Dawson

Finally we come to Dawson, or as Joe likes to call him, Thor. Dawson will turn 2 on October 11th and he is all boy!!! He walks like a boy, talks like a boy and acts like a boy. He likes to wrestle with Joe and even his brother when he isn't ready for it. A few months ago, Mason was sitting on the living room floor watching TV and Dawson came walking in, he took one look at Mason, smiled, lowered his head and ran right into Mason, knocked him right over, and Dawson, being the little Devil he is, laughed histerically and ran out of the room.

Dawson is such a fun child, he gets into a silly mood and just acts like a goof. His laugh is so contagious and you can't even stay mad at him. However, he is also a little devil. He likes to get into things he knows he shouldn't, he takes things from Mason and Morgan and runs away laughing. Right now he is in a hitting an biting stage, not a lot of fun. He is very cuddly and will sit on my lap for long periods of time. He is very much mommy's boy, but is slowly beginning to like Daddy more, I guess thats the way it goes!!!

Morgan

Morgan is our family princess. She is just a girly girl. It's all about barbies, babies, dress up clothes, you name it she wants it. Just the other day we went to the store for groceries and she had to wear her red heeled princess shoes, she could barely walk through the store!!!! On Saturday her and I went to a baby shower, someone said to her, "Morgan, you have such pretty hair.", and she replied with, "I know." I keep telling her she needs t0 say thank you but she doesn't get it.

Morgan just turned 4 on July 30th. She asked me for days, "mama, is it my birthday yet?", when the day finally arrived, I told her that morning it was her birthday and she replied with, "Where is it?" To her a birthday isn't a birthday until you have a party.

This past year Morgan went to the 3 year old preschool program in Russell. It was all day on Wednesdays and she absolutely loved it. This year she will be going 2 days a week, so we'll see how she does with mom as teacher.

Mason

If I had to describe Mason, I would say he is shy and very, very stubborn. Mason will be turning 6 on August 31st. It is so amazing how time flies, I still remember the day he was born. You just never think they would grow so fast. Mason has been going to preschool in Russsell for the past two years and will be starting Kindergarten on Sept. 2, 2008. I know that once he begins elementary school that time will really go a lot faster. He is very interested about what things are made of. He went throught a phase where he would ask a million questions, like, "Mom, where does ketchup come from?". He is also very into writing. He is constantly asking me how to spell things. And just the other day we had a discussion on the way home from the lake about astronauts. He was looking at the moon and I told him that an astronaut once landed on the moon, and oh my word did the questions come flying, "what is an astronaut?", "Where do they come from?", "How did they get there?" it was a 20 minute question and answer session. I'm just waiting to see what comes next.

Tammy

My life is very uneventful. I started teaching preschool last year and will continue with it again starting in October. I work Tuesday thru Thursday, teaching 3 year olds one day and 4 and 5 year olds the other two. Last year was a huge challenge because I got the job two weeks before school started and was not very prepared.....on top of that I had Mason and Morgan in class as well as many other family members.....I really don't recommend this, my kids liked to throw hissy fits on a regular basis. Other than that I spend a lot of time with my three little munchkins, and although there are many, many, many days that they drive me up the wall, I don't know what I would do without them!!

Joe

Ok, I'm going to back up a little and talk about each of us. In April 2007 Joe started his own plumbing and heating business, Brust Mechanical. It was a little rocky in the beginning, but we are now doing great and he is almost too busy some days. Joe spends his time, when he's not working, golfing and with family. In the winter months he is on a bowling league in Tyler, I guess he can have a guys night out!!