For Starters

Yesterday, while at the beach with my boys, I began reading a book my Mother gave me called "A Mother's Book of Secrets" by Linda and Shawni Eyre. I got this idea for a blog. To help me be grateful for the little things my children do daily. To start this blog I would like to tell you a little bit about each one of them.

Aaron, our oldest, is 8. He has always been a little short for his age, and we have been told by his doctor he will be 5'7" as an adult...we will see. He has STRAIGHT hair that grows and sticks straight up like a porcupine. He has gotten quite the dark tan this summer-thanks to his father's side of the family. He reminds me so much of myself. He is extrememly shy, likes to read, likes telling jokes, and LOVES to eat. He is a very smart boy and does very well in math, and likes to do science experiments. He says when he grows up he wants to be an inventor and is constantly drawing new ideas of various concraptions he thinks up. He would prefer a day at home in front of the tv, Wii, or DS to being outside. Just like me when I was younger. I love Aaron.

Jacob, our second son, is 6. He is tall for his age and is the exact same height as Aaron (who is 2 years older than him) From behind, when they walk next to each other they look like twins. But head on they look completely different. Jacob has extremely curly hair-and he hates it. Though everyone constantly wants to touch it and tells him it is beautiful he wishes he could have Aaron's hair and constantly asks me to gel it straight..(which takes a LOT of gel and time on my part...and he ends up looking like a used car salesman-but he LOVES it!) He is very much like his father. He is outgoing, social, funny, athletic, and loving. He is a bit of a perfectionist and is sometimes hard on himself. He has very nice handwriting and loves math. He loves being outside and climbing...trees, slides, walls, anything he can get a grip on. He also loves to exercise and show people his muscles. He will randomly start doing push-ups or sit-ups. I love Jacob.

Nathan, our baby, is 3. He keeps us all laughing. Lately, he has started thinking that clothing is optional and has been running around the house all day in his underoos...He is a mix of Vili and my personalities. Sometimes shy and sometimes the life of the party. He LOVES music. He LOVES to carry around his guitar and play and sing songs. Whenever music is on, he is close behind dancing around. He loves to go to the library and asks me to take him there at least twice a day....not for books -but so he can check out a movie. Whenever he gets a scrape or a blemish he likes to show everyone his "boom. boom." and always asks for a bandaid. I love Nathan.

These are our children. I am excited to start this blog and to look for the little things daily that make life worth living....