Well Adam has probably had the most excitement in his life the past couple of weeks, so I thought I would let you know what he is doing. He is finally adjusting to his new school and new teacher. He is enjoying things much more now. He is playing with friends from his class at recess now instead of the old stand-bys from church, which I think is a good sign. He has a new love at school. It is tetherball. They didn't have tetherball at his school last year, so this is something new and exciting. He really has enjoyed that, even though, at his own admission, he is not very good at it.
Adam has also started playing basketball through a league here in town. He is loving that, and I have been surprised how enjoyable it is to watch him play. He gets a little excited about things and tends to jump and bounce around the court instead of running. He scored his first basket in the last game they played, but his strength is definitely dribbling (and I don't mean on his chin). His team is altogether pretty terrible, but they don't seem to mind. They are just happy to be out there playing ball.
In a different area of his life, Adam is undergoing some changes. He lost two teeth a couple of weeks ago. It is his bottom two teeth. They came out just two days apart from each other. He pulled them both out himself, mostly because he would not let Greg or I near him. What was he doing while he pulled them out; he was jumping up and down. He is a bit excitable I guess. He has been pestering me to know if the tooth fairy is real (I think he mostly wanted to know if he was REALLY going to get any money). I think he kind of knew already, so I told him, but we still gave him some money (although not the $10 that he claims his friend got for each tooth!). He also has strict instructions not to let the girls on to this little secret.
Adam probably has the most exciting life of anyone in our family. He continues to love the piano and excels at just about anything he does, with the exception of tetherball I guess. He is still working on finishing the Book of Mormon by the end of this year and constantly amazes us at his retention and comprehension. He has been the inspiration for his primary teacher and other adults in the ward to keep going. "If Adam can do it, so can I." He is an amazing kid.
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Yes he is. Truly amazing! He has been MY inspiration to read the Book of Mormon, too. Although I'm not sure even his inspiration is good enough to get me clear through by the end of the year. When I was visiting you this summer I was amazed by his basketball dribbling skills. And I think he may have inherited his love of tetherball from his Grandma Cherrie. I used to LOVE it!! Talk about an all around terrific kid. (Of course I'm not prejudiced or anything.)
You are up and running and I am down. Arghh! I am with G'ma Cherie... you have all around terrific kids, and I loved tetherball. Can you video some of his basketball game? Surely you could then either blog it or email it to us. We miss you.
Sounds like exciting stuff going on. That's awesome that he is enjoying everything so much. How far is he in the Book of Mormon? We've told some people about it and they are very impressed. I have gotten behind where I wanted to be with the reading but will definitely finish before the end of the year. Adam really is amazing and we are excited to see everyone in a couple days!!
I think at last report Adam was in the middle of 3rd Nephi.
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