Our oldest has been pretty darn successful at life so far. He has exceeded our expectations at school, averaging a 98 in all of his subjects this year. He recently came home with another first place ribbon for the Competitive Math League, too, which means he and three other kids in his grade got the top score on their latest math test. That means that he beat out 116 other kids--wow! He was so proud of his ribbon, and so were we. He's had a great run at sports, too. J's baseball team got bumped up to AAA and is currently ranked #9 in the state. Wow! He has improved as a pitcher and third baseman, and has really emerged as a leader on the team. He led his football team to consecutive championships and is gearing up for another winning season next month. His basketball team only has one loss, which they suffered during overtime last weekend, but they are already looking forward to beating the Dragons in the 3rd grade tournament. And his soccer team has held their own against Academy teams that practice multiple times a week--not bad for a team that has no practices!
While all of these are notable accomplishments, I also want him to learn other things. He now makes his bed before school (most days) and has recently started helping in the kitchen.
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| A few days ago, I taught him how to make cinnamon toast and scrambled eggs. Being able to cook is a fabulous life-long skill. |
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| I'm positive that his future wife will thank me one day! |
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