I asked William this morning how it feels to be eight. His answer, "It feels pretty good." It should feel pretty good. Eight is a great age to be and William is going to be a great eight year old. He has been looking forward to this birthday and all the excitement that comes with it. Number one on his list is joining cub scouts. Here he is in his new uniform on Wednesday.
He was able to attend his first Den Meeting on Wednesday evening. The theme was bike safety so he got the bike he was supposed to get for his birthday a few days early. Here he is ready to go to scouts except for the lack of shoes and a bike helmet. As you can see, he is one happy boy.
William is a funny kid. He seems to be a mild mannered easy going person and he is but he also has strong opinions and is not easily swayed from his position. Some of his strongest positions are that church clothes make him sick, homework is a waste of time, any day is improved by a bike ride, and he can live off an apple a day, if his mom will slice it for him.
William wanted a chocolate cake today. When I was trying to get a picture of him with his cake he kept making faces. This is my favorite one.
There are no smiles in the next photo. He was not as sullen as he looks but he has an image to maintain. He got scriptures which were not on his list of wants (they are likely to make him feel sick too). The redeeming feature was the orange scripture case that came with them. Now he has a way to carry a pencil and paper with him to church so he doesn't have to count on his mother to bring that kind of entertainment for him (she is unreliable in that way). As a bonus feature, nobody is accidentally going to take his scriptures home with them.
Two more presents, (he made out like a bandit this year). William has decided that he wants to play the guitar. He wasn't interested in instruments his siblings have tried and wanted something different from them. We went to the store on Saturday to size him for an instrument. I think that he really wanted the electric guitar but acoustic will be easier on my head while he learns and then there is something for him to aspire to. He starts lessons next week.
There are no smiles in the next photo. He was not as sullen as he looks but he has an image to maintain. He got scriptures which were not on his list of wants (they are likely to make him feel sick too). The redeeming feature was the orange scripture case that came with them. Now he has a way to carry a pencil and paper with him to church so he doesn't have to count on his mother to bring that kind of entertainment for him (she is unreliable in that way). As a bonus feature, nobody is accidentally going to take his scriptures home with them.
Happy Birthday William! We are looking forward to this year with you!
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