By Christian

~Jakob~

Every time I find

The time to remind

That I would be nothing

I would be bluffing

If I said I don't care

About that long hair

And about that grin

Right above his chin

But I don't own

That accident prone

Funny little man

He made me who I am

I love him with all my heart

It would hurt to be apart

Even though he farts

And his smart-alek remarks

I love his eyes

I wouldn't plan his demise

He was born to stand out

Not dawdle in the crowd

He is not a copy

He is an only

The one, the only

Jakob

(This was written by Christian. After a particularly rough day of fighting and generally not getting along, I gave them the 'what-for' and told them to go write as many good things as they could think of about each other. Chris came to me with this beautiful and eloquent poem a little while later. It was so heart-felt and sincere. I hope you all enjoy it as much as I have.)

A 11 & 13 year old views...

These wonderful pictures were all taken by either Christian or Jakob.

My favorite is the one of them together, it reminds me that they DO love each other and aren't always at each others throats!

Wordless Wednesday

Beautiful Day for Soccer

Cool dude, strolling along the side-lines..Action shot... he was more interested in playing in the mud most of the time though!!!

It was a fabuloso day for being out in the sun, watching a soccer game, enjoying the laughter...

Winterlodge

I now have 2 Cub Scouts! I am proud to say that Jakob has been signed up and his first Adventure being a Cub Scout was the ultimate trip - up to Mt. Hood to go tubing!!! They all left on Monday at 7:30am and didn't get home till 5:30 that evening. Needless to say, they were all very tired! Including Grandpa who graciously gave up his day off to join them in the snow!

The weather was beautiful and sunny for them, they still came home soaking wet - but HAPPY, which is something I treasure...