TRUE ADVENTURE

The best way that a man could test his readiness to encounter the common variety of mankind would be to climb down a chimney into any house at random, and get on as well as possible with the people inside. And that is essentially what each one of us did on the day that he was born. This is, indeed, the sublime and special romance of the family. It is romantic because it is a toss-up. It is romantic because it is everything that its enemies call it. It is romantic because it is arbitrary. It is romantic because it is there...The element of adventure begins to exist; for an adventure is, by its nature, a thing that comes to us. It is a thing that chooses us, not a thing that we choose...The supreme adventure is being born. In other words, when we step into the family we step into a fairytale. ~GK Chesterton, Heretics

Thursday, December 07, 2006

Classic Kai

This photo pretty much captures how Kai looks most of the time. He has to stand all the time and will use anything to help him stay steady, and the big, wide open smile is trademark Kai! (also notice his big cloth diaper bum)


2 comments:

Anonymous said...

I love the pictures and comments! Thanks for giving us a window into your lives and letting us get to know your "little adventurers". Jessica

Cheri said...

Jocelyn,
Wow! It's good to hear from you and see great pictures of your family! Congratulations! We just started a family of our own...Micah was born on October 7th this year. What a joy these beautiful children bring to our lives! Hope all is well with you guys! Love, Cheri