If I have a monument in this world, it is my son. Maya Angelou

Why God made Little boys
Author: unknown

God made a world out of his dreams,

Of magic mountains, oceans and streams,

Prairies and plains and wooded land,

Then paused and thought, "I need someone to stand

On top of the mountains, to conquer the seas,

Explore the plains and climb the trees,

Someone to start out small and grow,

Sturdy, strong like a tree" and so...

He created boys, full of spirit and fun,

To explore and conquer, to romp and run,

With dirty faces, banged up chins,

With courageous hearts and boyish grins.

When He had completed the task He'd begun

He surely said, "That's a job well done."

I had to include that poem for a couple reasons. First, we received the monthly newsletter for the Korea program at our agency in St. Paul. They are asking people to please consider adopting a boy since there seems to be so many waiting there. I am frustrated by this. Why aren't more people who are choosing to adopt from Korea wanting to adopt boys? If I had the money, there were would be another little guy at our house. Secondly, our boys...especially Min, have reached a whole new level of energy and busy-ness. It could have something to do with the cold weather (at least for Henry and Charles) and not being able to be outside, or just because this is what happens when they get to be 6, 4, and 1. Who knows....Anyway, there are days when I feel like I like in the zoo. That's somewhat fitting, however, since we've officially made our family slogan, 'Where The Wild Things Are.' I want to put a sign up on the front door with that saying.

Min had turned into a maniac. I'm not sure how many times during the day we say, 'What are we going to do with that Min,' and 'Min. You are dangerous!' He is amazingly curious, like most 1 year olds he's also fearless, and he is far more agile and mobile than most 15 month olds. He's climbing up the stairs for a couple months. Thankfully, he's not interested in coming down. He LOVES to throw things in water. One day, the boys had had baths. They had just gotten out of the tub and I had gone to their room to help them find clothes. Their dirty clothes were still laying on the bathroom floor and the water was still in the tub. Thankfully, I didn't wait too long to go in there because Min was just starting to throw the clothes in the bathtub. He is also climbing the brothers bunkbed ladder. I saw this one morning when I was home with Charles and Min. I was in the bedroom putting away some clothes and the boys were playing in Charles room. Pretty soon, Charles is yelling, 'Mom!! Come quick! Min is doing something dangerous!' I found him halfway up the ladder. He's gotten much better and can now make it all the way up to the bed. Just stuck a few pictures on.

This was outside a few days ago when the weather was MUCH warmer.

Min is always so proud to stand at the top of the stairs.
I was taking the Christmas tree down and he just had to try to crawl under it. He made it under and back again. Speaking of crawling under things, I found all 3 of them under Henry's bed today looking for something. Of course, Min got a little stuck and needed some help getting out.
He didn't really want to be in the highchair. I think he just had to try crawling up on something and standing on it. Yes, it is a little car. Thankfully, it didn't roll away.

All else is well. The boys are relatively healthy with the exception of Min starting a cold. The weather is BEASTLY cold...for here. The folks in Powers Lake might think its balmy : ) We started working in the basement. It is unfinished and we've started putting up a little sheetrock and doing some electrical work. I have seriously considered padding the walls and making the kind of springboard floor that gymnasts use. The boys could really go wild down there!!