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.