I'm lagging behind the ball on recording the min to min gems between a lost tooth, a well done state report on Wisconsin and a new found love for drawing comics.
So let's start shall we - Ben completed a 26 slide state report on Wisconsin. Its quite interesting the way he has already started to take on homework as if it were a life sentence - pacing back and forth - opening the laptop only to get lost in some online games because he has already predetermined the task at hand to be too difficult. He carries responsibility like a true oldest child. Feeling the pressure of doing everything perfect out the shoot. And worrying there is no lee way for mistakes. He did of course complete his work on time and well done. But not without a few outbursts. Another significant recent event was his priesthood ordination. He wore a tie today for the first time since he was a toddler - put on Sunday shoes instead of sneakers and sat calmly through sacrament meeting-- a first for him really. He seems to growing up right before my eyes. Last week he stood up for a second time to share his testimony during testimony meeting. He is being called as a counselor in his Deacons quorum. He really does look for opportunities to serve. Such a good kid. Will and I are supremely proud of him - his work ethic, intellect and kind heart. We are grateful for him. we love being his parents and look forward to good days to come.
Dear James is up to lots of drawing. Pages and pages of comic books. He loves humor, and as has been alluded to before he is our upbeat child. His favorite Christmas gift this year- his Fitbit watch. He watches his steps and bounces around to get as many as he can before the end of each day. James has joined the Madison Blackhurst fan club. Ben has always really adored her. And now James just can't get enough of her either. He wants a hug from her the moment she opens her eyes and spent the entire day with her today building blanket forts in her room. They have been so cute. James loves 3rd grade and I would guess it is his third grade teacher who has inspired the comics- she is a dear friend of mine but also a hero of James. Mrs Payne really does inspire her kiddies to dream big and be creative in whatever they endeavor to do.
Lastly Maddy. She is rocking it in her KoolMinds program- a brain training program that focuses on visual memory and patterning and where you are in space and a lot of other things that might come more natural to some but seem to be a challenge for our sweet Maddy. She also has a mouth half full of baby teeth and half full of permanent teeth- which is really indicative of the stage she is in. Kind of still a little kid but also one foot in the big kid world. She is navigating the cross over well. Her baptism will be in a couple months and she can't wait for it. She is actually looking far beyond that particular step in her journey and has repeatedly says she wants to go on a mission - just like her mom someday- hopefully to the same country I went to she says. She wants to speak Spanish. What a sweet child. I hope and pray her enthusiasm for the gospel carries far beyond these young years....
Lets end with Sweet Will and his crazy lady wife. He and I keep busy projecting. I don't know that I knew it before we married that we would both be energized to complete house project after house project- we have lived here in Kaysville for three years now and in that time have totally renovated the two bathrooms, replaced all the floors- had a company replace the carpet, built entry way shelves and garage shelves and storage shelves, we also basically put in a backyard-- including about a dozen new plant species and about six trees (one of them we planted in the front yard). Needless to say we keep busy. I am also working more for the school district helping pave the way for jr high and high school kids in special populations to find their career passions and take those classes before they graduate - I love it because it isn't full time and I can still be mom and wife and etc....
Well I better put my kids to bed- so I'll end my post- hopefully will back again sooner than later with another Blackhurst family report.
Love,
Summer
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