Travel isn't all that glamorous.

Any one that knows our family is aware that we're frequent travelers. Planes, trains or automobiles it really doesn't matter we're always up for an adventure. Opinions seem to range from "You're all crazy" to "What a glamorous life."

While it's difficult to debate "you're all crazy" moniker, senior boy can definitely attest to the fact that travel isn't all that glamorous. After logging over 100,000 miles in the air in 2008 punctuated with flight delays, lost baggage, surly flight attendants and intrusive airport security the "glamor" does begin to fade.

That said, any good adventure is worth a little pain and so Four Boys and A Girl will continue to brave the travel arteries of the world even if it means sleeping in airports!

Gulity as charged - We're proud parents!

Parenting has been a wonderful experience thus far. First words and first steps are emotional benchmarks that defy accurate description. However, when a son shows interest in a parent's passion the word proud does not even begin to describe it.

It's no secret to friends and family that four boys and a girl are a water oriented family. No surprise there given that the senior boy and girl met on a dive boat in Key West, Florida. So when boy number 2 opted to join dad mom on a snorkel with a 40 ft whale shark it was a momentous occasion. Of course mom and dad haven't been shy about their 4 year old's exploits either.

Boy number 3 although not yet completely water safe refuses to be outdone by his older brother. I suspect mom and dad will be buying him snorkeling gear this summer. At this rate they'll be swimming circles around mom and dad in no time! Yep, you might say we're a a bit proud!

Cheers,

Four Boys and a Girl

Left Brain versus Right Brain

The girl of the family is definitely the artist of the family.  The senior boy while a fan of the arts definitely leans to the left in the brain department.  Perhaps that's why he's in management.  So the question is which way will the boys lean?  Right or left?  The jury is still out, but judging by this picture and their fascination with music and dance we're betting the right side of the brain may just win out.   

Hmmm...it could be rather lonely on the left for the senior boy of the family.  We'll at least there's our boy dog.  Surely he must be left brained!  

Cheers,

Four Boys and a Girl

A Holiday for the Generations

Four Generations of Four Boys and a Girl gathered for the holidays this year with ages ranging from 23 months to 84 years old.  

It was truly wonderful to see the holidays through the little children's eyes particularly since the youngest family member is really starting to embrace the holiday events.   

Mom and Dad received a wake-up yell from the boys at 7:30 am anxious to head downstairs to see what goodies Santa had brought them!  Hmmm...I think the girl was anticipating there would be a lump of coal in two little boys stockings, but it seems the jolly old fellow was rather tolerant of misbehavior this year.   True to form St. Nick had finished the milk and cookies the boys had left for him and he left behind lots of goodies for the entire family!  

Happy Holidays from our family to yours.

Four Boys and a Girl

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Holiday Traditions...

Every family has its holiday traditions and our family is no exception. One of ours is our holiday photograph. Each year all four boys and a girl subject a photographer to the torture of trying to get a yellow lab, two small children, the boy and the girl to look in the same direction and smile at the same time.

Life's about compromise and our family photograph is no exception. Needless to say not everyone is smiling or looking in the same direction, but believe me when we tell you this was as good as it was going to get.

To help facilitate our family tradition each year we draft one of our friends to take our family photograph. For some reason our first photographer immediately moved to New York after the holidays and our second photographer just moved back to the UK mumbling something about therapy . Hmmm...either this is simply an odd coincidence or the experience really is that painful.

With the relocation of our dear friend Lala back to the UK, we're now left an immediate vacancy for a family photographer. Perhaps we'll hire a professional photographer next year. Not! What good are traditions if you don't follow them? Any takers? :-)

Happy Holidays,

Four Boys and a Girl

Holiday Shopping Advice for Boys

Shopping during the Holidays for the Girl(s) in your family can be very stressful.  Selecting that perfect gift can be tricky, but now there's an instructional video to prevent us Boys from ending up in the dog house!  Boys spread the word...

Cheers,

Four Boys and a Girl