Dear Donovan-

Four years ago on August 11, Daddy and I started over (having babies that is)! You were quite a surprise, as Dustin was already almost 13! You have been the single most precious special thing that has "happened" to our family. We were running all over, doing things that big boys do, kinda like a houseful of grown-ups, then POOF!!! there we were dragging your cute little self (along with TONS essential gear) around. You changed everything in such a wonderful way I cannot explain. Everything is so simple when we look at it through your eyes. We just live and love, things went into prespective (for all of us) like never before when you came along . Your three big brothers were there when you were born, they learned to care for you and fell in love with you. So you see, even as a tiny new baby you were making BIG waves around here. Now, you have a sister and are a big brother yourself, I know with the training you've received you will be a wonderful one!
Love-Momma
What can I say about Donovan? He is a bright, energetic, cute as a bug little chatterbox! He is a thinker, wanting things explained in great detail. His little face goes blank whe he is in deep thought, which is usually followed by a zillion questions! He is alot like brother Danny, silly and goofy, yet so very serious and interested in the whats and whys of just about everything. On any given day you will find Donovan outside riding anything with wheels, climbing the trees and fences around our yard, digging for treasure, picking the grapes (to test them for ripeness!). You'll find him in the kitchen cooking or baking with mommy and daddy (all of our kids love to cook, curious to see if our one daughter will too!)and making things out of other things, chattering ALL along the way! Donovan is a problem solver, a logical thinker for his age. Even when we woke up to a dead car battery one morning he decided we should call Danny over since daddy was at work and we might need the car for errands. He reminded his older brothers to call a friend for a ride to school, he thought of everything! And he is a thoughtful little love bug, he worries about his hamsters family and if they miss him, he wonders about people we see that look mad or sad or happy and why they are that way. Well, here are a couple of pictures, you can enjoy the sweetness that is our Donovan! Here he is in a tree, and also with a play-dough dinosaur he made! Um, yea thanks for the 50 pounds of play-dough Michelle!!!