My Boy

Daniel's school had a fundraiser this month where he runs around an oval as many times as possible and people (thank you family!!!) sponser him for the laps he runs. Most Kindergarteners run 19 so Daniel ran 20! The theme was the Olympics so they were running for Gold and at the end they all received medals. It was very fun even though after his 20th lap, Daniel said simply, "I'm done." :-)

Daniel's group that he ran with.

Here he's Joe cool on the medal stand. :-)

It's been fun to see how he has become my little man. He has his friends and loves to make new ones. He remembers faces and names easily so it makes it great for me to be in the know. :-) His favorite thing to do though is help!! He excitedly tells me he was the helper for the day or that he could pass out the napkins or snacks or whatever it is.

Finally, he loves sports, any kind! He told me today though that his favorites are football, baseball and soccer. He's such a competitor that even though he doesn't like to run a lot, soccer holds his interest. In fact he scored a goal in the last game! He's a lot like Eric because he doesn't get super excited about it. (In football) he won't be the type to spike the ball and do the dance. For now, Daniel just turns around looks for me (as I am doing the dance and jumping up and down), gives me a smirk and then gets serious as he heads back to mid-field and starts the process over. It just means I make sure to make time to listen to him so he has an outlet to share. Just like Eric, he's great and I love him! I love them all and their different personalities and it's fun to see Daniel develop into who God made him.

Daniel at mid-field.

Daniel loves going for the ball and stealing it away from the other team.

He also is not afraid of mud puddles!