Peter William

 Peter is our oldest boy. He is thirteen (Hard to believe he's so old now!)  Peter has offered us some of our biggest challenges so far in parenting, but he has also given us some of our biggest rewards.
Peter has a really big heart and he easily loves, but he has a really hard time trusting people and doesn't know how to express that. He probably doesn't even fully understand that the problem is trust. He is afraid to get hurt by other people, so if he feels that it could possibly happen, he starts to make a fool of himself to cushion himself from the hurt.
Peter is always eager to help and wants to make people happy, he thrives on the joy that comes from serving others and does not like to see people hurt. He is very protective of his family (especially his little sister) and finds joy in other people's joy.
Peter has always been a very inquisitive child. He has a question for everyone at anytime and loves to talk to people. The neat thing about it, is that he actually retains a lot of the knowledge that he acquires. Generally if you give him information on any topic he will remember the information for a later date.  Peter's particular interests currently are: Astronomy, geography, music, art, games and soccer. 
 Thirteen things that I love about Peter:
1. Your big heart
2. Your organizational skills
3. Your huge smile
4. The way you play with your little brother and share your toys
5. How you look for answers all around you
6. Your respect for the priesthood that you hold
7. You love to play games and are actually getting to be pretty good at them.
8. You love to include everyone
9. You wake up happy
10. You make me laugh
11. Family is EVERYTHING to you
12. You give service willingly
13. You are genuine
I love you Peter and I hope that you will always know how much you mean to me. Don't ever forget who you are.
Love, Mom

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