Adam is one amazing son. He is musically talented, the number one ranking student in his school, and is exploring his cooking abilities. He is a Guitar Hero master----- scratch that, he is a video game master...... he always has been. He now towers over me....... yet I have nothing to fear because he is very honoring and respectful. I appreciate his willingness to help out around the house, and I am proud of the wonderful path that he is taking. I love to see what an awesome big brother he is, and I have no doubt that he will make a fantastic father one day. With all that said, he is a homebody---- which I don't mind. He is happy being at home. And that's a good thing because home is where the heart is.
Caleb is pretty darn terrific. He is a natural athlete------ at anything he tries. He especially loves skateboarding, basketball, and baseball, but he is willing to try anything once. He is very outgoing and quite a charmer. It is hard to stay mad at Caleb because he knows how to lay it on thick when he knows he is wrong. He enjoys expressing himself through the clothes that he wears--- and unlike any of siblings, he doesn't care what anyone thinks of him. He is always coming home with invites to girls' birthday parties--- I have yet to let him attend one. Unlike Adam, he loves to be out and about like a social butterfly...... and I have had teach him to learn when enough is enough and today is down day. As he is getting older he is showing signs that he understands this concept, and is learning to just chill. I was very proud of him when I picked him and Adam up from camp this afternoon. Without prompting he handed me back more than half of the spending money I had given him for camp telling me that he hadn't spent it all. Because of his honesty and this extra money, I promised that one day this week we would have TacoBell for dinner. This wasn't expected, but he was most certainly thankful.
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♥ It always amazes me how different our kids can be too... A good different! :)
That was really, really interesting! One of my favorite posts.
What a neat post! Are you going to do this for all of your children?
Adam and Caleb ARE wonderful boys/young men. You guys have done well as parents, and they have done well with themselves!
What wonderful young men you have there.
Two great teenage sons.
I don't understand why he can't go to girl classmate birthday parties.
They sound like really awesome young men.
Before I start my response, please know that my words are in NO way intended as an attack on your parenting. I GREATLY respect the job you and John are doing. I am merely trying to present my viewpoint, in order to clarify and better understand where you're coming from, much like I might if we were sitting together over coffee and chatting.
I'm wondering with Tina, why Caleb cannot attend girls' parties, on the condition the party is well chaperoned and in a respectful tone/theme? Personally I encourage my children to be "just friends" with the opposite gender as I believe the BEST dating-type relationships are built on a solid-base of friendship-first. Don't you worry that by making "girl parties" off-limits that you are sending the subliminal message that "Boys are for friendships, and the only thing you could possibly want with a girl is a 'relationship' which you are still too young for." ??
Great posts.
My two oldest are very much alike..yet different in some ways.
Why can't he go to parties? It seems as if you might not want him to branch out from the family.
This was a really cool post!
I enjoyed reading about the boys.
They both seem like great kids.
Adam is top in his class? WOW! What a great accomplishment!!
I have always said that boys are one of the world's best kept secrets. :)
They truly are wonderful.
Our 4 sons when they were growing up were all so different, yet they were very close. (4 in 4 years) As adults, they still are which makes a mother's heart sing.
You said that you have no reason to fear even though Caleb towers over you, and you are right. It sure is wonderful when the fruit of your labor as a mom begins to show and makes all that hard work so worth it.
You are not just raising children, but future fathers and mothers, who will in turn do the same. What a great start you are giving them. :)
I have two boys that are 10 1/2 months apart and they are day and night as well.
You hae beautiful boys.
Your boys are true gifts from God, and both you and hubby are obviously doing a great job raising them!
Blessings,
Ohilda
It is so much fun seeing and enjoying the differences in our kids. This was a fun post:)
Hello Christine! Thanks so much for stopping by and leaving a comment. I went through your blog and I can say that you have a wonderful family! God bless you dear. You are doing such a wonderful job! And by the way you don't look like mum at all from the pictures! You look more like a big sister! Will visit again.
Isabel
How nice but why can't he go to a girl party. I am sure there are other boys there! Right? I think I just thought of your next post.. lol
You definitely have some good boys. I have 3 sons and all 3 are totally different. My oldest is also a homebody. He goes to college and works from home. His only social activity is the gym and city basketball league.
The other boys are social butterflies. It's so funny how they can be cut from the same cloth, yet be so different. And other kids can be cut from different cloth and be so much alike.
Great post Christine, thanks for sharing about your boys. I know they make you proud.
I enjoyed reading about your two oldest boys. It's amazing to me that even though you have a large family, you know each of your children so well. That's really something! Can't wait to hear about the other 9 in a similar post!
Hi mom. It's Adam. Good post.
Peac. Thank you.
Thank you for the encouraging comments, and yes guys will be at the parties. There is one im hoping to go to on the 7th of Febuary actually. Being different is awesome!
(i don't know what else to say...lol)
This is Caleb btw lol.
What nice boys you have. Lately we are having some behavior isssues with Reagan this gives me hope that maybe he'll grow out of it. We are brain storming with his teachers tomorrow on how to help him. Please pray for us.
They sure do seem like GREAT boys!
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