Animal Lover Austin

Last night the kids had Miss Hannah here to babysit them. When we got home, Hannah shared with us that they watched a show about Penquins and how Austin must have named her 15 different kinds of penquins, their habitats, size, weight, distinct characteristics, etc. Anyone who happens to give Austin a listening ear will surely hear all about animals and protecting them from becoming extinct. His favorite section, in the library, is of course the animal section. Whatever his passion, he studies and draws and researches all about it. Right now that passion is certainly animals. I'll never forget, when he was 4, and his passion was human anatomy. He has always been such a sponge with learning and he still worries about his 'epiglottis' working to keep him from choking. Then when he was maybe 6, he received a talking globe. He spent countless hours studying geography. That has certainly been a blessing for us when we don't even know where a location is -- we ask Austin. Who knows what his next passion will be. We can't wait to see! (**the picture above is Brian and Austin at a news station in Raleigh)