As is usual for this guy, I'm way behind. Welcome to middle child existence, little one! He fights me every time I try to take his picture. This one I managed one night while I was tickling him in bed. His hair has turned more red this year, and freckles run across his nose. Add that to the round cheeks and blue eyes, and it's pretty easy to figure out who his mommy is!
Marcus is now 4 years, old, so our guys are all even numbers for now; 2, 4 and 6. Marcus is our goofball of a son, who loves to make his brothers laugh and he has a knack for teasing harassment, just like his dad. He looks like mom and acts like dad! :-) He hangs around with us while Sam and I do school, and I've been working with him a little on his letters, sounds and numbers. It was fun to discover a few days ago that he can put sounds together and read simple words. With all of his goofiness I had no idea just how much he really has been picking up. He also seems to be the most attached to dad right now. He always makes such a big fuss over daddy getting home, and generally lets me know, each morning, just how sad he is that daddy had to go to work. We did a backyard camping adventure for his birthday (to test these crazy guys before we attempt a bigger trip) and they loved it. Marcus loves to rough it and be outdoors. He is like Peter and I in that he gets shy and overwhelmed by large groups of people. He is generally content to play on his own, or just with a few kids. A few weeks ago we went to the park and there were many other kids there. Sammy was instantly thrilled because there would be so many friends to make. Marcus, on the other hand, clung to me for the first good while we were there, and eventually began to join in the chaos. He always seems happiest to be home, and will comment about how happy he is to get home when we've been gone. We sure love this little goober and the fun addition he is to our family!
Ahhh, they grow up so fast!
