I'll start here...

It's hard to know where to start with this whole "blogging" mania.  I have decided this is probably the best way for me to "document" this thing we call life.   I remember very little of my childhood so I would love to have a way for the boys to look back as adults and laugh, cry and discover memories from their childhood.  
The feeling of "life is zipping by" has been nagging me lately.  I can't believe Hunter is 4 1/2, Carson is just 2 weeks away from his 8th birthday and Brad and I will be celebrating 8 years of marriage next month... that means we've known each other for 10 years now.  On one hand, it seems as though SO much has happened and SO much time has passed in the last 10 years since my life changed forever and I met Brad... yet on the other hand, it feels like just yesterday. 

I am so incredibly blessed to have Brad as my partner for life in this craziness.  He keeps me grounded, lightens me up when I get too serious, and makes me excited about our future.

  
The boys have each developed such different personalities.  Though similar in many ways, they are night and day different in others.  


C.A.R.S.O.N....
Carson is my mini-me!  The apple sure doesn't fall far from the tree!  Typically if he is doing something that just completely irritates me, it's something straight from my own personality!  I think God does this on purpose :)
Carson has such a tender heart.  He is an incredible big brother to Hunter!  He is confident (often times cocky :), athletic, competitive, active (gets bored very easily... has to be kept entertained constantly), loves being with other people, makes friends with everyone, sensitive, a bit of a drama king, needs love and affirmations, caring, adorable, passionate, a master negotiator (yes, already at 8yo), a pro-soccer player in the making, loves Jesus, loves dance music, HATES pink, LOVES blue, he is 110% boy, wants to be the center of attention, has such a heart for people, doesn't like to snuggle with me... not a touchy-feely person, impatient (just like mom), extremely smart, an amazing reader (always above grade level), likes science and anything sports... not too interested in the other subjects, a great motivator, a leader!  
Carson is CARSON and I am so incredibly thankful the Lord made him who he is.  Carson makes me want to be a better person.  I admire the depth of his love for people.


H.U.N.T.E.R....
Hunter is Brad's mini-me!  Seriously, sometimes I look at Hunter and feel like God is giving me a glimpse of what Brad was like as a child.  He is SOOO much like his dad!  Although he is Brad's little mini-me, he is definitely a momma's boy!  I can get Hunter to sit and snuggle with me forever.  He loves having his back tickled at bed-time.  If he has been lying in bed for awhile and not going to sleep, all I have to do is go tickle his back for a minute and he falls right to sleep.  Hunter is a thinker!  He will sit and build legos, match up cards, make patterns, line up matchbox cars, etc for hours.  He is shy and pretty reserved.  Hunter is quite the little dancer - he loves to "shake his booty."  He is sweet, loving, tender, tough, thick-skinned, daring, no fear, will try almost anything, athletic, quick, stubborn, loves red (just like dad), hates shoes, loves flip-flops, hates pants, loves shorts, can't play a sport w/o sticking his tongue out (again... just like dad), so smart, LOVES being with Carson, is incredible on his bike (scares mom a lot), very patient, calm, happy, bubbly, a lover for sure!
Hunter is HUNTER and the Lord made him for a great purpose.  He fills my heart with more joy and love than you can imagine.
It's awe-striking sometimes to watch these boys grow and mature and become like clay in God's hands as he molds them to be the men of God he has created them to be.  It's a little weird to think that I have an (almost) 8 year old and a 4 year old.  Where has time gone?  I have so many flaws as a mom, kids bring out the best and the worst in you :)  I strive to be a loving, involved, disciplined, God-fearing, supportive, caring mom for these boys.  
I love these 3 "boys" that God has given to me more than life itself.  God is so good, he has given me the ability to love in a way I never thought possible.