As I stated before, I am an adult. I was born in November in 1975. I spent most of my childhood in Minnesota, and no matter how long I've not lived there, I always refer to it as "home." I must be hoping to someday be able to live there again. I used to be an elementary music teacher. I've also taught choir (anything from children's to adult choirs), college-level music education courses, and most recently, I am teaching an online country music appreciation course for the University of Montana. For those who know me well, this is totally ironic seeing as I have never in my life had an appreciation for the genre.
I am a mother. I have three beautiful children. Ben is my oldest. He is three and a half. He marches to the beat of his own drummer. He will tell you that he likes to go slow, not fast. This is the truth. He reminds me constantly to slow down and take time to smell the roses. He literally does this. Anywhere there is a flower he has to stop to smell it. He takes joy in simple things like laying in the grass to watch clouds or examine a crunchy, fall leaf. He also loves to watch bugs in their journeys on the ground to wherever bugs go. He is a thinker and likes to figure out how things work. This is both wonderful and completely frustrating as we have so many "Oh-he's-so-smart!" moments, and then on the other hand we have the "how-the-heck-did-he-figure-out-how-to-undo-that-child-proofing-device?!?" moments. He loves all things vehicle related, playing outside, reading and doing anything creative. He remembers EVERYTHING.
Natalie is our second child. She is 21 months old and is a nutball and extremely bright. She amazes me everyday with her vocabulary, agility and good-natured personality. She is very loving and nurturing. She laughs loudly and plays hard. She is not afraid to get dirty. She adores being outside and is filthy after every trip out there. She makes me think of that quote, "All who wander are not lost." She is an explorer and you can see that she oozes enthusiasm for life. She loves to sing, read, color and be the center of attention. She is the life of the party. I have visions of her being a class clown or someone who is reprimanded in class a lot for talking. She is always talking.
Caroline is our sweet little newborn. She is 7 weeks old. From the minute she was born, her eyes were focused and taking everything in. She is a wonderful eater, sleeper and snuggler. Her siblings adore her. Ben constantly says, "Hi, Caroline! I'm your brother." Natalie smothers her with kisses and hugs, tells her how cute she is and that she loves her. They both love to hold their sister. I can't wait to see who she blossoms into.
I am a wife. My husband, and father of these wonderful human beings, is James. He is extremely hard-working, an incredible father and a patient and loving husband. He is ridiculously smart and is a thinker, much like little Ben. Although his job can be demanding, he loves us dearly and no matter how tired he is or how much work he has for his job, he will always do his best to be available and present in our lives. We love him so much and attribute much of our happiness to the love he gives us.
My goal with this blog is to write down the little things in our lives, and not just the big things. Hopefully this will be worth reading! :)
Today we went to Xavier's house. Xavier is a little boy that Ben met in Soccer Tots a year ago. Ben's first day there was a little taxing because both James and I were so conscious of if he was following every direction perfectly, etc. We were sucking the fun out of what should have been a wonderful opportunity for Ben to explore interacting with other kids and learning a new skill. Xavier's mom and dad were sitting by us and they reminded me that it really didn't matter if Ben didn't follow every command. Soccer Tots is about fun and we should let him be him and explore this new activity. They were totally right. We have been great friends with them since and have enjoyed many fun times with them. It's nice to be friends with people who have similar parenting styles. Matt (Xavier's dad) made us spaghetti tonight and didn't mind a bit that his house looked as though a tornado had been through it after our kids were done playing. We missed Kim (Xavier's mom) as she was out of town in Las Vegas seeing Jimmy Buffet. Ben got to see Xavier's chickens in the backyard. They have three chickens that they got this summer that give them delicious eggs. Ben and Natalie both thought that was pretty awesome.
Here are some pics:
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| Caroline at 7 weeks |
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| Ben and Natalie found a grasshopper |
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| Daddy and his girls |
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| Natalie |
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| Ben providing Caroline with comic relief |
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