Since my wife and I were given the privilege of being the parents to two amazing boys [and one beautiful daughter], I haven't really made time to write about my experiences of being a dad. So, these are one man's thoughts of his two sons [and little girl].

By nature the lightning bolt is seen first followed by the sound of thunder. But in the case of my two boys, it was the opposite. Our first born, Elijah, who is now 2 years and 8 months old--entered this world like a loud and marvelous thunder. I mean he was loud. Literally. 1 year and 9 months later, Remy followed like a quiet lightning bolt. Bright and silent but full of wonder. I mean he was quiet, and sometimes still is. Like, we forget he's around sometimes, he's so quiet (sorry Remy).

Elijah - Thunder

Elijah is like the kid at the playground I looked up to when I was a kid. He is adventurous, bold, kind and strong. All stuffed into a toddler's body. I'll give an example of what he's like. For most of his day he is running on what seems like infinite energy. He's always wanting to wrestle, be a super hero or sometimes just run...with no real destination. Also, we've noticed he has been building his moral compass. When he believes something is wrong, he'll say, "No, that's not nice. Don't do that." And most of the time he's right. Marvelous and bold like thunder. This is Elijah.

Remy - Lightning

Remy is calm and quiet (most of the time; not as much lately). He'll be a one year old on May 26th. He's started to develop a quiet but surprising personality. He'll laugh out of nowhere and he'll look at you with a grin full of teeth or 4, that seems to say a lot for a baby who hasn't even reached a year of his life yet. Those moments come and go so quickly like a lightning bolt. Each one is as amazing as the next. This is Remy.