7th grade and Davis totally agreed with each other.
He enjoyed, albeit some more than others, his classes and always came home with rave reviews from teachers about how he was an "excellent student" and was a "pleasure to have in class". We saw #4 and #17 on the comment list of his report cards consistently. That does a momma's heart good : ) After having lots of fun on the school football team in the fall, he decided to give wrestling a shot.
Davis learned a few things like...
* he does not like wrestling
* wrestling will whip you into your best physical shape quicker than anything else
* what doesn't kill you makes you stronger
* wrestling is just as tough mentally
* sometimes when you want to quit, you learn the most about yourself when you don't
* winning a match feels pretty darn awesome
There aren't words enough to express how proud I was of Davis during this experience. His coaches put him in a difficult position but he handled it better than I think many others would have. And if he never does it again at least he can look back on this and hold his head high.
He played Juniors Little League in the spring with Dad back coaching. That was a good thing. Davis is long and lean and hitting the ball hard. Lots of fun to watch! Exteme failure on my part getting pictures of D's season. And on the night I did come prepared, the umpire told me I couldn't have a flash on my camera. What?!?!
At the end of each quarter Davis was recognized as a Golden Scholar. At the end of the school year, each GS was acknowledged in a ceremony. I must admit, my heart was pretty happy : )
Davis! Congratulations on an incredible 7th grade year! You didn't let anything stand in your way of success on every level. We are so grateful that everything you appear to be on the outside, you truly are on the inside.
We love you most!
Davis' summer is loaded with activities. He has a baseball camp at the high school every morning and a week at Scout camp where he will add to his already overflowing merit badge list. He is getting the paper work together for his Eagle project and will have that accomplishment done before school starts again. He has a summer job refinishing gates so he can keep saving for his mission and hopes to have a good chunk in his bank account at the end of the summer. I'm sure he'll have some great adventures on our family vacation to Lake Tahoe with the cousins - together they manage to keep it crazy! And there is always a creative project going on...you would be amazed at what this kid can do with any of the following...duck tape, painter's tape, an exacto knife, some survival rope or any other odds and ends from around the house.
His summer will be BIG!!
* sometimes when you want to quit, you learn the most about yourself when you don't
* winning a match feels pretty darn awesome
There aren't words enough to express how proud I was of Davis during this experience. His coaches put him in a difficult position but he handled it better than I think many others would have. And if he never does it again at least he can look back on this and hold his head high.
He played Juniors Little League in the spring with Dad back coaching. That was a good thing. Davis is long and lean and hitting the ball hard. Lots of fun to watch! Exteme failure on my part getting pictures of D's season. And on the night I did come prepared, the umpire told me I couldn't have a flash on my camera. What?!?!
At the end of each quarter Davis was recognized as a Golden Scholar. At the end of the school year, each GS was acknowledged in a ceremony. I must admit, my heart was pretty happy : )
Davis! Congratulations on an incredible 7th grade year! You didn't let anything stand in your way of success on every level. We are so grateful that everything you appear to be on the outside, you truly are on the inside.
We love you most!
Davis' summer is loaded with activities. He has a baseball camp at the high school every morning and a week at Scout camp where he will add to his already overflowing merit badge list. He is getting the paper work together for his Eagle project and will have that accomplishment done before school starts again. He has a summer job refinishing gates so he can keep saving for his mission and hopes to have a good chunk in his bank account at the end of the summer. I'm sure he'll have some great adventures on our family vacation to Lake Tahoe with the cousins - together they manage to keep it crazy! And there is always a creative project going on...you would be amazed at what this kid can do with any of the following...duck tape, painter's tape, an exacto knife, some survival rope or any other odds and ends from around the house.
His summer will be BIG!!
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ok he is totally transforming into a man. This can not be happening!
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