Half-full

We had a fun little experiment at breakfast today. Joe took a glass and filled it half full of water and asked everyone if the glass was half full or half empty. Thomas immediately shrugs his shoulders knowingly and says, "full-umpty." Abigail says, "half empty" Jonathan, "half full." Hmmm, an interesting case study into personality? Thomas is our (usually) calm, steady, consistent, and aware child. Abigail is not a pessimist, as the experiment may portray, but rather a girl that is always eager to fix a problem. I'm sure she was ready to jump out of her chair, get the pitcher and fill the glass to the proper level.

Jonathan is a boy that likes to bask in every last drop there is, or if he perceives that there is not a drop left he is in despair. Jonathan is so full of life, adventure, experiments, magic tricks, music, reading, climbing...He is the type of boy that would rather be high in a tree observing the city than sitting at a boring table eating. He is the boy that was playing his violin (with zest) during a rehearsal with around 40 kids. When he didn't know anymore songs did he sit down like the other kids? Oh no! He turns to (an unnamed uncle ;) and plays "rock, paper, scissors" front row, direct center.

I would have been a very rigid mother--if God hadn't given us Jonathan first. I have learned to loosen up so much because of him! I really needed his personality. I often feel that I reach for loose ends to try to tie up as I race behind Jonathan.

As a side note: we do work on sitting and standing still everyday. :)

Jonathan lost his first tooth last Friday, April 27. What a happy boy!

Reading poems with Daddy by the fire last night, May 4.

Doing yard work today!

Tanking up for the next adventure! :)