I am often asked how many children I plan on having. Upon hearing my response (typically a "as many as the good Lord gives me") most people ask me why. Up until this point I have never seen the need to articulate my reasoning clearly, but yesterday one of my good friends asked me. The answer, I felt, would be best answered with a blog, which will hopefully contain a balanced ratio of both sobriety and levity. So, here goes my five reasons for having multiple children, in order of least to most important: 1. Spencers make cute babies . Okay...maybe this is one is a wee bit subjective and maybe just a little biased, but, hey, I think my kids are darn cute. My nieces and nephews are pretty cute, too. It almost feels like we have a duty to fill the world with beautiful people. 2. It's a family thing . Having children is one of the ways I embrace the Christian heritage my parents gave me. My father is, and my mother was, passionate about children. My fath