The Middle

Today my middle man came home from school

with his first homework project of the year.

A family project~ we're all supposed to contribute to

decorating this apple however we want to.

My kind of project. :)

When I asked Hud how he wanted to decorate it,

he said he wanted to draw a picture of his family.

He grabbed his markers and got busy....look who ended up in the middle, holding hands with his Mom and Dad? :)

Apparently, he is very happy with his spot in the family. The psychology-lover in me gets really excited about this kind of stuff~ I believe that kids reveal A LOT about how they feel about things through drawing. It's clear that our Hud feels very secure and loved, and that makes this mom's heart very happy. And while I worry that by being the middle kid means he sometimes gets lost in the shuffle, and his more laid-back personality at times gets overshadowed by his slightly *ahem* higher-maintenance brothers, maybe I'm worrying for nothing. I worry about a lot of things.....have I mentioned that before? ;)

This kiddo has rocked his first 3 weeks of 1st grade.

I'm so proud of him~ he's reading like a champ and is a math whiz.

Now, if only his mom would get on the ball and finish teaching him how to tie his shoes.....

I think it's going to be a great year. ;)

How very much I love our family.