Here are 40 things about Kent on his 40th birthday!!
1. He loves his family so much. If he could choose his perfect day I have no doubt it would be something that was just the five of us doing something together. We are his people and he makes us feel so loved and valued.
2.. He keeps the best lawn in the neighborhood and quite possibly in all of Ankeny. Seriously people stop by often to tell us how nice it looks. Not only does he like it to be well maintained, honestly it is therapeutic for him to go out and mow, trim and just be outside.
3. He loves America. All the patriotic things. Fourth of July is his favorite holiday. Our baseball team colors are red, white and blue.
4. His favorite food is lasagna.
5. If you ever go out for ice cream with him, there is a 100% chance he will order a large Oreo blizzard.
6. He loves the Hawkeyes and can't wait to take his family to three football games this season!
7. His truck is his fourth baby. He loves it as much as he loves his lawn.
8. He has decided that he is a Raiders fan instead of a Vikings fan. Why? The Vikings are not good and also he likes to go to Vegas more than he likes to go to Minneapolis.
9. He keeps himself up at night thinking about baseball lineups and drills. He loves coaching the Ankeny Crew and loves the team families.
10. He loves going to Metallica and Slipknot concerts with Kael and country concerts with Kylee.
11. He is loving being a cross country dad and even got told by one of the coaches he has the best reaction to a race finish that she had ever seen.
12. His favorite desserts (from home, not an ice cream shop) are apple crisp and monster cookie bars.
13. He loves to travel. Like, really, really, really loves to travel. Making memories with his people is his favorite thing to do.
14. He laughs so hard at my jokes and makes me feel like the funniest person in the world.
15. He has the best reaction to gifts.
16. He is a technology guru. Seriously if it weren't for him we would still be living in the Stone Age over here.
17. He washes his truck sometimes twice a day, much to Tammy's dismay.
18. He does.not.miss.a.day when it comes to the going to the gym. Every single weekday he is there at 5:00 AM, no matter if he doesn't feel good or if we had been up super late the night before....he makes no excuses and shows up every day.
19. He likes to go to bed early, (see above) but not as early as people tend to tease him about.
20. He loves to fish and his excitement has totally rubbed off on the kids. And we've had some great success fishing locally, at the A frame, and on fishing charters while on vacation. So, so fun.
21. He is my biggest blog and Instagram supporter.
22. He loves to be early and canNOT stand people being late.
23. He hates doing the dishes and has been banned from doing laundry. Really.
24. He bought himself a new Traeger for his birthday. Now, if we only had time to use it- ha!
25. He likes to golf but isn't super serious about it. We love to do the Twilights or try to get out just us two in the spring or fall while kids are at school. We have the best time together doing a quick 9 and we aren't terrible most days!
26. He is enjoying helping out taking stats on the Jag football sideline. Gives him an opportunity to pat Kael on the back during the games and be close to the action!
27. Every few months he changes his breakfast routine then eats the exact same thing every weekday morning for months and months. Currently he is on a banana, peanut butter toast and chocolate milk kick.
28. He and I walk together every day and it is a highlight of both of our days.
29. He is not a picky eater at all but won't eat pickles. I'm truly struggling to think of anything else he doesn't eat.
30. He likes to be invited but doesn't always want to go- ha!
31. He makes me feel so great about being a stay at home mom. He is so appreciative when he comes home to a clean house and errands done- he is my biggest fan!
32. He is a very good boat driver. But he does not like it when I tell him to slow down when the kids are on the tube.
33. He volunteers a lot of time. From coaching to things in the community and even helping out family members anytime they need him.
34. He regularly sings lyrics wrong. I've had to correct him on songs that he's been singing wrong since high school.
35. He sometimes sleeps sitting up. No joke. Cross-legged in the middle of the bed.
36. He loves when the sun shines through the clouds and he loves harvest season.
37. His enjoyment of a restaurant depends on whether or not I like my food. He gets so disappointed if I don't love my food and so excited if I eat all of it.
38. He hates to shop in real life but kills it shopping online.
39. He is so well connected in our community- I feel like he knows everyone! Whenever we are out and about he always runs into someone to talk with.
40. He's strong and smart, hardworking and handsome and I'm so glad he's mine!!!
We're celebrating him the only way we know how and there's no other way he would want to spend his day other than watching his kids do what they love. Today we're off to watch Kylee run a cross country meet in Cedar Rapids and Kent just loves watching his kids compete.
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