First Speech

AJ had his first ever speech today.  He dressed up himself.  He practiced last night and was great.

He said the speech went really well.  He didn't get that nervous at all.  He scored a very high score!

For this pic, he wanted his hands in his pockets and has a new smile I've never seen. :)

Hiiiiyaaaah!!!

AJ has recently started taking Tae Kwon Do.  He saw Colin in his class and (after some prompting by his mom to try out new things) he took a few classes to see what he thought. 

Well, he immediately loved it!  He has now been in it for about three months and looks forward to each class.  He has grown up to his second belt (yellow) and will be testing for the next one shortly.

I love that he learns confidence, physical ability, and moral lessons.  He loves that he has fun and gets to hang with his friends.  It's a cool bonus that on Wednesdays Colin is an assistant teacher in his class.  They are really cute together in class.  He's currently going twice every week - Mondays and Wednesdays from 5-6pm. 

A True Artist

AJ drew a picture of his teacher and himself.  Here it is:

Those are the shoulder pads of her princess dress, he says.... :)

His grandma Nay said she loves how he's staring at her shoulder pads... Haha.

A moment in time.

How quickly they change.
Age 8.
First poster he ever picked out himself.
First own "big kid" electronic device - kindle fire.
His 1/4 full school years picture frame.
A shadow of a balloon.
Stuffed animals.
No longer a bunk bed.
Two homework freebie tickets taped to the wall.
Artwork by his beloved cousin Alli.
Wrapped up in his cozy blanket.
Just finished singing "Nu Nu Nu" to you. =)
I love you, son.