Jeffrey

This is Jeffrey. He is 17 and a senior in high school. This isn't the greatest picture of him, but it shows him doing what he does so well.  He is a percussionist. He doesn't enjoy playing snare drums though. He really enjoys and excels at playing mallet instruments, like the marimba, or xylophone, or others which I am not sure how to spell.  I wish I had a video of him playing marimba.  He is a lot of fun to watch because he plays with great flair.  

Jeffrey, especially compared to pre-college Brian, is very social.  He really likes getting together with friends from Church or school.  During the summer, especially after he got his license, he seemed to be gone all the time.  

Jeffrey's plans for the future?  Graduate from high school and go off to college for a year.  He wants to go to Texas A&M.  That seems to be our family's college of choice.  I graduated from there, Kimberly graduated from there, and Brian went there the year before his mission and plans to go back after his mission.  So it would probably be more surprising if he didn't go there!  Jeffrey plans to major in Accounting and Economics, and his long term goal is to work for the Federal Reserve!  No small aspirations for him!

I said he wants to go to college for a year.  After that year he wants to serve a mission for our Church.  I know it's something we teach our boys since they are little, but it still has to be their decision.  I'm glad that he has decided that is what he wants to do.

I find I enjoy my kids more and more the older they get. I've always managed to have a good relationship with them, and I just think they are lots of fun.  Jeffrey really seems to have come into his own this last year or so, and I'm glad I get to see it happening.