Beware, brag zone!

Every parent has to brag about their kids occasionally (I think) so please don't read on if that kind of thing drives you nuts. I figure that I'm usually the first to call my kids on their faults so I ought to be the first to give them credit where credit is due. So..... we had Parent Teacher Conferences last week as well as the Academic Fair. The kids were so excited to participate in the fair and w/out any nudging and poking from me, they came up with the cutest posters that tell a lot about their character. The theme was "Creating Confidence" so Morgan centered her poster around things that help her to have confidence like skiing, playing the piano, playing soccer, doing flips on the trampoline and my favorite, planting a flower....because as she said, "you have to have confidence and faith that when you put the seed in the ground it will actually do something." She loves to draw and spent quite a few hours working things out on scratch paper so the finished product would be perfect. Soooo cute!! Regan did something similar but used photos of each family member doing things that help to build confidence. This is so much like Regan because she doesn't want anyone to be left out, everything has to be fair, etc. etc... anyway, she has a picture of Kamryn and Porter learning to crawl which takes confidence, her tubing down the hill, us skiing together, Kaleb learning to ride his new bike, Morgan playing the piano, Jordyn attending Kindergarten Roundup. Her poster was decorated so cute and she spent hours putting a lot of detail on the poster. It's funny how projects like this bring out their personalities.

Okay, on to Parent Teacher Conferences- Regan is doing excellent in school! She recieved all A's and 1 B+ in math and all Excellents in the behavior, participation, etc. areas. She lacks in her confidence which is tough to watch as a parent but hopefully she'll discover soon just how smart she is. Her teachers rave about how fun she is to have in class and how obedient and polite she is. She just needs to realize that as long as she does her best, that's what counts. Dad and I are so proud of you Regan and know that great things are in store for you if you just believe in yourself and put your trust in Heavenly Father.
On to Morgan- She is also doing excellent in school! She recieved all Excellents on her report card and her teacher says how much she loves having her in class. Most things having to do with school work come very easy to Morgan so therefore, she has a tendency to get bored. Her teacher has been amazing and sends home 2nd and 3rd grade homework sheets each night to challenge her. It's made all the difference in Morgan's attitude about school! She loves a challenge (when she's in the mood) so DJ challenged her to learn her multiplication tables which she's just about finished with. Anyway, her teacher says how Morgan loves to help the other kids and is really sweet and patient with them. Dad and I are super proud of you, Morgan! Keep up
the good work and you will accomplish great things.