Shine On and Off the Field

 This boy of mine is a star.  He's a star in my eyes for many reasons but a major one for me is his attitude of working.  He has a great work ethic that was passed down from his Daddy, his Daddy before him, and his Pappy on my side too.  Lots of good hard working men on both sides of this family.  Will is just another one.  He works so hard to get and earn these A's.  Some subjects (like Math and Science) come very easily to him and he doesn't have to do much to get the A.  Other subjects (like Reading and Language Arts) come much harder for him and this little boy has to give it his all just to stay grade level.  You know what though?  He IS grade level and even if that's as high as he gets this year to see where he began the year makes it all worth it to me.  I am so proud of him for earning 3 straight A semesters during his first year of a private school where the work load is triple what he had in public school (not knocking public school here but just stating a simple fact).  

One thing we allow Will to do if he keeps his grades up is to play sports.  This boy loves sports like no other.  He soaks this up to the extreme with whatever sport he is into for that season.  It could be football, basketball, or baseball (and don't forget the occasional round of golf with his dad) and he is ALL IN.  Plays it and practices it with every free moment he has.  My children very rarely watch TV because if they are not outside playing these sports they are inside practicing them.  Note:  my house has very few picture frames with glass (it's already been broken), my walls have holes in them, my knick knacks are mostly ruined, and we have a broken window frame in our dining room from a golf ball that flew through from one of Owen's good swings.  In otherwords...this house is lived in.  All the way a boy home and when we move I will be needing to do some major repairs for the new homeowners!

Last night started Will's first season playing baseball for the Lincoln Bulldogs.  He got to play 1st base which he's been wanting to play for several seasons now.  He did a great job defending that base and getting runners out.  His team walked away with their first victory last night with a score of 12-8.  Will scored 3 runs (he made it very clear to me this morning that he wanted that piece of information included in this blog post).  

Way to go Will and way to shine on and off the field.  You make your parents very proud of you!  

Talk to you all soon!  Enjoy the rest of the week:)