Cornerstones of My Life

 I started this blog as a stay at home dad wanting to share my experiences with my kids and the day to day happenings that go on with our family.  I was flipping through some pictures looking for one for my Anniversary blog and kept coming across great shots of my kids and I realized that I have not shared anything about the ones I am writing about.  As much as I have done my best to add some humour in my blogs, these are my kids and you will excuse me if I get a little sappy.

 To start we have nicknames for the kids, in fact there are a number of nicknames, but these ones I can share.  Starting from with my daughter, Frick, first twin born is Frack.  Mutt and Jeff are my second twin and my oldest.  If you know my kids you can see why the names and that it could not be a more accurate pairing. 

 Frick is my daughter and she does her best to keep me wrapped around her finger.  She is 3 years old and thinks she is much older, seeing as she feels she can do whatever her brothers do.  When she can`t do what they are doing she demands they do what she wants, which rarely works, but does not stop her from trying.  When she is teamed up with Frack you never can tell what will happen.  They can tear apart a room by pulling every toy out or they can show true sibling love that would break your heart.

 Frack is our creative son that can break glass with his high pitched screams.  These screams can come from joy or frustration, either way they have us jumping out of our seat every time.  He can drive you to the brink one day and the next show genuine passion with a hug or a saying straight out Hallmark.  Aside from the love he shows his sister he, when he wants, can be very sharing with his brothers.  I picture him to be a foreman one day, directing traffic, but nothing physical.

 Mutt is the charmer through his looks and his quiet demeanor, but watch out as he has a fire inside waiting to bust out at any time.  When this fire explodes he loses himself temporarily, coming around eventually.  Emotionally I would say Mutt covers all bases with the greatest amount of passion.  When he is angry you are best to stand back and let him work through it, but when he is laughing get involved and enjoy the moment.  Mutt and Jeff are two years apart, although they play like best friends every chance they get.

 Jeff is our oldest, the one that taught us how to be parents during the early years.  I remember changing his diaper one day when he started to spit up.  I quickly picked him up and got baby puke and poop on my arm.  I wouldn`t have changed that moment for anything as I remember feeling like a dad, a real dad looking out for my new baby boy.  The years since have been great and he has grown to be a good kid that likes to laugh and have fun.  Given a choice he would play games with his siblings as long as he could dictate the rules.

 My kids are my life and I look forward to sharing what I can and what my wife will allow over the coming months and beyond.  As for my wife, she is incredible as well and supports me in every way.