1. Gavin is a very social little boy. He always has friends around him, and has a hard time if there are no friends to play with. He has always enjoyed being around other kids even when he was a baby. His teacher at school says that everyone wants to be Gavin's friend and be around him.2. Gavin is devestated if he feels you are mad at him or don't love him. Even if he is in trouble he has to come and hug you and make sure you still care about him. He loves to be hugged and give hugs, and will even blow you a kiss (if his friends aren't looking).
3. Gavin is obsessed with Nintendo (or anything video game related). If we didn't regulate it then he would eat, sleep, and breathe video games.
4. Gavin has a huge imagination and loves to play with his siblings. He will often make up great stories of knights and castles and battles that he acts out while playing. He will also make up great animations and stories, and will sit and draw them out for hours. His drawings are very animated and detailed.
1. Brynn is very opinionated and does not like anyone telling her what to do or how to it. She is determined to figure things out herself in in her own way. This is a great trait because she won't let anyone tell her she can't do something. She will figure out a way.
2. Brynn is an amazing drawer. She has an eye for drawing and painting and for a 6 year old her perspective is amazingly accurate.
3. Brynn is a scatter brain. She is always loosing her shoes, coat, homework, library books, clothes, etc. (even though there are designated baskets, drawers, and shelves for everything). Sometimes this is frustrating for a Mom who tries to be organized, but other times I am glad that Brynn doesn't take things too seriously. She tends to go at a slower pace and "stops to smell the roses." She isn't uptight and in hurry all the time (like her mom).
4. Brynn is the bravest child in our family (her brothers are a little chicken). She is not afraid to ride rollercoasters, or talk to people, or do anything out of the ordinary. We never have to talk her into anything. She is up for a challenge any day.
5. Brynn loves to learn. I will often find her writing stories or reading books. I never have to get after her to do her homework, she is excited to do it. She loves school and tries her very best at everything she does.
1. Alec is very animated. He is my only child who will get up in front of a crowd and perform. He is always making faces, doing silly dances, or saying something very dramatically. Alec makes people around him laugh on a daily basis.
2. Alec has a lot of anxieties and doesn't handle change very well. We have to prep him days in advance if we are going somewhere different then usual, and he will usually have a meltdown about it a couple of times (going out to eat is a joke). He doesn't like crowds or loud noises and will have meltdowns (I tend to think they are little kid panic attacks). He almost always has a meltdown in Wal-Mart because the stimulation is too much for him (I don't blame him on that one really, Wal-Mart can cause anyone to melt down!)
3. Alec has always been a cuddle bug. He loves to sit on mom or dad's lap and cuddle. We have a ritual every morning after we take the kids to school. When I am getting him out of the car he will have me pick him up and he will put his head on my shoulder and snuggle with me while I carry him into the house. He will sometimes come in and say, "I need my mama," and that means he wants me to hold him for a minute. I think I will be very sad when he doesn't want to snuggle anymore.
4. Alec developed a habit when he was a baby of holding your finger for comfort. When he was one he discovered that the finger he was holding has a fingernail. Now for comfort he will hold your finger and flick your fingernail. He does it when he is sad, or just before he falls asleep (instead of a good night kiss he wants to flick your fingernail), or just when he needs reassurance. We are used to it, but it is funny when we go places and he will do it to other people, it freaks them out.
5. Alec is very smart and catches onto things easily. He can already write all of his letters, he knows the difference between upper case and lower case, and is starting to spell words. He can spell all of the names of his family.
(Sorry I am bragging a little, but sometimes a mom gets to brag!)
We tag our cousins Ryan, Emily, Eva, and Emmie, and our friend Carter
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