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Happy Birthday Husband!

It’s the most wonderful time of the year… Halloween is over, and Christmas preparations are in full swing!

(Not really, but I love eliciting upward eye rolls.)

And… it’s my husband’s birthday! For those of y’all counting, he’s officially waaay closer to 40 than 30, you know. Yup, I’m married to an old man.

I recently realized that I spend a lot of time gushing about how wonderful my boys are, but I rarely pay tribute to my husband. He’s just about the most affectionate person I’ve ever met (which is actually kind of stressful, being that I’m a non-PDA-please-don’t-touch-me-before-washing-your-hands kind of person), is smart, kind and funny, and he actually works two jobs – his day job, and his daycare job, taking care of the kids early morning and late night as I blog.

Here are some pictures of the man I love on our recent Royal Caribbean cruise (yes, Ryder IS a carbon copy of him):

Of course, those photos don’t really show off his true self. For that, you’ll have to watch the video below. (Disclaimer – and he would KILL me if I didn’t add this disclaimer – it’s actually a Halloween costume. Doesn’t he have the best “geek” voice ever?)

41 Responses to “Happy Birthday Husband!”

  1. victoria
    November 1, 2012 at 9:37 am #

    bahhahahaahaha…flippin’ hilarious! happy birthday to my bestie’s bestie! xoxo

    • Lena
      November 2, 2012 at 8:55 am #

      Thanks bestie! xoxo

  2. SassyModernMom
    November 1, 2012 at 9:41 am #

    Ha! How on earth did you get him to do that! Happy Birthday to your Hubby :)

    • Lena
      November 2, 2012 at 9:13 am #

      Um… it wasn’t that hard. It was actually his idea – taken in one take. Of course, I don’t think he asked me to record it with the intention of putting it on my blog – that was all my idea :)

  3. Cheri
    November 1, 2012 at 9:44 am #

    Happy Birthday Mike! Have a wonderful day.

    • Lena
      November 2, 2012 at 9:13 am #

      Thanks Cheri! xx

  4. Sandy
    November 1, 2012 at 12:34 pm #

    HAHAHAHAHA!! Your hubby is fantastic for letting you film him like that. Love the outfit!! Happy Birthday to him! Still laughing……….

    • Lena
      November 2, 2012 at 9:13 am #

      Thanks so much Sandy!

  5. victoria
    November 1, 2012 at 12:36 pm #

    knowing mike he probably insisted that lena film him ;)

  6. jennifer k
    November 1, 2012 at 1:12 pm #

    Happy Birthday to your hubby!

  7. Shauna MacKenzie
    November 1, 2012 at 2:27 pm #

    Happy Birthday Mike!! Love the video :)

  8. Jennifer
    November 1, 2012 at 3:17 pm #

    your husband and I share the same birthday! Cheers!

  9. Kat E.
    November 1, 2012 at 3:24 pm #

    LOL! Great video! Happy Birthday!

    • Lena
      November 2, 2012 at 9:14 am #

      Thank you so much Jennifer, Shauna, Jennifer and Kat!

  10. Margaret Imecs
    November 1, 2012 at 3:56 pm #

    I love the video! Happy Birthday to your husband!

    • Lena
      November 2, 2012 at 9:14 am #

      Thanks Margaret :)

  11. Riza
    November 1, 2012 at 7:46 pm #

    Happy Birthday Mike! And how I wish you did the geek impersonation live for us last week – hilarious!

    • Lena
      November 2, 2012 at 9:15 am #

      HA! I wish we had thought of it too – next time!

  12. Teresa M.
    November 1, 2012 at 8:40 pm #

    Hilarious video! Your husband doesn’t look anywhere near 30ish!

    • Lena
      November 2, 2012 at 9:15 am #

      He’ll love you for that – especially since he nears the BIG 40 every day!

  13. Kay
    November 1, 2012 at 9:44 pm #

    My hubby’s birthday was Friday,

    • Lena
      November 2, 2012 at 9:16 am #

      Happy Birthday to you hubby too!

  14. Lisa
    November 1, 2012 at 11:13 pm #

    Happy Birthday Mike! I may also be way closer to 40 than 30 and its not so bad:)

    • Lena
      November 2, 2012 at 9:16 am #

      :) xoxox Lisa!

  15. Natasha W
    November 1, 2012 at 11:31 pm #

    A very happy birthday to your husband!

  16. Sophia
    November 2, 2012 at 1:10 am #

    What a sweet tribute to your husband! He sounds like a wonderful guy — you sure know how to pick them, Lena! :)

  17. Nicole W.
    November 2, 2012 at 1:54 am #

    Happy birthday to your husband! Great pics, it looks like you all had an awesome time!

    • Lena
      November 2, 2012 at 9:16 am #

      Thanks so much Natasha, Sophia and Nicole!

  18. MrDisco
    November 2, 2012 at 8:48 am #

    happy birthday

  19. ing.
    November 2, 2012 at 9:05 am #

    Happy belated birthday Mike!

    • Lena
      November 2, 2012 at 9:16 am #

      Thanks Mr Disco and Ing!

  20. Marissa
    November 2, 2012 at 10:36 am #

    Happy Birthday Mike! Love your video.

  21. Robin
    November 2, 2012 at 8:39 pm #

    Hilarious! Oh – and Happy Birthday!

    • Lena
      November 5, 2012 at 10:59 pm #

      Thanks Marissa and Robin! xo

  22. BooBooNinja
    November 3, 2012 at 12:30 am #

    Tee hee! I agree — Ryder and your husband *are* carbon copies!

    • Lena
      November 5, 2012 at 10:59 pm #

      Hahaha it’s so true!

  23. Victoria Ess
    November 3, 2012 at 1:36 am #

    Happy belated birthday to your husband — what a sweetheart he must be!

  24. Denise
    November 3, 2012 at 9:37 am #

    Happy belated bday! My bday is tomorrow

    • Lena
      November 5, 2012 at 10:59 pm #

      Thanks Victoria! And a very happy birthday to you Denise!

  25. Cindy
    November 4, 2012 at 8:08 pm #

    The video is very funny. I hope your hubby had a great birthday. The pictures are also great. Looks like you all had a fabulous time. I think I will consider a cruise for the next family vacation.

    • Lena
      November 5, 2012 at 11:00 pm #

      Please do Cindy! We had a FABULOUS time!

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