Amber and the Boys

A friend of mine posted a picture of each of her kiddos on her blog with a little bit about each kid and I thought it was a great idea, so here you go:

NATHAN:

Nathan is our little imagination boy-he is never just Nathan-he is Larry Boy, he is a king, he is a bulldozer or racecar. He has a whole wardrobe of costumes to help with his characters but if he has no costume he just creates one himself. I have given up on folding the clothes in his drawer because he just sifts through them to find what he needs anyway. In the picture he is a "space guy" driving his space ship. He is a thinker and loves to learn and ask questions. He loves to help around the house. He is very musical-he can memorize a song after hearing it just a few times and can even sing harmony sometimes! I love to just sit and talk with Nathan-sometimes we sit and color together and just talk and talk.

JACK:

If I don't say the words "loves trains" in the first sentence I won't be describing Jack. Jack LOVES trains. All he thinks about is Thomas the Tank Engine, the Polar Express, Bullet Trains and any other kind of train he has ever seen. If you ask him what his favorite thing to do with mom is-"play trains." How about with Nathan? "Play trains." With daddy? You guessed it-"play trains." He is also a little ball of fun. The kid has a temper and a strong opinion that he is not afraid to use, but if he is happy, he is nothing but fun! He gets so excited about things and has a ton of enthusiasm for life. Our home wouldn't be the same without his fun energy!


DALLEN:

Today was Dallen's blessing day-he looked so handsome in his little Tuxedo and he was so good during the blessing. I can't say that I know too much about Dallen yet. I can't wait to get to know him better and better as time passes and his personality emerges. Josh bless him that he would be strong and have courage to face challenges (his middle name-Andrew-means strong and courageous). I think he is going to be a tender hearted little guy who will bring peace and love to our home. But only time will tell. At this point we know he is happy (learned to smile by about 3.5 weeks) and patient (his brothers are all over him and he doesn't seem to mind). He has had-we think-a sensitivity to dairy since he was born and yet he is rarely fussy. I love the little guy so much already!

So those are my three boys. Happy day-Dallen has learned to sleep! It took 6 weeks but we are finally getting some decent sleep. He is still up fairly frequently in the night but then he eats quickly and goes back to sleep. We are in heaven! Especially Josh since he doesn't even have to get up at all. We aren't sure what has made the difference. I have cut dairy out (bummer-no ice cream!) and we moved him from his cradle to the crib mattress to see if he might like that better and all of a sudden he is sleeping well. That is wonderful!

Everything else is going pretty well here. I took a beading class yesterday and made my own bracelet and I just love it! Maybe I have found a new hobby. The weather still stinks. Today was in the 40s and that was fantastic, but it is supposed to snow several times this coming week. Have I mentioned we are moving to San Diego? :) But at least it has been warm enough to let Nathan and Jack play outside sometimes (in the 30s). I will end with a cute picture of Nathan out in the snow!