Vacation allows me plenty of time to spend with my children. One of the things that I am able to reflect upon is what characteristics and traits that my wee ones have that I don't have. I will recount my observations thus far...
Jackson Robert McClellan: 8 year old boy, chess master, baseball slugger, and all around cool dude. My first born is one of the coolest little guys that I have ever met. I know that I sound like a homer because he is my kid and all but it is true. He just has an air of "cool" around him. It is hard to articulate but I think everyone knows what I mean. The person walks into the room and immediately fits in. He engages people in conversation, is polite and just doesn't have a worried or concerned bone in his body. He just has it. It doesn't hurt that he is tall for his age, tans like a native, and is very athletic....He is also smart. Very smart. Case and point: My wife went to check on him in his room because he was still asleep. He actually was awake and said, "Oh hi Mom. I was just laying here doing math..." REALLY? What kid does this, let alone on vacation?
Abigail Grace McClellan: My 5 1/2 year old daughter that is my little fashionista. She was my fattest baby and now is light as a feather. I believe the appropriate term is petite but she is so darn tiny she reminds me of little Cindy Lou Who from "How the Grinch Stole Christmas". She has taken up art and I believe is one of the most prolific artists since Picasso. She can whip out 10-15 pictures an hour. She is sweet as can be, just like spun sugar. She will do things for her siblings without even asking and sometimes gets taken advantage of but that does not stop her. Altruism should be her middle name. She is also my most quiet- casually watching, observing, and taking it all in before engaging people she doesn't know. She will be the one that takes care of her dear old dad in his old age, changing his diaper and taking him to his doctors' appointment to get his Viagra prescription...
Catherine Cassidy McClellan: My 4 1/2 year old daughter. Wow. Not sure what to say about her but wow. She is my spitfire firebrand of a redhead. Completely full of life from the time she wakes up to the time she goes to bed, she COMMANDS a room by literally stealing all of the attention. Her red hair, ice blue eyes, tannable skin make her extremely striking from a distance but it is her personality that hooks you. From her laughing to her flirting, she just mesmerizes. She however has a nasty side to her that you don't want to get on. She can go from sweet to bitch in under 3 seconds and she loves to push the limits of discipline. She truly is a roller coaster of emotion, a ball of intense psychic energy...
So I sit here and think-why can I not be as cool as my kids? I can only hope to strive to be as smooth as Jack, attentive as Abby and as unpredictable as Katie. But please don't tell them I idolize them. I don't want them to get big heads....
