different

the kids are so funny:) they do the strangest things:) we're so happy that each of them are so very different and have their own little quirks-each little personality adds another dimension to our family that just can't be replicated any other way:) jacob says that he remembers being called "different" when he was growing up and how he felt left out, so now, he's encouraging each of our kids to think differently. their differences really show up in their play and helps them learn from each other while expanding how each of them sees things, plus it helps us be better parents. we have to be more attentive to the personality of each child and tailor our parenting style to suit their specific needs so that we don't pigeon- hole, compare, or force them to do things that aren't necessary. jack likes to sing and make up songs, something jacob says he did when he was little, while audrey's our little actress and likes to act out her favorite characters. sammy's personality is still in the starting out phase, but he's definitely a little chatterbox and he makes the weirdest sounds:) it's such a blessing having kids that are so very different!

sammy stuck the head of the seal in his mouth- we had no idea his mouth was that big. explains where all his food goes:)

raiding the fridge for milk. he just sat there drinking every sippy cup that had milk in it:)

one of sammy's birthday presents- they each grabbed a different favorite toy- sammy's sheep, jack's mario and luigi, audrey's koopa and yoshi- and pushed different buttons for over an hour!

someone's happy and someone else wants to get away!

i forget why she did this- it's just funny:)

watching mario on the ipod. they sat like this for 45 minutes.

i don't know. he just does these things:)

this is how he came out of his room when he woke up from his nap. i guess he didn't have enough hands:)