Bragging on my Boy

Happy Tuesday Friends!!!

The main reason I started this blog was to document our life while Jim was deployed and so our family could read and see how the boys are growing! However, I haven't done such a good job at it. Mom fail. Well, that all changes today. I'm going to do a much better job of this. I know in the years to come I'll appreciate being able to look back and see what all we were doing during these early years of our lives :-)

Today while I was out running errands I heard my phone go off and I knew it was an email notification. When I opened up my email I noticed that it was from Elijah's teacher at school. My first reaction was {uh oh what has he done?} -- but, after opening the email and reading what she had to say I couldn't help but be so proud of my sweet boy.

Elijah is one of the youngest in his 1st grade class. He is a July birthday so, while most of the the kids in his class are 7 he is still 6 {a young 6}. Last year, in Kindergarten he struggled in a few areas and we were somewhat concerned but, later in the year everything seemed to just 'click' for him :)

Now, that he is in 1st grade he has done really well!! He works hard and he actually loves school and school work. I pray that this 'love' for school will continue through out his school years.

I want to share with you all this email that his teacher sent:

I wanted to take a moment and tell you how pleased I am with Elijah’s progress. He is moving along quite well. For such a little young guy he is doing great. His reading is getting better and better. He comprehends everything very well and he has a good math sense about him. We just need to work on the writing to go with this (but even that is improving too). I am so excited!!!!

This email left me in tears. I am so, so proud of my boy!!!

I can't wait til he gets home and give him a big, big hug :-)

{my sweet boy}