Kid updates.....

Braxton is now in Middle School.  I think the first week was a little overwhelming for him (although he'd never admit it), but he got the hang of it.  The school does a program where they have a rotating schedule, one week the periods are all in order, the next week it will go 3rd,5th,7,2nd,1st etc..  and then rotate the next week.  I would think this would be totally confusing to the kids, but they pick it up pretty quick.  Their philosophy is that some kids do better at certain subjects at certain times of the day so they want everyone to be able to rotate.  I guess is makes sense.  He does really well academically. He'll announce that he took a test and knows that he did poorly and come to find out he got A.  Anyway, along with school, which is keeping him very busy, he is, much to my dismay, in football this year.  And he is loving it!  The team he is on is a "feeder" team for the middle school and highschool.  This gives the coaches a chance to get to know the kids and help them out before they try out for the school teams.  Braxton is offensive lineman, although he really wants to do defensive lineman, so the coach has been working with him to see if he's good enough to make the switch.  They had their first win in two years last saturday, and you'd have thought they'd won the superbowl with how excited they were.  He doesn't have time for much else these days, other than scouts once a week.  I can't believe he's almost 12!!  He's a good, kind hearted kid and a great babysitter. Mike and I are constantly pulled aside at church and told what a good kid he is.  We are truelly blessed to have such a good boy.

Hailey is our little princess/diva/drama queen rolled into one.  She loves to be creative, which is a lot like me as a kid.  Always coloring, drawing, wanting to do projects.  She likes to write plays (who does that sound like, kris and jarom).  She loves to dance and looks forward to her lessons everyweek.  She's fantastic at watching Logan when I'm trying to get things done around the house.  She loves school and is an excellent reader.  She's a wonderful sister, doesn't like it if Braxton get's in trouble, even if she's the one that put him there.  She loves to play with Logan.  Since her best friend moved away there isn't much for her to do around here, because there is no one her age in our neighborhood, so she does what she can to keep herself busy.  She also is very tender hearted.  She can get her feelings hurt pretty easily.  She is very shy and wont even so much as smile at someone she doesn't know.  (I guess that's good)  She and Braxton love to joke with eachother and she loves to play pretend with her dad.  She can also be a bossy little thing, as Grandpa Ellsworth has found out.  :)  She can be very helpful and very loving.  We are very blessed to have her be a part of our family.

 Logan is our little man.  He's just started walking, but finds that he can get to his destination much faster by crawling.  He is such a smiley little thing and has the cheesiest grin.  In the morning or after a nap as soon as he see's you come in his room he's so excited!  He loves to snuggle and sometimes will give you a kiss, if he's in the mood.  He's started to wave bye bye.  He loves to watch the dogs play and will laugh when they wrestle.  He loves his big brother and sister!  And loves his dad!  He is a very curious little thing and will study something in his hand before deciding what to do with it....either eat it, throw it or just put it down.  He's a very picky eater and would rather be fed then feed himself.  He says dada when he's  happy and mama when he's upset.  He is so fun just to watch.  We are very blessed to have him be a part of our family.