Use his power for good not evil...

Now one for Corey, who's now just a little older than two. :-)

Corey is a lot different than Nate and there's definitely nothing wrong with that. He's more stubborn, he doesn't have one thing he really gets into, he loves TV more than Nate at this age, he's way more into numbers. He wants things to be his way or the highway. He wants to do it all himself no questions asked. He's also super lovable and he's got a huge heart (Ok in that respect -- he's exactly like Nate -- both are big hearted kids.

But for now, for posterity's sake, I want to make sure that I say something about his "magic" (that's really the best way I can describe it). You can't see it in pictures, but if you're around him you know what I'm talking about.

Corey has this smile. His smile can just fill up a room full of light whenever he gets happy and looks at you --literally, I'm not kidding. -- and from the day he was born -- he's been smiling. It's something in his eyes that I've never seen. It's really hard to put to words, but it's there. And he whips that thing out all the time at everyone.

His smile seems to be his superpower. I've seen him charm the pants off an entire room of strangers. People everywhere gravitate toward him. People at stores when we go shopping fawn over him. When we go places people offer to be around him - and not just because they seem to like kids -- it's something about this connection he can make through his smile with people. You can't help but like him when he does it. It's truly a gift he has.


I can only hope as he grows up he uses this power for good. More on that later. I also want to talk about his immune deficiency later. Don't forget....