Boy Wonder!

I just have to give a shout out to our Boy Wonder R!
He is one awesome 10 year old and we sure love him!
Right now he is a busy 5th grader. He is a great student and does really well in school. He gets to skip 5th grade math and do 6th grade math this year and next year in middle school start pre-algebra.
He wasn't too pleased at first. He was pretty angry that school was making him 'skip out' on a whole year of math! It's one of his favorite subjects and instead of him seeing this as a good thing he felt a little cheated! That and he was a little nervous since he has to go to a different class for math. He's all for it now and he is being challenged which we really like. He gets to do his homework online which is pretty cool.
R is also our Tuba player! 3 mornings a week he catches the early bus to the middle school for band practice. Last week he got to play with the middle and high schoolers during the high school football game half time. He loved it! It was so fun to see him out there! Right now we have piano lessons on hold for a few months.
He is in Webelos scouts and thinks it's great. In July he got to go to Webelos day camp and had a blast. He was recognized for being most improved for archery. He says so far its the best scout program!
R is one fun kid, he adds so much to this family. He is smart, caring, a great son, a tremendous big brother, and one rockin kid!