Meet my Family

Liam: 1 year old, Liam has beautiful blue eyes and the loudest scream you'll ever hear! He's certainly mad when he's mad, but when Liam is in a good mood it's the cutest thing you'll ever see.  He gets all giggly and startes singing; it can be hard not to want to kiss his chubby little cheeks and when you do it makes him giggle even more! One fun fact about Liam is that eggnog is one of his favorite things in the world.

Auggie: 3 years old, Auggie is the adorable little trouble maker-hug giver of the house. He loves to check everything out and make messes by getting into things which he's not supposed to get into.  One thing which he says a lot is 'why?'  When he's covered in paint, when the dogs covered in paint because of his handy work, when the floor has baby powder sprinkled everyone on it and when there are no more matches left because he lit them all.  Another thing he likes to do is change clothes, a lot.  He likes to change it up too and wear things in new creative ways like, for example, underwear over your shorts instead of under them.  He is also the sweetest boy I've met and never fails to say that 'why' with a cute little smile and innocence which always makes you think that he had no idea in the world that was he was doing is naughty.  Auggie is very cuddly and never hesitates to give you a big hug or to hold your hand.  One thing which he does a lot which just melts my heart is he'll look at you and say, "Guess what," as his smile gets bigger;  "I loove you."  One fun fact about Auggie is that once he threw a lit match into the garbage can and it caught on fire.

Ethan: 6 years old, Ethan knows best.  He is definitely the oldest and is turning into an expert reader.  He has this funny little drawl that you can hear sometimes when he's talking that sounds country almost.  He loves to talk and I'm definitely a fan of always being about to have a conversation about batman or the ninja turtles:)   He's also a great sport about telling me what certain words mean in Spanish when we're at church or hanging out with our friends. One of his favorite things to do is to play tricks on people like sneaking up behind them and scaring them.  Many a time I've let out a little scream when he sneaks up behind me and scares me.  He also likes to coordinate with Auggie attacking me with tickles even though I'm *cough cough* not at all ticklish. Fun fact about Ethan is that he tried out second grade this past week because first grade was a little too easy. 

Ellen: As she likes to tell people when they ask if I'm her daughter, Ellen had me when she was 16 so you can do the math.  She has beautiful eyes, which she passed down to all her kids, and a great smile which she doesn't hesitate to use all the time.  One of my favorite weird little things about Ellen is her voice, which is just nice to hear.  She has a great sense of humor and one of the funniest things she does is yell at the dog.  Whenever the dog, Tiki, runs away, he always comes back having rolled in something dead and smelling terrible.  Ellen will yell and him as a punishment and it's the funniest thing in the world.  She'll say in a very stern voice, "If you want to go back to living on the street then go ahead.  You don't get to roam the streets where you came from all day and then expect to come back here and sleep on your soft pillow every night. You're being a very bad dog. Shame on you!  Shame on your mother!"  Then she'll turn around, we're both laughing and it's just really funny.  She's also one of my two favorite mothers and great at it too.  Her kids definitely get a lot of love and laughter which are two of the best things if you ask me.  Fun fact about Ellen is that she and Kyle have known each other for a vary long time and they even went to the 8th grade dance together. 

Kyle: Just like Ellen, Kyle became my father when he was 16.  Kyle has a great sense of humor and loves every movie that has ever come out.  One thing which I love about Kyle is that he threatened the teenage boys at church that he'd shoot them if they came near me.  I think this is pretty awesome.  (James Rhodenhiser-Do not try at home. Love, your favorite child)  Kyle is great at playing the guitar and has created and taught a really good worship team at church.  He's also makes the best, and I mean THE BEST, coffee ever by toasting the fair trade beans and home and knowing the perfect way to brew it.  He makes a delicious breakfast of bacon, french toast, and pumpkin spice latte (which he makes from pumpkin that is cut and cooked at home) every Sunday which we all look forward to greatly.  Fun fact about Kyle is that he loves bow ties.  He has figured out how to sew them himself and has about a million different ones which include awesome patterns like the avengers.