Happy Birthday Mum!

How lucky are we to have two great mums!?! (Yeah we said mum)

We wanted to take a few moments to say a very special Happy Birthday to Heidi McAndrew, our beautiful, artistic, caring, loving, inspiring mum. We've missed her lots since moving to the underside and want to say 'thank you' for all of her love and support. It must be tough for a mum to see her kids pick up and leave the home, but even more difficult when they move far away to Florida and Sydney.


We want to assure you, mom, that our hearts are always with you. Everyday the actions we take and decisions we make are because of you and dad and your caring love. We have taken notice of the example you have set. We are lucky to call you mom and thank God for you daily. 

I love the way you smile.

I love the way you plan so far in advance. 

I love the way you're still the last one out of the house, every time.

I love the way you love Dad. 

I love that you never needed a recipe 

I love the huge lunches you used to pack me for school.

I love that you came to Stanford just for football games.

I love that you don't colour your hair.

I love that I go by Tommy because it reminds me of home.

I love that we share the challenge of big feet.

I love that you live in the town where you grew up.

I love that you stayed home to raise us.

I love that you cry all the time.

I love that you wear funny glasses to cover up the tears. 

I love that you love us so clearly and consistently.

I love that I'm a mama's boy.

I love that you're just so easy to love. 

I don't know how to explain it 

but I know that words with hardly do.

Miracles and signs and wonders 

aren't enough for me to prove to you.

Don't you know I've always loved you

Even before there way time?

Though you [moved] away, I tell you still

Don't you know I've always loved you.

and I always will.

-Third Day (edited by Tommy)