Bodyguards

Cars has not been wanting to go to Gym 60 everyday like in the past. The class went from 40-50 kids the first few weeks to about 10-15 the next. Everyone that I know of that quit going said it was from the same thing. Bullies. My boys are pretty tough and can hold their own, so we have never had this problem. These boys are MEAN! The last time that Carson went, he pulled one of the kids flags in flag tag and so the kid punched him. Later that same day Cars and him were having a pushing war (I don't know what the real name is, but they try to get each other to touch something across the mat and then they win if they do. The best is to wrap them up and drive like blocking in football) The boy is a wrestler but Cars got the better shoot on him and drove him and the kid lost (Cars has always been an amazing athlete. He just "gets" it, not matter what he's playing). He grabbed Cars and threw him up against the wall and started choking him. It's bad. (the boy got kicked out of the class, but there are more boys just the same.) Cars just decided that day it wasn't worth it anymore. Caden however goes EVERY day. He freaks out if I am a minute late dropping him off. He goes alone, is willing to walk (I don't let him) alone, walk home alone, whatever he needs to to get to go. I asked Cars today why Caden is ok going and he says, "Because everyone loves Caden. He has some bodyguards, and if anyone even tried to touch him, these older boys would beat them up." Haha! It is so funny. Cool Joe Caden! He amazes me more and more everyday. I hope he never loses his personality that seems to flock everyone to him.

I told him the other day (when he heard an advertisement for football) that we were going to try and take him to the football games this year. Instead of date night alone, I told him we would get a sitter for the babies and take them with us to the home games. He got really excited and said that ALL his friends would be there, because they love football, even if they can't play until 3rd grade! I always wanted to take my kids to the football games, but I had no idea 1st graders would want to go "hang" with their friends. WOW!!! Scary. I don't know if I'm ready for that with him. The older boys, maybe (they were already asking last year to go meet their friends). Not him. Not yet.