"If we had no winter, the spring would not be so pleasant; if we did not sometimes taste of adversity, prosperity would not be so welcome." ~Anne Bradstreet

Thursday, February 23, 2012

Happy Birthday Grandpa Des!

Happy Birthday Grandpa Des!
We just put your card in the mail yesterday so it'll be a few days late.  We wish we could celebrate with you.  We do hope you and Jan can come for a visit next month!  You'll enjoy New Castle and our new place there...no more sleeping in a basement!  We love you so very much.  You are a true gift to our family and I couldn't ask for a better father-in-law.  Our children have an amazing and Godly heritage in you.  Thank you for loving your wife and children and grandchildren in word and deed. You mean so much to us.

I asked the kids what they like about you:
Levi: "He gives candy.  He gave us the stevia.  And he gave us his favorite lotion and bubble bath."
Emma: "He is sweet and kind.  He's the best grandpa in the whole world. And he loves me."
Owen: "He gives us awesome gifts.  He's a little funny.  He plays games with us and reads to us."
Hope: "He's kind and generous.  He loves us.  He does special things with us."
~Rose

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Thank you guys. You make it easy to love.
Goal Des

Anonymous said...

Nice tribute Rose! Hey how come Des always has more hair than I do? I was born without hair and never really acquired too much as I got older:-) Praying for you guys to have a smooth move and a safe journey to the new place.
Love,
Gma Jan

Anonymous said...

He is also very Tan! Happy Birthday Des!
Josh