December 29th, 2012

You turned seven!!  And you bowled a strike at your party!!  WOOHOO!!  Happy birthday, Goose. :)

November 17th, 2012

You won first place in the element section of the tournament!!!  Oh it was so cool. We thought you came in third, but when the head judge pointed to you and yelled "First!", wow, just so so cool.  So proud of you!!

October 31st, 2012

You went as Captain America for Halloween.  Again.  And you still rocked it. :)

October 23rd, 2012

You showed me a picture you drew for CCD and made sure to note that you drew "Jesus on the plus sign."

October 14th, 2012

Daddy to you to Barnes & Noble and when you got home with your new books, you tore through six chapters of "Night of the Ninja."

September 16th, 2012

Writing this today before I forget.  You broke your first window.

August 4th, 2012

This isn't yesterday - this is today. Today you participated in your first karate tournament.  First was forms and then was sparring.  Though I think you did well enough to earn a silver medal, you came in fourth out of about fifteen.  In sparring you made it past the first round, but then got beat.  For all the times we tell you at home to NOT be so aggressive, it appears that you're applying that lesson in the wrong arena.  Literally.  You handled the disappoint really really well, telling me that you held in your tears until you got outside and even then you held it together.  I can tell you were disappointed, but you appear to be over it at this point.  I, however, am heartbroken for you, and am taking this helicopter parent lesson to heart.

March 18th, 2012

You lost your first tooth!  You went to bed and then came out 30 minutes later and said, "uh, guys?  I lost my tooth."  The tooth fairy came and left you $10.

February 7th, 2012

You got in trouble for talking too much in class, two days in a row, so you lost your recess privileges and Mrs. Thomas sent a note home for Mommy and Daddy to sign. :(

February 6th, 2012

You told me that Nora told you that she has a crush on you.  You responded by telling her that you don't have a crush on her.  She said you're mean.  You said you're honest.