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I walked downstairs on Saturday night to catch the tail end of a brother-on-brother argument.

I hear B look at his younger brother and say, "I'm going to kill you if you do that again..."

Then, he spots me coming down the stairs and he adds, in a louder voice to make sure I can hear...

"I'm speaking metaphorically of course..."

Guess he's learning SOMETHING at school...

2 Things Dad

Ian was waiting in bed for me this morning, much later than he should have been. When I went to tell him to hurry up he said, "Dad, I've been waiting to tell you something."

"What was it you wanted to tell me?"

"Two things you need to know dad."

"Really?"

"Yes, the first things is 'everyday you need to treat me like a king, and the second is everyday you need to have my clothes laid out and ready when I wake up."

I think there's some reality coming his way soon...

Ian's 6th

Ian celebrated his 6th Birthday party today. His real birthday isn't until the 10th, but we were able to get an opening at Planet Gymnastics for his party (we bid on a birthday party at the Birth Connection Auction/Fundraiser and won it).

Ian's theme was dragons - Kiley did her usual spectacular magic and made a dragon cake complete with wings. Plus, Ian insisted that every dragon needs a rock so he had a rock cake.

Ian had several friends come and join him: Kacie, Kylie, Josie, and Baylie Andrews, Ryland Davis, Zachary & Jacob Dosick, Holly & Kobe VanNort, Adam Owyang, and Ryan & Hunter Aguilar (hope we got everyone).

A few Ian quotes:

• "Mom, your cake art is so creative."
• "My birthday party was just WONDERFUL!"

10 Things I Love About My boys

There was no event or snafu in the Skor house that brought this post on other than I've just been watching these two grow up lately and have been filled with a growing love for these two boney boys. So here's 10 Things I Love About My Boys (in no particular order):

1. Their sense humor - they make me laugh - every day!
2. Their hair - seriously, they both have crazy hair.
3. Their creativity - you should hear the ideas that spurt from their brains.
4. Their obsessions - I wonder where they get obsessiveness from?! hmm
5. Their kindness - they are known by their friends, parents, coaches and teachers for their kindness.
6. Their honesty - Although, when they're talking about my waistline, they COULD do with less honesty.
7. Their artistry - both have a love for art, which I love.
8. Their love for wrestling - There is nothing like pounding on your kids at the end of a long day. :-)
9. Their love for reading - what can we say, it runs in the family.
10. Their pursuit of God - there is nothing like hearing your children talk about learning about the very real God.

Another Good Quote

One of our prayers for our boys is that they would be men of character. We don't often pray that they would be leaders, that might not be their gifting... instead we pray for character and humility and influence for the Kingdom. I would rather see them live life unnoticed and unannounced if they live life in love with Jesus, His Kingdom and are willing to do whatever it takes... even if it means the death of personal dreams, pride and perceived position. That's why this quote from John the Baptist is one of the greatest "leadership" quotes, in my opinion, that there is:

"He must become greater; I must become less." ~ John 3:30

There are and will be times when men of real character are called upon to step back and to push others forward. That's a sign of real character.

Starting a New Blog

We started this blog some time ago to log the highlights and hilarity of the Skor Family. Since that time, we've posted nearly 160 posts.

But, from time to time, we've posted items that were "outside" the goings on of our family and, we know, don't necessarily interest you. 

So.... for now we've chosen to keep this blog focussed on the fun and journey of our family...we'll be posting a bunch more soon, so keep coming back.

So, there are two new blogs starting:

1. Kiley has started a blog out of one of her passions and calling just for Pastors' Wives. You can link to it here.
   
2. I'll be starting a new blog soon of a different stripe. Watch for details. 

Quote on Leadership

I'm a collector of quotes and this one caught me attention. I've observed it to be mostly true...

"Humility recedes as Leadership Advances." - Eugene Peterson