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Ty Pennington wife bday instagram post

“34. ✌🏼,” she captioned the post, tagging her husband as the photographer. Pennington commented on the picture, writing, “My favorite pic ❤️.”

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Ty Pennington wife bday instagram post

The home renovation expert, 57, also paid tribute to Merrell in anInstagrampost of his own with a collection of black-and-white photos of the pair.

In the first picture, Pennington and his wife were caught laughing as they squeezed themselves into one pair of pants. He also included several close-up shots of his wife as well as a few candid photos.

“It’s her birthday 🤍 My favorite person. Thank u for being such a beautiful person, inside and out and for making me the happiest human, giving me a family (🐶) and a place to belong,” Pennington wrote in the caption.

“Life is so much better than I ever could have imagined with you. Also…. thanks for laughing at all my stupid jokes,” he added.

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“I’ve been a carny, let’s face it,” he joked of his long bachelorhood.

“I started working onTrading Spacesin 2000, and I really never stopped. When you’re never home for more than seven or 10 days at a time, it’s really hard to stay in any kind of a positive relationship. I’m sort of happy for me that I’ve been able to really find it.”

source: people.com