Things I Love About My Boys!!!

Luke - Luke is 7 months old already and although his first 3 months were a little rough, he has turned out to be my happiest baby.  He loves all of us so much and just lights up every time he sees any of us.  The only one in the family who doesn't really appreciate this is Mavic.  It takes Luke about an hour to fall asleep every night because he just is in his crib laughing and babbling.  He occasionally gets fussy so we go in to give him his blanket and Binky and he will just smile and giggle when he sees us - that is one of my favorite things.  I have never had a baby be developmentally where he should until Luke and it has been so fun to see him progress. As crazy as three kids has been for me, I am so grateful to have Luke in our family and I am so grateful for his joyful spirit he has brought to our home.

Mavic - Mavic is my energetic and curious boy.  Before Mavic turned 3 I used to have a clean house, but now it is always a mess - he is a human tornado.  He has his tantrums, but for the most part he is such a happy boy.  I love how his smile lights up his whole face.  He is my little artist and I am always amazed at his artistic abilities.  He is really starting to talk more and his favorite phrase to say is, "Don't Hunter or Stop Hunter".  He is doing so well in his preschool and LOVES to ride the bus.  One of my favorite things is to see him through the bus window waving and blowing kisses to me.  Mavic's favorite thing to do is to go to the park.  We have found out his way of asking to go to the park is by bringing us his helmet for us to put on him.  He then gets his scooter and walks the scooter to the park.  We have forgotten that the helmet means park a few times and realize it too late when we see him crossing the street down the road.  It is a miracle that he hasn't been hit by a car since he just darts into the busy street.  He is very independent and I have a feeling that no one will ever be able to sway him unless it is something he wants to do.  One last thing I love about my Mavic is the way he prays now.  He just babbles for a long time with a few thank yous in there and then says, "Mamen".  He gets so proud of himself when he does this and it melts my heart.

Hunter - Hunter is the most obedient boy (for the most part).  If you give him a rule - he will always follow that rule.  If he does something he isn't suppose to when he is away from us he always tells on himself - I hope that always stays.  Hunter has one of the biggest hearts I have ever known.  He is always giving toys and money away to his friends at school or in the neighborhood.  If he sees someone in trouble he always asks to say a prayer for them.  Recently we were in charge of snacks at soccer.  We had some leftovers and were walking to the car when he saw a sister of one of his teammates; he told me he was going to take some snacks to her so that she doesn't feel left out.  He has made so much progress in his learning and motor skills.  I am so proud of him and the boy he is turning out to be.

Spencer - Spencer is my best friend.  He makes me so happy and he is our boy's favorite person in the world.  In fact, Spencer is the one who always gets the fun cards from Hunter.  He works so hard for our family and I know is is a stress for him, but he never complains.  One of my favorite things about Spence is his obedience to the gospel.  He never misses his daily scripture study or weekly temple attendance and he always keeps our family on track with family prayer and scripture study.  Another favorite thing about him is that we have so much fun together.  We laugh so much and we find each other to be so funny - I hope that when we are old we still laugh with each other (but at that point we will probably be laughing  because we accidentally toot).