This Kid

 

 

JA never ceases to make me smile and amaze me with how much he is growing and learning.  He had a big moment this month when he finally let me yank out his tooth that had been super wiggly for quite some time.  He was so excited!  (after it was over of course)

 

 Right before Christmas break he received a list of spelling words that he needed to learn for his return after the break.  I was completely shocked as to why he was starting spelling tests this soon but relaxed a bit when I found out it was for a fund raiser spell-a-thon.  I didn't want to put a ton of pressure on him (just writing the words out with a copy in front was proving to be hard for him).  We just decided to focus on reading the sight words each day.  Once he returned to school they practised writing them a few times as well.  Anyway, I was shocked when he came home with a perfect test.  He told me he had gone to the library to do the test and I honestly assumed he copied the words or had help.  He insisted he hadn't so I flipped the test over and re-tested him and tears came to my eyes as he wrote out each word (his "cam" was even a proper "can")!  Amazing.

 I left a note in his agenda about it the next day and his teacher assured me he had no assistance on the test and left this sweet note. Way to go Buddy!

 He continues to love to make us laugh.  He thought this was the perfect outfit for church ;)

 I had to snap this pic of his wild hair and pickle breakfast just prior to school one morning

 But he does clean up well too ;)  Love this kid.

 I've been sub teaching his primary class for the month while his teacher lives it up in Hawaii.  It is a class full of only boys and can be a bit wild but I am loving the time with him and I love being a bit more creative in teaching them.  One week while learning about following Heavenly Father's plan for us we made commandment "road signs" on popsicle sticks and then we turned the room into a giant roadway for hot wheels.

 Last week we learned about showing love to our family and the boys each made a sweet card and taped chocolate hearts on it for a member of their family.  I loved watching him get so excited about making this for his Dad.

 

JA still loves to be outdoors more then anything else.  He has soaked in this amazing weather every single day and loved every soggy minute of it!  (Although he still declares to love winter more then any other season )

 This week he had another great experience at the dentist (thanks for the extra support Daddy).  Hooray for no cavities and much less anxiety.

Sure do love you Buddy Boy!