April 6, 2010

It is Dave's 60th Year!

Dave turned 60 on March 22, 2010. In honor of this, here are 60 things about him to help you all know how great he is. WE SURE LOVE HIM!!!

He...
  1. is a great Dad to 5 wonderful kids
  2. is an awsome Grandpa to 18 grandchildren
  3. is a great husband
  4. is who we all go to for advise
  5. is a morning person
  6. lives a life of service
  7. enjoys John Wayne movies
  8. is a good friend
  9. is considerate of everyone
  10. is organized and a self motivator
  11. there is always a gleam in his eye when he laughs
  12. best four wheeler driver around (grandkids love it)
  13. never swears
  14. is a good neighbor
  15. has a stash of treats in his closet
  16. his play is another man's work
  17. is a good electrician since 1972 (foreman of Uof U hospital expansion and college of nursing, LDS church data center, Tooele Hospital, USUrecital hall & science building, Kingbury Hall, Grand America, Park Hotel in Park City, Stateline Hotel in Wendover, hundreds of houses, etc. )
  18. likes to watch NCIS
  19. never yells
  20. is efficient
  21. has a perfect round little head
  22. won't drink the end of the milk carton
  23. is good at math homework
  24. makes great limeade
  25. is a handy man can fix or construct most anything
  26. used to wake everyone in the house by playing "house of the rising sun" on the piano
  27. has raised and sold hundreds of German Shorthair dogs. Sold to people all over the U.S. and some to Europe
  28. swam the Snake river in the dark at scout camp
  29. likes old country music
  30. enjoys playing in the water
  31. is a great priesthood holder
  32. enjoys gardening and yard work
  33. has been involved in scouting some way for most of his life
  34. likes oatmeal cookies
  35. shows horses in costume classes where he has been Zoro, an indian, Captian Jack Sparrow, etc.
  36. has a tender heart for people and animals
  37. doesn't like his brownies too chocolatey
  38. has floated down many rivers (Snake, Green, Salt, etc.)
  39. is a lot like his father
  40. makes lists
  41. served a mission in Hawaii
  42. was the best pig slopper in the house
  43. makes awsome homemade vanilla/strawberry ice cream
  44. came off a horse during a horse show and got pretty beat up
  45. is a understanding
  46. no double dipping in his food
  47. he and Bob never left the house without thier little brother
  48. took guitar lessons, but quit when they told him he had to sing
  49. would love to fix up the old truck in his yard
  50. is a man of few words
  51. dressed up as an elf and a Lamanite while in the bishopric for ward parties
  52. has seen a lot of places while riding a horse
  53. makes an awsome roast
  54. enjoys raising pigeons
  55. had his first bare back ride on 'frisky' the lamb and practiced bull riding on the calf 'Star'
  56. always honors his father and mother and his in LAWS
  57. is the origian founder of the "Rat Patrol"
  58. has a mustache that covers the scar that was given to him by his mother's driving
  59. is a faithful home teacher
  60. IS A GREAT EXAMPLE FOR US ALL!

2 comments:

audri jo said...

This was great :) I'm definitely intrigued by a few of them, specifically #58...I think more detail should be shared about how gma's driving gave him a scar...

Chris said...

Love the list!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Love the man.