Original

I stand in awe at how many teenagers nowadays (wow that makes me sound old) are so original. I remember being in High School and wanting to blend in as much as possible. Almost painfully shy around people I didn't know and tried to be inconspicuous in dress and manner.

Now as I watch my children grow I want them to know that they need to be themselves. I will love them no matter what! Walk to the beat of your own drum, dance with no music, be silly! Life is about being not hiding! How I love watching their personalities grow from womb to now..and believe me they had different personalities since conception.

Ryan my stalwart son. He is very scientific (as seen in other posts) grounded, rule abiding. I wouldn't have it any other way.


Drew is my free spirit. He is a joy to watch because he is so original. This picture says it all! We always comment how he goes to the beat of his own drum...and I wouldn't have it any other way.


Liv is still so young and yet I see a little of both her brothers in her. She is definitely stubborn like both of them. I wouldn't have her any other way either.