Things I hope that the boys take for granted as normal growing up:

1. A heavy social calendar, with lots of different people and lots of different conversations.
2. Homemade pasta, mashed potatatoes, pizza, stews, curries, and biryani.
3. A house devoid of television and full of books, with a lot of places to read.
4. Tools made of natural materials that require maintenance.
5. The Scientific Method.
6. Culture: words, sounds, colors.
7. Really big hugs whenever they want them.
8. The words, “I don’t know – let’s find out the answer!”
9. The regular need to say “thank you” in different languages.
10. Failure.