My kids

Last month I wanted to get some nice pictures of my kids.  I bribed them with toys.  They could have one toy out of the gobbler (the gobbler "eats" toys when they are left out...he is seldom hungry) for every good picture I got. I was able to get a few smiles...but maybe more importantly, I successfully captured each child's personality.

Liam- my obedient one.  He is quick (for the most part) to do what he's told.  He asks permission to do anything.  He's my big helper and he's great at smiling on demand.  He got the most toys from our little photo shoot :)

Max- my little/big personality.  A few months back, I was loading up groceries.  I heard a low growl & peeked my head around from the back of the van to see what was going on.  There was a couple passing our car, the man of the couple was a larger, linebacker-esque man.  Max was glaring defiantly at him & growling.  "Did my son just growl at you?", I asked.  "Ya, but I growled back," replied the man.  This is my Max.

Sadly, he didn't get many toys during this photoshoot.  He wouldn't smile, sit up, stand still, look at the camera, put down the train, etc., etc.  And then, as I went through the pictures of him (which I was sure I maybe got one keeper) I found so many I loved!

Chaz- my happy go lucky boy.  He's quick to smile (unless his brothers are poking, prodding, grabbing, or sitting/laying on him).  He is a good baby...a little needy at times (he's definitely a mama's boy thus far)...but a good little, happy boy.  I love to hear him sing (which he was doing during this little photo shoot).  It's this mixture of gargling all the excess of saliva floating in the back of his throat (which kinda makes this interesting vibrato) mixed with prolonged notes of "aaaahhhh".