Our Boy Boone

In April of 2004, we had our son, Boone Michael.
From conception he has been so different from anna clare. I was so sick the entire pregnancy, it was truly one of the hardest times I have been through. Having to go on with life each day b/c you are not sick enough to not be with people or do stuff on your own, it was not fun!!!

We had a hard time our entire pregnancy trying to decide on a name. We knew we wanted to use Michael because that is Matt's dads name and we knew that boone and "paka mike" would have a special relationship. And we really wanted a name that stood out as an adventurer, an outdoors man, a nature lover!! The name Boone of coarse reminds us of Boone, NC. a favorite spot for us in the mountains and Daniel Boone the frontiersman and one meaning of Boone that I found was "blessing". So it became a great name for our son, and true to his name, he has been an adventurer! He has already been to Italy, Australia and New Zealand. He has done so many things like climbing walls, tubing, water slides, swimming - things that most three year olds have yet to try out I would think. He is not a fearful child when it comes to trying things - even food. He is the child that each day, all day, has you gasping in fear, pulling your hair out, crying with love, and laughing out loud. I love his brave spirit, his love for adventure, his big blue eyes, and his stories, if only we could break him of the whining!!! any suggestions??
What Boone loves most of all is probably his big cousin Ridge. When the two of them get together it is so precious! He makes stories up almost everyday of some kind of adventure him and Ridge are going to have. When he really misses him, he pretends he is Ridge and I am his aunt marianne and for the day he will call me "aunt marianne". He also loves animals, like his big sis, but he is more into dinos and frogs and lizards. He is constantly dirty, loves diggin in the dirt and walking thru the streams and still goes thru three outfits a day. In the past year he has developed a huge passion for computer games and is very good at them. He also loves swimming and although he does not have the competitive nature like his sis, he is an excellent swimmer. Most people think he is drowning but he makes it everytime to the edge always wondering why so many people are watching him! He is a lover of food, he says "I am hungry" probably every 15 min., is this just a boy thing? It drives me crazy! Lastly, he loves stories! He loves to hear them, read them, watch them and make them up. His imagination is pretty wild and anna clare constantly reminds him that he is pretending or not telling the truth. And although his big sis is always telling him what to do or how it is... he adores her!
Again, if you know of some good Boone stories you would like to share with him, he would be thrilled to hear back from you, I am pretty sure we all have one about him!!!