Robbie

Robbie is a great example. He wrote this poem about himself and said proudly that he was a Mormon. Everyone kept asking why he'd written he was a moron--poor kid! For his I Have A Dream wish for his family, he wrote, "To be with them forever!" I read the other kids'. Most common, "Stop fighting with each other." He's a big-picture guy!

Learning to snowboard down our neighbor's hill

For Family Home Evening, I had the kids write a kind letter to someone to let them know you care about them. This was Robbie's letter:

Ha! I think being "Dudish" is like a big compliment!

He's going to be playing machine and kid-pitch baseball this season. Rob taught him a 2-seam and 4-seam fastball. He's nothing short of AMAZING! We have a practice net he aims at (about 6 inch square maybe 30 feet away). Robbie nails it EVERY time, and he pitches ridiculously fast! (It even hurts Rob's hand!) So, the kid has MAJOR potential, but since he IS so good, Rob won't let him pitch much yet. He said it will ruin his arm for the future. But...the raw talent will be waiting!