8-years-old

This handsome boy is officially 8-years-old.  Each year seems to pass more quickly than the last one.  I feel like Wyatt should still be my baby.  He was such a great baby. He was so easy going and so much fun.  He was adorable as a baby and is adorable now.  

We went to the Provo City Center Temple to take his pictures and we had about five minutes before it started pouring rain, so we only got a couple of pictures there. 

Wyatt is a great kid.  He really has a desire to do what is right and he feels really bad when he makes mistakes.  I worry about him because he is too hard on himself.  We are trying to help him realize that we are all going to make mistakes and that is okay. 

Wyatt reads the scriptures on his own in bed a lot.  He loves the picture story books and he knows most of the stories in the scriptures.  He loves primary.  A couple of months ago he wanted to get up during fast and testimony meeting and tell about the bird that came into our house.  I explained to him that it was a cool story, but that is not what fast and testimony meeting is for.  I explained what a testimony is and he sat down and started writing.  When he was finished he showed it to me and it said, "I'd like to bear my testimony, I know this church is true, I'm thankful that Joseph Smith translated the Book of Mormon, I'm grateful for the temple."  After that he stood up and bore his testimony.  

Wyatt is a funny kid.  He loves to laugh and tell jokes.  His first grade teacher loved that about him. She loved that he would tell her riddles and laugh at her jokes.  He comes out of his room every night to show me funny parts in his books.

He is so handsome.  I tell him all the time that I have a crush on him.  

I love his smile, it is so cute! 

Wyatt is very bright. He can figure out multiplication and division problems in his head and he is an excellent reader.  He loves to learn and loves any type of workbook.

Wyatt is a social kid and loves to play with friends.  He loves any chance he gets to play with Rockwell and they laugh so hard together.  Wyatt is similar to Caitlyn where he looks for kids who are playing alone and plays with them.  

One day while we were swimming at Katie's Wyatt looked over at me and winked and made a gun with his finger and pointed it at me.  Adorable!

Wyatt gets overwhelmed easily.  He is very well behaved out of the house, but he has a hard time controlling his emotions at home sometimes.  When he gets overwhelmed he is very irrational and has a hard time calming down.  He is getting better at going to his room to calm down.  Poor kid, he isn't trying to be difficult.  

Wyatt loves sports.  He is a great athlete.  He is excited to play soccer again soon.  He loves soccer and basketball right now.  He loves to play with Jonah and learn new tricks and skills.  

He loves to build things with Legos or other blocks.  He loves to collect things, especially rocks, sticks and sea shells. He loves to explore and discover new things.  

He is our healthy eater.  He loves vegetables, fruits and especially salads.  He also loves grilled chicken.  His favorite thing is a grilled chicken salad.  He is a hard worker.  He likes big jobs that make him feel grown up.  He will work really hard when he has a job to accomplish.  He loves to go on walks with me and play outside. 

Wyatt is so excited to be baptized.  I have seen him grow and develop this year and have a desire to learn and I know he is ready to make these covenants with his Heavenly Father.  We are proud of Wyatt and we love having him in our family.