I’m having trouble understanding how time has moved so quickly. Clarkson is already a month old and I don’t know how to cope.

Clarke is our little bestie, he’s so good and loves to come along for all our crazy adventures. He sleeps so much and is a quintessential third kid!

He is finding his voice and isn’t afraid to tell us if he doesn’t like something or needs something.

Clarke shocked us all by never dropping from his birth weight and gaining 7 oz at his 2 week appointment!

I know people say newborns don’t mean to smile, but we swear Clarke has had smiles and even little giggles for us already. He is so sweet and fun, and we love him to pieces.

Here’s to slowing down time for next month.

S I X

Graham has grown so much this year and watching him learn has been the best thing.

Graham loves all things Pokemon, TMNT, Disney, superhero, and Harry Potter. He has such a wonderful imagination and is always making up games with his brother and friends. He loves playing with action figures and stuffed animals more than just about anything, and wants to keep every little toy and trinket to make up a game with.

Graham is so sweet and kind hearted. He is the sweetest big brother who always wants to help his little brothers, and he cares about them so much. He loves his friends hard, and loves any time as a family to chat and cuddle up.

This year we have watched Graham come out of his shell, be open and excited for new experiences and lean into being brave. He has taken on so many new things like school, piano, baseball, basketball, gymnastics, making new friends, being brave to do things on his own, going new places and meeting new people. He has grown so much and we are insanely proud of him.

Graham is so smart, he loves reading and writing and math, and his imagination shines as he learns. He asks great questions, and includes drawings with all of his school work—he’s a great artist! I never want to forget how he tests out colors on the page to make sure they look right before he puts them on the picture.

Graham’s sassy side has started to come out which we honestly love. He’s not afraid to explain his side, set boundaries, or tell us when he thinks we are wrong. I’m sure that will get more pronounced as he gets older!

Graham loves music and the boys play songs all day long, doing dance parties or making up games to go with their soundtrack. Graham also loves shopping, always wanting to buy new clothes (especially socks)—there is so much of his dad in him.

He can often be heard saying “let’s go baby!” And “come on bro” or “dude are you kidding me”

He’s six going on sixteen in a lot of ways, but he still wants to be a kid, insisting he doesn’t want to grow up or have a job or get married, which is fine by me.

Graham is our best buddy, an amazing helper, and the coolest, nicest kid I know. We are so insanely lucky to have him in our family!

We enjoyed the temple open house, a Austen tea party for Olivia’s birthday, the Tulip Festival, and so much time with Clarke. We love him so much!