27 Reasons I Love Ben

In honor of Ben's 27th birthday today, here are 27 reasons that I love this man. Enjoy!

1. He loves our Lord.
2. He loves his family.
3. He is close to his mama

4. He is the friendliest person I know

5. He'll take silly pictures

6. He LOVES his puppies and has such a cute relationship with Dixie

7. He'll make an excellent Daddy one day (to human babies)

8. He likes "boy stuff" ie, hunting, fishing, sports, tools, etc

9. He's naturally good at almost every sport he tries- even if he's never done it before, which sometimes drives me crazy (like when I'm playing against him), but mostly just makes me proud
10. He's smart without being patronizing or condescending

11. He's the hardest worker I know

12. He builds me awesome furniture

13. He never, ever complains about my cooking, even when I know it's not that good

14. He puts up with me around Christmas time and listens to Christmas music for an entire month

15. He ALWAYS holds the door open for me (maybe not car door…but all other doors)

16. He makes me laugh

17. He says "ol-eeev" instead of olive

18. He is very handy around the house and with cars

19. He leaves me sweet notes when he has to go out of town

20. He'll get up in the middle of the night if I hear a weird noise and check things out

21. He dreams big

22. He is loyal and would do almost anything for a friend

23. He's very unselfish

24. He is definitely a "go-with-the-flow" kind of guy and doesn't get stressed out about anything

25. He does ALL of the yardwork

26. He can sing really well and I LOVE listening to him…even if he won't sing for me very often

27. He learned how to play "Brown Eyed Girl" on the guitar for me while we were in college

And one to grow on...

28. Just look at him! What's not to love??

I love you, Benny boo boo boo!