Happy Birthday Eric!

On Tuesday, July 10th, Eric turned 45!

It is our tradition for me to bake Eric a cake on his birthday.  Last year he wanted a key-lime pie.  This year we went back to his favorite...German Chocolate.

Over the past few weeks, we have been teasing Eric about his collection of gifts that we have given him in the past that are still in the boxes, never opened, never used.  We threatened to re-wrap one of those gifts for his birthday.  


What do you get the guy that seems perfectly happy with a German chocolate cake and being with his family on his birthday?  All of the gifts in the past have been great, but obviously not that great, since they are still unopened.  We always bought him exactly what he asked for, what he thought he wanted at the time.  


This year we presented Eric with love letters from all 3 of us.  I gave the girls their assignments a few days before Eric's birthday..."write dad a letter telling him how much you love him and why he is such a great dad to you."  No eye rolling or mumbling....they wrote their letters.  I was not allowed to read them, they sealed them as soon as they were written.  I wrote my letter too and we handed them over to Eric Tuesday evening.  


Eric started with Gabby's letter "45 Reasons Why You Are A Great Dad."  I could see his eyes getting teary.  He sent us away so he could read his letters in private.  From the other room, I could hear him laughing as he read both of the girls letters.  I think they got their message across.


Our love for Eric is priceless.  It is always out in the open.  It cannot be bought, boxed, contained or placed on a shelf.  There is nothing of more value that we could have purchased for him.  We needed for him to know this.  There are times when people need to be reminded of how much they mean to you.    

Happy Birthday Eric...we love you!