The Characters June 23, 2007

Keith-

Keith is my wonderful husband. We have been married for nearly 12 years. We love to tell the story of how we met and fell in love.

He’s a wonderful, involved father. He helps with the kids on all levels. Emme has never known a day without her father in it, which is neat for her.

He was born here in Eastern TN and is a die hard UT fan. He likes to design and build things with wood. He likes to have some sort of project going around the house.

Nicholas-

He is 10. He went to public school for both Kindergarden and 1st grade and has been homeschooled since then.

Nick is pretty. He always has been. Some babies are cute, but he is pretty. He has dimples and chestnut brown eyes. He is long limbed and lean. The girls are already after him, but he still has not noticed much. He loves video games and TV, a little too much really. He is a good and helpful big brother, even if he does get overwhelmed by them sometimes. He can be a little shy sometimes, but in general, seems well liked by his peers.

Alex

Alex is 7. He has really excellent social skills. He plays well with kids of all ages and is most of the time comfortable talking to any adult as well. He is creative and has a good imagination.

He is a fun big brother to his sister. They play together a lot, and I think he likes that he can do things for her. He likes to take baths with her and wash her hair. He has recently discovered video games, which we encourage as fine motor therapy. He loves to be outside, but he doesn’t like to be anywhere alone.

He is solidly built like his dad, but not chunky at all. He has fantastic hazel eyes that everyone comments on. He has a strange deadpan sense of humor that will crack you up. You’ll find stories in the blog about what all he says, most likely.

Emilie (Emme)

Em is 4. She is everything I could ever hope for in a daughter and more. She is mostly even tempered and happy. She is quite independant and always has been.

She is very graceful in her movements. Even when she was first walking, her movements were quite fluid for her age. She started taking  ballet when she turned 3 and she loves it.  She is a nice mix of tomboy and girlygirl. She’s quite tough and usually doesn’t cry if she falls down. She’s the one where if she is crying you know she’s really hurt and not just being dramatic. She does have some academy award winning drama-crying skills though!  She is fearless, the first of my kids to be so.

Her hair is long and curly and big. Most days she sits nicely to let me style it. I have been doing this since she could hold her head up independently, so she’s well used to it. It’s brown with natural blond highlights. Her eyes are brown like her brother Nick.

Sydney is our 9 yr old boxer. She is a rescue. We’ve been through a lot with her, but finally it seems we have all settled in. She loves living here in the country and I think all the exercise she gets has improved her behavior. She is crate trained and I don’t know that I’d have it any other way.

Thumper is the newest member of the family. He is a dwarf rabbit and about a year. He’s gray with a white underside. He lives inside in a nice cage that Keith designed and built for him.

So that’s my family. Nice to meet you.