be with our family, 2 - let me go running, 3 -surprised me and set up the Christmas Tree while I was running. Thank you.

November 26, 2010

I love you because you are such a gracious birthday boy. You plan, create and give elaborate and thoughtful birthdays to me, and yet are content with a simple birthday yourself. You appreciate and like everything I do for you (or at least you pretend to like it:) Even if it is simple. Thank you.