The Siblings

I'm the oldest of four children. There are nine years between me and my sister, Michelle. Long story short, my mom had endometriosis, among other things. Doctors said she probably wouldn't be able to have more kids. My parents decided to take the path of adoption. They were just waiting for a phone call, when they found out my mom was pregnant. We were all thrilled, to say the least! Two more kids followed. I think it's funny that not one of us children was planned. I was a honeymoon baby. HA! Then Michelle. Hilary came 21 months later and Joshua was born when I was sixteen. Yep, that's us.

Michelle is hilarious! She always makes me laugh! She is the queen of movie quotes. She's currently a sophomore at BYU-Idaho. She's majoring in English but debating on whether to change it to music. She's brilliant at the piano. It's so soothing to hear her play. Her favorite band is Journey. She loves volleyball and everything about the 80's. She's just plain fun! And I miss her.

Hilary, Hilary, the epitome of  drama. She's all girl. She loves clothes and shoes. Her hair has to be perfect. She loves horses. She has worked her way up in rodeo royalty, winning queen last year! She also plays the piano. She is graduating next week and will be attending ISU majoring in culinary arts. She loves to bake and her dream would be to open her own bakery. Oh, and she would die without her phone.



Josh, the baby and only boy of the family, is obsessed with video games. Truly. He's been called Steve Jr. A lot. He really is just a much younger version of my dad. He's in eighth grade. He plays the trumpet and piano.  He's so loving. He'll just give me a hug for no reason. He's also very blunt. But he speaks the truth in such a way that it's hard to get upset with him. He lives to pick on Hilary. He's going to be so bored when she leaves.

That's them, in a nutshell. I love 'em and am pretty protective of them. I had to wait a long time! I would do anything I could for them. And I hope they know that.

The age difference is sometimes hard for me. At times I still feel like an only child. Hard to explain. However, I know this was how it was meant to be for our family. And I'm sure I'll never know the reason why?