Political Aspirations

Devin ran for 7th grade office this week. They do it differently then I remember. Each school picks one representive from the 6th grade to be a 7th grade officer at Syracuse Jr. Devin had talked about maybe running at the beginning of the year. But, I didn't hear anything else about it until a few weeks before, and then the permission slip came home with a poster due back the next day! The candidates had to give a 60 second speech in front of the entire 6th grade and then the students voted. The top four went on to be interviewed by the 6th grade teachers, and then they chose the winner. Devin came up with a funny and very original poster idea, and I helped him come up with the slogan. Then he decided to do a speech that was a little bit Nacho Libre and a little bit Devin. He was so nervous about the speech. I don't think I've ever seen him so nervous about anything! But, I was proud of him because he didn't quit,(which he might have done a few years ago)he sucked it up and did the best he could. He was terrified that no one would laugh and he'd be shunned for the rest of his life. :) While I was waiting for him after school a friend, and fellow candidate, ran up and told me that Devin had made the top four. I was so thrilled!! When Devin got in the car I gave him a high five and told him congrats. He said the speech went well and "some people laughed". The interviews were held the following day. It was a long day for me, waiting until 1:15 when I went to pick him up to find out what happened. It turned out he didn't win. But, he said he felt really good about the interview and was glad he had tried. We are so pround of Devin. He faced a fear and did awesome!

Noah is 4!!!

Okay, so I'm a lame mom!! It has taken me this long to post about Noah's birthday, which was January 23!! But, in my defense....okay, don't have one.
Anyway, Noah is now 4 and he is so much fun. He LOVES Lightning McQueen, Batman, and super heros in general. He is at that great age when everything is either so exciting and wonderful, or terrible, horrible, and no good. :) These days he has more good times then bad, which makes life much easier for me. His favorite thing to do is play with his friends Ethan and Carter and to watch Power Rangers movies.
I love the way he says "A few last weeks ago I...." and how he tells Drue she can go on the potty, yet he refuses to. And don't think we haven't bribed him. He just doesn't care! We love his chocolate pudding eyes and his toothless grin. He is a joy! Happy Birthday Noah! We love you!!