Things you probably didn't know before!

I was just thinking about Holden (SURPRISE!) and about how I think very few people truly understand him! So here are a few things about my sweet boy that I think people should know. :)

1. He is so not quiet! He is actually quite silly and talkative when he's around people that really know him.
2. He cracks me up. Sometimes we'd be watching TV and he would make me cry laughing and his parents would look at us like "What the heck are you they giggling about now??" :) One time he made a joke while we were watching The Dark Knight and I laughed for at least 5 minutes.
3. He is so incredibly thoughtful. And I mean this about everything! We'd be watching a movie and he'd say "Wow that is a really interesting camera angle!" And I'd never notice anything like that. And he is so thoughtful about people. He will always give someone the benefit of the doubt. Not to mention how thoughtful he is with me, I couldn't ask for anything better...
4. He loves to draw! He spent 4 hours on the way home from Disneyland perfecting this one tag he had come up with. I love watching him do it because he thinks of things I never would!
5. He loves music. That boy could listen to music for hours on end and never get bored.
6. Ok, the way he gets when he thinks something is cute is so cute. One time he made a dragonfly out of my hair tie and some bobby pins and he was just so cute with it. Those moments make me fall in love with him so much more because he is just plain sweet.
7. He has never NOT opened a door for me. He has gotten every single one. Even when I'm driving. I don't think he realizes how much I appreciate that!
8. We are actually quite hilarious together. At a baseball game before he left we decided we needed our own comedy show. Yes. We are THAT funny.
9. He is insanely patient. Unless you upset his personal space. But otherwise he is soooo much more patient than I am, and I love him for it!
10. He loves sauce. And drinks. When you go out to eat with him he will always order extra sauce. And if you are supposed to get your own drink he will make some crazy combination that always turns out great. One time he refilled my drink for me and told me he added something in it and made me try and guess. I tasted it and said "Oh this diet coke does taste different... HMM." And he let me think for a while until he admitted that really all he added was "love." He must have enjoyed watching me suffer while I tried to figure it out! lol. And this summer at my cabin my mom made pulled pork and I saw this concerned look on his face so I said "Don't worry I got out the extra barbecue sauce for you." and he was so surprised I had noticed how much he loves sauce! haha.
11. Speaking of him eating- he never gets anything on his clothing. But you will frequently find some sort of sauce on his forehead. How did it get there? I'm not entirely sure.
One last one:
12. His laugh and smile when he is REALLY laughing is probably my favorite thing in the world. It is priceless. Probably because you have to really know him to see it. And if you are the one to make him laugh like that, it will make your whole year.

So there are a few things that make Holden, Holden. Just in case he had you tricked that he is shy and quiet ;)