Party of Nine: Happy Birthday To This Guy

Wednesday, October 12, 2011

Happy Birthday To This Guy

I just think this photo has a bit of an Annie Liebowitz quality to it. I don't know why she hasn't asked to shoot Scott yet. He's famous to at least six kids and one admiring wife in Kaysville. You all know what I love about Scott, so let me ask you this: What do YOU love about Scott? Come on, if you don't comment, Scott will feel bad that he's not popular on the blog. 'Cause when you're a 41-year-old dad with six and a half kids, being popular on the blog is basically all you have going for you.

Just kidding, Scott. You have it all. That's why I'm still in love!

11 comments:

Circe said...: Happy birthday Dad!; Wednesday, October 12, 2011 at 7:29:00 AM MDT
Anonymous said...: Happy Birthday to a great guy!...a great nephew-in-law!....Hope you have a wonderful day, glad we were able to celebrate before I came back to Florida...if I were there I would bring you some donuts!..Have a good one and all good wishes for many, many more. Love, Tricia and allxoxox; Wednesday, October 12, 2011 at 7:42:00 AM MDT
Jennifer said...: Love the natural light. OK, first thing that comes to mind about Scott is that my 15-year-old son thinks he's super cool. Now that's saying something! Happy birthday!; Wednesday, October 12, 2011 at 9:12:00 AM MDT
Ryan said...: I am lucky to have a big brother who is also my best buddy. There is a difference for guys, and I am grateful we have that relationship. Happy Birthday, Scotty!!! I love you, man...; Wednesday, October 12, 2011 at 10:45:00 AM MDT
The homestead said...: Happy Birthday Scott. My favorite thing about Scott is his sense of style. Only he can pull it off looking great.; Wednesday, October 12, 2011 at 10:56:00 AM MDT
sws said...: His wit, his sense of style, his way with kids, his patience, how much he loves you! Happy Birthday!; Wednesday, October 12, 2011 at 3:16:00 PM MDT
Nate said...: Well Scott seems like the perfect dad! Really involved and really happy with his six plus kids. That is pretty admirable in my book.; Wednesday, October 12, 2011 at 4:05:00 PM MDT
Shane and Kenzie said...: Scott is the most pleasant and happy man! I love how he is never afraid to say hello and in turn he makes friends wherever he tuns. When I worked at the bank everyone adored him because he was a PERFECT customer! Happy birthday Scott! I hope 41 treats you well!; Wednesday, October 12, 2011 at 9:50:00 PM MDT
Jennie said...: What's not to love! :) We love your dedication to family, the way you love and support us, that you get what is important in life, etc, etc, etc! Seriously, I could go on all day. I hope you had a good birthday. Sorry your cake got all messed up. I promise we didn't lick it. :) Love ya dude!; Wednesday, October 12, 2011 at 10:18:00 PM MDT
Michelle said...: I love that Scott is still basically the same kid I knew growing up, only even more improved. I even sort of love that he teases me just like he did back then, it makes me feel like I'm not so old! Hope you all got to do something fun to celebrate!; Thursday, October 13, 2011 at 12:28:00 AM MDT
Kristi said...: Yup. Scott's a good egg. Happy Birthday!; Friday, October 14, 2011 at 2:57:00 PM MDT

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We are a family of nine. We live at the foothills of the Rocky Mountains. We belong to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. We love life, learning, dancing, music, family time and traveling. Join us! We'll laugh, we'll cry, we'll try to figure it all out together. I'm the mom, Circe, and I do the writing here. I am a teacher of ballet and violin, and I run a violin shop, but mostly I just enjoy being with my kids and helping them do what they do. Scott, the dad, does crowd control, undermines my authority with irresistible fun and works as an attorney to keep everyone in beach trips and ballet shoes. And the seven kids provide the entertainment. Come on, let's go!

Quotes I Love

“Happiness doesn’t mean that everything’s perfect, it simply means you decided to look beyond the imperfections.” - Audrey Helpburn

“What it means to be human is to bring up your children in safety, educate them, keep them healthy, teach them how to care for themselves and others, allow them to develop in their own way among adults who are sane and responsible, who know the value of the world and not its economic potential. It means art, it means time, it means all the invisibles never counted by the GDP and the census figures. It means knowing that life has an inside as well as an outside. And I think it means love.”
― Jeanette Winterson, The Stone Gods

“The educated differ from the uneducated as much as the living differ from the dead.”
― Aristotle

Your beliefs don't make you a better person. Your behavior does.

“If you want a happy family, you are going to have to tolerate a lot of unhappiness.” Dr. Haim Ginott, child psychologist

"Rivers know this: There is no hurry. We shall get there someday." -from A. A. Milne

"Other people's problems are not my problems." -Me

"Dance is surely a most extraordinary fusion of thinking, doing, feeling. If we are concerned about the health of a child's mind, body and spirit, then how can we ignore the educational force of an art form which addresses all three at once?" _David Rockefeller

"Strong families require effort."
-Elaine S. Dalton at the Young Women General Meeting

"The function of study is to build character."

And a quote from my dad: "Successful people do things they don't want to do, when they don't want to do them." Thanks, Dad. That's been a great motivator!

"It was a result of circumstance that he learned the violin. Whether he liked it or disliked it is not the question." -Shinichi Suzuki

Good Quotes

You must be the change you wish to see in the world. -Gandhi
You know children are growing up when they start asking questions that have answers.
Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry and narrow-mindedness. -Mark Twain
Tomorrow is often the busiest day of the year. -Spanish proverb
The secret to having it all is knowing you already do. Or my dad's version: The key to happiness is wanting less.
Sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic. - Arthur C. Clark
Nobody ever became poor by giving. -Anne Frank
No one should ever underestimate the power of the arts. -Sheila Johnson, founder of BET
Life gives to the givers and takes from the takers. - a guy on The Big Give