Happy Birthday Lindsey.

Happy 28th Birthday to my favorite little sister Bean. This is why I love you Linds.

1. She told Josie the story of how her and Ben came about from the time Josie was born. 

2. She never once told on me when I would sneak out our window.

3. She has broken her jaw because she is a dare devil

4. She changes her own flat tires just spite the fact that someone told her thats what boys do.

5. She makes warm chocolate chip cookies for Ben every night.

6. She loves to paint, and I have a Lindsey original in my kitchen.

7. She has two of the funniest thumbs on the planet. 

8. She was a rebel and did drill team instead of cheer despite my threats.

9. She was sweet sixteen.

10. She pretends like she is mad when Ben and I tell 7th grade dirty jokes.

11. She taught early morning seminary for a long time in South Dakota.

12. She lets Josie choose her own clothes by holding them up and letting her point to the one she wants.

13. Her ceiling said "Brad" in glow in the dark stars when we were growing up, so she could dream about Brad Pitt.

14. She cries with me, when I tell her cute quotes.

15. She loved her '82 subaru and drove it into the ground.

16. She rubbed lotion on Grace's (really old lady in her ward) feet once a week. 

17. She is amazing at restoring old furniture..

18. She goes to Kmart to take pictures in the photo booth with me every time we are visiting Bountiful.

19. She is the sweetest wife and mom on the planet.

20. She tells me I am Josie's favorite aunt.

21. "Don't get mad...Get glad!"

22. Her nickname is Beaner...(And it isn't a racial slur by the way)

23. She can boarder-cross with the best of them.

24. She often calls me Babe on accident, because that is what she calls Ben.

25. She talks to me on the phone several times a day

26. And then hangs up the phone and I Chats with me.

27. She has forgiven me for all the awful things I did to her growing up

28. She is one of the most kind, down to earth, Christ-like people I know.