Mom--I'm a Champion...

So--yes--I've not kept up with my blog lately! I honestly feel like I've been running non-stop the past few months! I just wish I had the body to prove it :) Oh well--there are certainly more important things than what size of jeans I wear.

I really have to stop and brag for a minute--Carter's little flag football team won the league championship! It was a long and HOT day (and so fun to have Grandma and Grandpa with us)--but worth it in the end to see all the relief on the faces of the parents when the Cowboys took 1st place! I'm not sure the boys really understood the win--but they loved the trophies!

It was really fun to watch Carter grow during the season--from not having a clue and dancing around the field to being excited about the plays...and yes--still dancing around the field. One thing I noticed about Carter is that he didn't get angry when things didn't go his way. That to me is more important than any other skill he could have learned. He was a great sport--even when the coaches (and Dad) came down on him--which they did! He is such a good boy and I love watching him grow up even though it is bittersweet.

For the past few weeks now he'll be busy with something and he'll just randomly turn to me and say, "Mom--I'm a champion!" At first it kind of made me laugh--especially for those of you who know Carter--you know that he is RANDOM!

But now that he's said it several times to me, it has started me thinking...and I'm glad he feels that way. I need to be more of a cheerleader for my kids--so that even if the world is telling them differently, they know that their mom thinks that they are champions. It seems like there is alot out there right now to drag kids down--so all the positive they can get--we should give. So--yes Carter--you are a champion and I hope you never forget that!