Seven and a Half

Parker,
Today you are half way to turning another year older!  The past six months have flown by and it seems like the years are going faster and faster.  I know I'm going to blink and you are going to be graduating from high school.  Until then, I'm trying to enjoy every moment with you!  You are at a very fun stage.  You are old enough to joke with but young enough to not have a lot of attitude.  Here are some of the things I want to remember about you as you turn seven and a half:

-You are still one of the tallest kids in your class. I hope that remains true forever.  I'd love for you to be tall like Daddy.  You are wearing size 8 shirts and pants and size 4 shoes. 

-You love to read!  You have set a goal for yourself to be one of our school's Million Word readers this year and I think you will achieve your goal easily!  You always have a book in your nose!  You enjoy the Weirder School series and are about to start reading Harry Potter with Daddy.

-You still love playing baseball.  Your fall ball team is very good and is undefeated so far.  You have been playing third base most of the season and your hitting has improved so much!  You almost hit an out of the park homerun a few weeks ago! 

-You are still a pretty good eater and will try most new foods.  When you like something, you can eat A LOT of it!  Some of your favorites are spaghetti, tacos, chips and salsa/queso, fruit, chicken, and pizza.

-You love to ride your bike with our neighbors Alexis and Jolea.  We have started letting you ride all around the circle in our neighborhood without an adult.  You love this new freedom and usually ask to go ride when you finish your homework everyday.

-You are a great student at school!  You are a self-motivated, hard worker and always do your best on your assignments.  I'm so glad that school comes easy to you.

-You still love to play video games after you finish your homework.  You love it even more when Daddy plays with you!  Some of your favorite games right now are Kingdom Hearts and all of the LEGO games. 

-You love joke books and telling jokes (especially ones that involve bodily functions)!  You always tell me at least one joke when I am putting you to bed at night.

-You take your job of being a big brother very seriously...especially the "bugging your little sisters" part!  You know exactly what pushes their buttons and love to pester them!  You can still be very sweet to them but spend a lot of time annoying them too!

-You love working and doing your chores around the house so that you can earn your allowance.  You love having "payday" on Saturday and putting your money in your wallet.  It is so nice that you can spend your own money on things like video games at the arcade and I don't have to pay for it anymore!

You are a great kid, Parker, and I hope you will always know how proud we are of you and how much we love you!  You make me smile every day and I'm proud to be called your mom! 

I love you to the moon and back, Mommy