What I Would Say About the Kids in our Family Christmas Card

Elias (7) Second Grade.  Emotional, verbal, and inquisitive. Gifted musically (piano and beat-boxing), but at this point in time, plans on a career with the NBA.  Loved soccer and looks forward to baseball season.  Delights in understanding sarcasm.  Wants to be “one of the cool guys" at school (Heaven help me).

Shea (5) Whimsical and socially adept.  A pleaser.  Constantly builds three dimensional items out of paper and tape.  Wants to bring her beloved kindergarten teacher a “present” every day.  “Presents” are random items found around the house taped together to form a functional and aesthetically pleasing invention.  Greatly enjoys gymnastics.  Is wearing a bow that is much too big in our family picture.

Jonah (3) Tempermental and cuddly.   A proclivity for slapstick.  REALLY loud.  Is the size of a five-year-old and tells everyone he is five.  Is very interested in his future, often asking (in his little three-year-old voice) things like, “Mom, when can I drive?” or “Mom, when am I going to be a teenager?” or “Mom, when I am a daddy, can I marry Max’s mom?” (Max’s mom is very beautiful).  Loves dressing up as different super heroes.

We have a lot of catching up to do.

I have resisted blogging for many reasons over the past years.  Whether it was because I knew I could not create a family blog as beautiful and inspiring as many of my friends' blogs, or because everyone was already doing it, or because I am not photogenic, or because I fear the cheesiness that is inherent to most family blogs, or was it mainly my lack of time and energy?  I am not sure which reason dominated my resistance.  But, here goes -- I am going to blog. Mike keeps taking all of these cute pictures of the kids, and they must be documented. And some of you, I know, will want to see them.

Jonah with his beloved Monkey.

Shea with her beloved blankie.

Elias, who long ago outgrew childhood comfort items.