50 reasons why Dad is AWESOME

1. He's now half a century old!
2. But he is forever young at heart
3. He is brave and adventurous
4. He goes on all sorts of great adventures all over the world
5. He takes us out on adventures too
6. He's brought us on piggy back rides, car rides, motorbike rides, and boat rides.
7. He has 6 well brought-up children
8. He loves to give us treat
9. He never tires out
10. He works hard
11. And plays hard
12. He makes sacrifices for his family
13. He took time to drive us all to school in the mornings
14. He tries to spend as much time with us as he can
15. He is a leader
16. He teaches us leadership by example
17. He is dog's best friend
18. He is supportive of us, our interests and talents.
19. He gives us opportunities to develop our talents (including paying for them)
20. He comes to watch and support us in competitions
21. He never holds our academic failures against us
22. He is a survivor
23. He teaches us life lessons.
24. He's read us bedtime time stories.
25. He is tech savvy
26. He always has fun
27. He is a pioneer
28. He is always active
29. He takes time to document every special occasion
30. He keeps good records
31. He's made sure we go to the best schools and received a good education
32. He is strong in every way
33. He is a champion
34. He takes time to develop his talents
35. He is always filled with optimism
36. He is quick to forgive
37. He finds humor in everything
38. He loves people and people love him
39. He is a “Be There” dad
40. He takes time to do things one-on-one with us
41. He is generous with his time and talents
42. He is always happy to share what he knows
43. He has a strong testimony of the gospel
44. He is filled with so much love, it's contagious! =)
45. He is passionate about life and learning
46. He is always ready to serve those in need
47. He takes time to ponder meaningful things
48. Most of all, he is our dad
49. We love him very, very much
50. And he will always be the awesomest dad in the world to us!

HAPPY 50^th BIRTHDAY, DAD!!!

Hope this next half of the century will be filled with even more adventure, growth, learning, love and FUN than the last.

Love from all of us:

Ray, Ernie, Shuan, Han, Su and Fei.

Postdated comment: Little did the children know that the next 50 years was already envisioned shared with their Grandpa recorded in this prophetic journal!