My Little Livers

It's been a while since I've actually written more than a few sentences on the blog.  Call it laziness or busyness one, but it's about time I give you a word picture of what our life is really like.

Shepherd (5 1/2 years): He's our laugher.  He laughs about anything and everything. His laugh is contagious.   He always has a smile and a positive outlook. He also loves to talk.  He'll talk your ear off about the most random things.  We've started letting him answer our telemarketer phone calls and it is HILARIOUS!!!  He's quick to become attached to random "treasures" such as stacks of papers.  He LOVES paper...mainly blank pages, but has also been known to carry around my old OBU sewing pages.  He took those to church today which resulted in his teachers asking me if I went to OBU...and probably wondering why I was letting my kid carry around 12 year old paper.  Shepherd loves to ride his bike and scooter and play with his friends.  I'm wanting to remember the good things, so I won't write about the temper that comes with his red hair.  He's our most strong willed kid to date.

Owen (4 years):  He's our serious one and a bit on the shy side.  Owen usually doesn't talk to someone unless you've hung out with him longer than an hour.  Owen is strong and agressive and doesn't realize it yet.  He still thinks he's a baby and will jump up on you and almost knock you over.  He loves to play tackle with daddy and Shepherd, but usually ends it in tears.  And when Owen cries he wails!!  It's loud.  Owen is such a good helper.  He is very protective of his little sister and helps keep her out of trouble.  He also helps us keep good care of our chickens and he's our main egg collector.

Marley (almost 2):  How is it possible that she's not a baby anymore?  Our little socialite.  She loves to talk to everyone and I'm amazed at how much she's aware of.  She talks in sentences and seems to understand almost everything we say.  She's very aware of the world around her and wants to tell us all about it.  She loves our neighbors dogs (Abigail and Jackson) and Marley is one of the few people that Jackson is nice to.  If your around Marley for any bit of time she will win you over with her sweet personality.  She's quite spunky and keeps up with her big brothers with no problem whatsoever.

I know these crazy days will pass so quickly.  I want to cherish and remember these sweet moments.