Huston - August 2014

Huston, you are FIVE years old!  We had a great summer with lots of sun, water and friends.  You went to the karate summer camp during the day and played with the neighbor kids until the sun went down.  I have really seen a change in you over the last few months.  Your vocabulary and sentences shock me daily, you have more patience and you are making really good decisions.  You have become a lot more thoughtful and helpful around the house too.  It's amazing how much you've matured in such a short time.

I really think the instructors at the karate camp have helped.  Not only are they teaching you some very entry level karate, but they really help you work on discipline, confidence and and focus.  They phrase things in a way that really gets across to you and you think they are sooooo cool.

You are also sleeping in your own bed, eating better and getting yourself dressed and ready for school.  Which is amazing for me!  I've also noticed you aren't as timid about making new friends and trying new things.  I guess you are growing up....

So probably the biggest event this summer was your BIRTHDAY!  You wanted to have it at your karate place because they let you cut your cake with a real sword.  Since you also wanted Ninjago as your theme, it worked out perfect.  You had so many friends come and we had a great time.

This year you started Kindergarten at Westwood Elementary.  You love your new teacher and your new school.  I've been pretty impressed with how you talk about your day when I pick you up.  You go on and on about school and about your karate after school program. 

I'm really excited to see what this school year brings for you.  You seem to have grown up overnight and it makes me so proud to see the young man you are becoming.  Don't get me wrong, you will still snuggle me and can be silly but at the same time you are so grown up.  I love you so much and I hope that you feel that every day.