Trayce - my sweet boy still. He is the most sincere, loving, thoughtful little boy I have ever meet. Ever since he was a baby he would look at you and make you feel like you were the only one around - well he still does that, his hugs have gotten tighter and his love has gotten grander! When other parents, teachers, etc talk about Trayce they always say he is such a sweet kid, it makes me feel good, b/c I feel like I am doing my job, I am trying to raise a good man one day and good men are sweet - so I am hoping this means we are on the right track. He is extremely hard on himself and his biggest critic. He has this deep desire to be the best at everything and when that doesn't happen he shuts down and beats himself up. I wish I could say I wonder where he gets it from, but he does get that honestly. Eric and I are both driven people and when we don't succeed (in our eyes) we seem to take it a little harder then most. We got his first report card for 2nd grade and it was all A's and 2 B's (which 88 and 86 are pretty dang close to an A), but in his mind it isn't good enough unless there is all A's! Well tears filled his eyes and you could see disappointment all over his sweet face - it really did break my heart to watch it unfold - those are times when I really wish I could shake him and tell him to not be like me! He snapped out of it pretty quick bc of course he didn't want anyone to see him cry, but how I wish he could be as proud of him as we are! But, all in all he is doing great - shot his first hog this year with his Daddy and can't wait to sit in his own deer stand this year. Got his first hunting license and went dove hunting several times already! He even told us he may not play basketball this year b/c it interferes with duck hunting too much! For that y'all he is is Fathers Son!!!
Paige - my little miss priss! She is all girl but with a tom boy side starting to set in. More and more each day she is outside throwing the football with Trayce, shooting her bb gun and trying to kill squirrels with it! But, she in all of that she has a bow in her hair and lip gloss on! In my eyes perfect! The funny thing with Paige is she doesn't want to grow up - she tells me all the time she wants to stay little and never get big, she likes being the baby of the house. Hopefully this won't bite up in the you know what later - but right now I do like the fact she doesn't want to big! She is very versatile - one day she is wanting cute boutique clothes and the ruffles and big bows then the next she wants her nike shorts and a t-shirt (however there is still a bow - just not a huge frilly one!). She is an athlete in her own right - her tumbling skills have surpassed my wildest expectations! I was happy with one back hand spring - nope she is now wanting to see how many she can do in a row! She is working on getting her back tuck down (which that scares the begeezies out of me!). She makes it look so easy! She is also in dance and loving it hip hop of course - she has the moves - her Daddy says he got it from her, but anyone who knows Eric knows she def got the better part of his dance moves! Her grades are all A's - she is struggling in math a little, to the point where she is having a little anxiety (again she gets that honestly - notice the pattern my kids get my bad traits!). For her to struggle with something is new territory, but I will say she is not a quitter, she will work and work at it till she knows it - which that I am so proud. When she saw her report card - she said it quietly to me that she made all A's - she didn't want to hurt her brother bc she knew how badly he wanted all A's. I hope their love and sweetness stays like this forever!
Here are some pics of my loves... I will try to not wait so long next time to blog - since the whole purpose of this blog was to have something written down for the kids to look back at when they are older! So I apologize now for letting life get in the way - but at least we are living life!!!
Keep smiling and keep praying - I know I will!
