As a parent, I spend a lot of time thinking about how my children will turn out.  Will they be a doctor or a lawyer?  Maybe they’ll follow in mom’s footsteps and be a teacher?  Maybe they’ll follow dad’s footsteps and be a computer geek.  All I know is that it seems a lot of these things will be out of our control.  All we can do is give them the best environment and experiences and hope for the best.  On the other hand, some of it has to be genetics.  Which brings me to tonight’s picture.

Cooper was so proud of himself as he pulled his body up to a standing position on our coffee table.  I was playing around with the settings on my phone and found this vintage photo setting.  It hearkens back to the days when disagreements were settled by a duel and whiskey was served for breakfast…okay, I know a few of you still follow that second rule.  So, after looking at the picture for a moment it hit me!  Put a few poker chips on the table and Coop is actually not proud he’s standing but rather pretending he’s going “all-in”!  Then it hit me, there’s a long line of gamblers in our family.  If you don’t believe me check out the Austin family tree sometime… it’s in the blood!!