size 13

I love the size of his feet.

They make me feel petite.

Wading boots greatly accentuate

the size of his feet.

29 and feelin' fine

Ode to turning 29

or
"29 things about Matthias' birthday"

school free, one less than thirty, a mailed birthday bomb,
jones' soda, smelly fire clothes, make-shift tongs,
Beckham's out-of-the-tent midnight timeout, camping,
dirty feet, sayer's sour cream chocolate cake, dutch oven cooking,
empanadas, stone cold bed, a spotlight moon,
roasting marshmallows, rubick's cube, pesky raccoon,
tinfoil breakfast goodness, new car rack, sweaty fire faces,
29 candles, Beckham's red chair, zillion facebook messages,
teaching boys how to shoot air soft gun, laid back day,
friends, Lyons' bed filled tent, birthday boy,
Oh, and a 5am earthquake.

I've always considered Matthias to be very good looking - and in some ways I am getting a little jealous of him. To me, he is one of the lucky ones - who looks better and better with age! I am afraid that we are turning into one of those couples you see where you think, "How did he/she end up with her/him?" The good looks scale is definitely heavier on his side - for sure.

Matthias is an eternal optimist - nothing really gets him down (except when Real SL or BYU football looses). He is always looking at the bright side of things and is giving people the benefit of the doubt. It is so easy to be around him because he is so fun and easy going.

And one more thing that he truly owns is his youthful energy: bouncing balls off the boys heads, teasing and teasing me (especially out of being grumpy), voting we stay up late instead of getting some shut eye, without fail pulling on the emergency break when the roads are slick to spin the car into the parking spot, still playing intramural sports, and always buying the boys treats at the movie theater when I insist they don't need it. I just know he will be the favorite grandpa - one of those grandpa's that will race their grandkids around the backyard and still be able to win!

So Matthias, here's to your last year of being in your 20's. We love being with you!