First, HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO LAUREN!!!!
Lauren was our original 4th sibling, a Ford by loving adoption, rather than birth. Our time together now is always too short, but I can't wait to have her back for a whole month (!!) in December.
In other news, my nephew is turning 2 this month and Uncle Rob and I will be attending his fabulous birthday party. Joshua is brilliant (just like his mother and father and uncles) but I'm quite sure he doesn't read this blog yet. So, my question is - if you had a 2-year-old nephew (and none of you do!) what would you give him?
This seems like a trivial question at first, but Rob and I actually talk about it quite a bit. These are the first kids that God has put in our lives to stay foreverrrrrr. Wow. When I think about it in terms of my side of the family, I think about what we'll be able to invest in each others' kids that the kids' parents won't. For example, I'll be sending my son to Walt's house for a week every season to learn to hunt (not kidding. :). And how cool would it be to send my daughter to intern in Amy and Thomas's church one summer? After a week in the wild with Walt, and a summer with fabulous Aunt Amy, they'll think I'm the lamest mother alive but that's so awesome. The Fords and the Warmaths will offer them another version of a godly household, a different example of a godly marriage, and a way of viewing God's world and gifts that's different than mine and Rob's. That is so awesome and extremely valuable. in the effort to raise non-cookie-cutter children, but godly unique children.
This is all a little (ok, a lot) early, but I thought y'all wouldn't mind the advance notice of your heavy responsibilities. :)
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My only suggestions were all Mr. Potato Head-related.
ReplyDeletetoo many small parts.
ReplyDeleteI still remember the day you said that if you ever had triplets you would give one to me and one to Lauren. Isn't it nice to know that if you have quadruplets Chandra can raise one?
When I have all those boys I'm going to have and they need to start dressing like adults they're going shopping with Uncle Rob. Only he will have to have a budget...no Billy for them. And Aunt Michelle will have to give music workshops for part of the summer followed by soccer training at the Fords' for the rest of the summer. All of our dogs will be shipped to Waco for their training as well!
candy, fireworks, and puppy dogs are all things a 2 year old might like
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