A Hula, Hula, Hula Birthday!

HAPPY 60th BIRTHDAY, BOB~BOB!!!!! Well, here's the reason we are here-my dad's birthday. Although technically it was the 2nd, we chose tonight to celebrate. We had an AWESOME sunset dinner at the Hula Grill-one of our favorites, followed by a Hula Show in the Whaler's Village Shopping Center, ended with Hula Pie from Leilani's! The night couldn't have been better.

We have all loved writing tributes to our hubbies and best friends, but tonight is all for Bob-Bob-the greatest dad in the world...
I have so many favorite memories with Dad that this blog would take a year to write, but here's some of his best qualities and favorite memories...
1. He's THE most patient man I know-guess you learn this with 1 wife, 3 daughters, and 3 granddaughters!
2. I could talk to Dad forever and he always gave his undivided attention. (These talks were usually over Long John Silvers and Ice Cream.)
3. Dad was also the one that would tuck us in at night. He would get down on his knees and we would say our prayers. He and I used to get in SO much trouble because he would also read me "Oh Say Can You Say" by Dr. Suess. He would read this book of tongue twisters BACKWARDS making me laugh so hard that I would break into an asthma attack - that's when Mom had to break up the party!
4. He is so generous in all aspects of his life. He would go to any lengths to help anyone-not just his family.
5. He is a man of his word whether in business, with family, or with friends.
6. He has EXTREME will power-especially when it comes to dieting! Once he started a "Sugarless Delight Frozen Yogurt Diet" and only ate that!?!? In the last few months, he has stopped eating sugar and salt and has dropped 40 pounds-his clothes are hanging off.
7. I love that when he walked each one of his daughters down the aisle, he had his "quiverring" lip-His lip quivers when he is trying not to cry.
8. I love that his face can turn beat red when he laughs really hard.
9. Every Saturday night Mom would give us our baths and then Dad would dry our hair-most of the time while watching HeeHaw and eating tangerines. He always gave us a "cowlick" down the middle of our hair that drove us crazy.
10. When he wanted to wake you up in the morning, he would bust in and start singing "Oh What a Beautiful Morning" - again driving us crazy.
11. Almost every night, Dad and I would play PacMan and whoever lost had to dip the ice cream-seems he always dipped even if I lost.
12. Dad's motto that we hated growing up, but have learned to actually live by: Don't let other people control your emotions!" Man, that was the WORST when he would say that, but man, is it true and do we try to apply it!
13. He is a man of God-trustworthy, honest, spiritual, and to me-the definition of wise.

Again, I could write a novel and probably already did according to most of you, but he really is the greatest and I couldn't have asked for a better father. I love you, Dad! Happy Birthday!