A Few of My Favorite Things

• Hearing my boys say, "I love you" in either English or Korean
• Being the first to go into Bryn's room in the morning when her smile just lights up the room
• The feel of one of my children gripping my hand
• Listening to the boys sing
• Watching the boys hug Sue
• The boys asking to watch Roadrunner or Pink Panther
• Listening to the boys talk about wanting to grow up to be a daddy
• Grant's confidence that he's going on a mission to Japan
• Watching the boys play together outside in the dirt
• Anytime the boys say they are the most whatever (strongest, fastest, biggest) in the whole United States
• Seeing the boys make an effort to play with or teach something to Bryn
• Dry Lightning McQueen underpants at the end of the day
• Every new developmental step all three children make (except teething, that's just miserable)
• Watching day by day as Bryn goes from being a passive baby to an active and responsive little girl
• Seeing the light of comprehension come on in the boys' eyes as they begin to grasp real world meanings behind concepts like money, gasoline, and ambulances
• Watching the boys be boys, even when that means muddy socks coming up the stairs, rocks and logs scattered across the lawn, or one of my church shoes filled with gravel
• Hearing the boys correctly answer questions about things I've taught them