isaac...

this beautiful sunday afternoon is going something like this...

isaac: please davis

isaac: davis please

isaac: davis please don't do that

isaac: please davis don't do that

davis: no!

and all i have to say is that i am so grateful for my patient, loving little isaac. there are days when i have tried everything to settle davis down. i give him what he is screaming for which leads to more screaming. i cuddle with him and play with him and read to him, and nothing seems to work. and then isaac shows up and gives davis a "back" (piggy back ride) or takes him to his room to play legos and davis is the happiest thing ever.

thank you, thank you, thank you isaac.

just a few things about my isaac...

he doesn't know how good he is... we are reading the new testament this year as a family (almost done so we can read and try to finish the book of mormon too) and he is continually making comparisons between the new testament and the book of mormon. he catches things that i couldn't even imagine. he does his chores without being asked. he makes davis happy. he does what ky and i ask him too and doesn't expect anything in return. we have rules at our house, and i know that he won't break them (he has a tv in his bedroom and he has never even turned it on without asking us).
he loves his little brother... and his little brother loves him! he has so much patience for davis and he really loves him. he hates to hear him cry or be upset at all. he hates when i have to punish him. he gives him his own treats. i don't think he has ever told him "no".


he doesn't have as much patience for reagan and ethan as he does for davis... they just love isaac so much that they always want to be playing what he is playing with and doing whatever he is doing. reagan loves to be in "isaac's bubble".

he turned 10 in march... i can't believe it has really been 10 years since he was born. he is a good 10 year old. i don't know how that works exactly, but he is a good 10 year old! he is cruising through webelos. he should have his webelo by september and his arrow of light soon after. he is driven by "getting done". either way, he loves it, he does it and he is working hard to finish it.

he loves soccer... doesn't love to go out and play / practice by himself. but loves it enough to play at every recess. he is playing on a new league this year - a fall / spring league. hopefully this will give him some fun new opportunities to learn, get better, and make new friends.

he is awesome on the piano... he again doesn't love to practice, but he loves to sit at the piano and go through his books and just play and play and play. he is flying through his lesson books. he is driven by learning all the songs in the hymn book, so he can quit piano lessons.

he is a bit of a pessimist... he gets nervous about "real world" topics (money, politics, etc.). we have to be careful what we talk about with him and around him. he probably gets this from me!

he loves playing with friends... but is more comfortable playing ticket to ride with mom and dad. he gets nervous calling his friends and would much rather they call him!

he loves learning... he took a summer math class from one of our neighbors and loved every minute of it. he is looking forward to going back to school. he especially loves science, math, and history. but does good in all of his classes!

he is just a good kid...

i love you isaac. thank you for being you. thank you for being such a good kid. thank you for being such a good example to your little sister and brothers. thank you for loving your mom!

i love you is!