Brian

When I started doing Brian I went back and read some of what I wrote in a journal I had kept when he was little. I really enjoyed reading about some of the things he did. I discovered that he was very mischieveous but also very patient and sweet. He would put Tonka truck loads of dirt in the living room, dump out my potted plants, and pour cereal and milk onto the kitchen carpet. Here's someting I wrote: "The other day, Jessie (a neighbor boy) and him were only gone five minutes when Les and I went to check on them. They were over at her house in the refrigerator. They had found the eggs and were throwing them all over the kitchen." Leslie kept her flour in a bin under the sink. Another time, Brian and Jessie took the lid off and when we found them they were throwing the flour all over. They looked like they had white hair and they had it all over their faces. That was his terrible threes. He continued to grow and chose to do more good things then he did bad. :)

When he was eight Roger gave him a personal interview. He asked Brian, "What makes you Special?" Brian replied, "I'm a peacemaker." He was right. Brian is a peacemaker. He is kind, giving, and he loves his family. I don't know if he'll like this but he is very sensitive and has empathy for others too.

Another time after Craig was born, we had to take him back to the hospital for sugery. I didn't explain things very well when I told the kids that we had to take Craig back to the hospital. Craig had to stay there for about three days. About the third day Brian came to me and was very sad. He told me that he loved his baby Craig and that he didn't want us to give him back to the hospital. He thought we were going to leave Craig there. He was only five years old but I had to watch him or he'd pick Craig up and try to carry him around. Brian has always loved his little brothers and his little sister.

Brian

• His hobbies are the fish tank, playing computer games, and his new motorcycle
• Him and Scott bought a new home!
• He drives the FedEx truck.