There are two types of people in this world.  Those who live for the spotlight and those who run from it.  Of course, like all things, there are varying degrees within that spectrum.  There are those who think they live for the spotlight when, in fact, they are terrified of it.  There are those who claim they’re terrified only to find that they can’t live without it.  There are the Carol Kings of the world who absolutely deserve the spotlight only to find they fear it.  There are those like, say anyone from The Jersey Shore, who absolutely don’t.  Then, well then there’s the Austin Family.

http://video.google.com/googleplayer.swf?videoUrl=http://redirector.googlevideo.com/videoplayback?id%3Dd9eaf4431bfd0866%26itag%3D5%26source%3Dpicasa%26cmo%3Dsensitive_content%253Dyes%26ip%3D0.0.0.0%26ipbits%3D0%26expire%3D1419410509%26sparams%3Did,itag,source,ip,ipbits,expire%26signature%3D32E492FFFB1E5F7AF9B066C5407DE3D2BC6D33AB.3D947C54DB86E3A4EF53C49A56EC698F8FECB725%26key%3Dck2Let me get the easy ones out of the way first.  Jenn, who is accustomed to performing music in front of crowds and conducting her bands, has no problem performing in the spotlight though she’ll readily admit she doesn’t thrive for it.  I’ve had some experience speaking to large groups but generally I’d prefer being the center of attention as long as that center isn’t too far from the edge.  Then there are the boys.  Ryan appears to be one who’s happily thriving in any sort of spotlight he can find.  Even at 11 months, Ryan was constantly performing, dancing to music and always wanting to be in our arms.  Coop, well Coop is different.  He is perfectly content to live within his own world and, given the chance, he’d prefer to explore a drawer full of DVDs then catch a moment in the camera.  Maddie falls somewhere in between, apparently, where she’ll gladly show off a tail to the camera but won’t stay for long.

So I hope you can walk away from this blog entry thinking, “What kind of person am I?”  Or, at the very least, you an enjoy a quick video of two very different kids.