Still my buddy

Lucas is my love, my sweet and thoughtful boy.  He's 11 and 1/2 and still my buddy.  

 He is crazy silly, loves to quote movies, has a knack for accents just like his dad, and loves to play with friends.

Lukey is one who is very aware of those around him, how they feel and how he can help them.  Last Thursday night he came to us said he has been thinking about a certain man in our ward who is in a wheel chair and cannot communicate except through his special computer.  Lucas had never talked to him before but felt that we needed to visit with him and be friends with him.  Aaron called and they went with a quart of his favorite ice cream.  That is just how he lives.  Lucas is pensive, asks questions and is close to the Spirit.  I love alone time with him, cuddling and talking about life.

Lucas loves sports and is most looking forward to basketball.  He also loves to run, just like his father, so he's looking forward to cross country or track and field these next few years. (We'll see which one he takes to more.  Aaron would be over the moon if he followed in his footsteps and tries pole vaulting.)

In June, Aaron and I partied in Costa Rica with Julia and Logan.  Lucas and Jonah got dropped off at the grandparents and I heard didn't miss us a bit.  Especially when they all went fishing.  Papa and Lucas worked hard on his fishing merit badge resulting in Roy being welcomed into the family.  He was a big, fat rainbow trout that Lukey caught all by himself.  

Roy was delicious.

Nana and Papa also taught Lucas how to play a Jackson family favorite, Rook.  He is now an official card shark and played hours of games this summer. He and his cousin, Jack were the team to beat at the family reunion and let me tell you, not many people did.

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Lucas always making up amazing stories and is working on putting them down on paper. If he could focus enough to write out what goes on his head, he could be a published author. But that's just a mother speaking. :)  He still loves Legos and will spend hours putting together elaborate ships and space ports. And he's pretty patient with JB who spends minutes taking them apart.

He took the news of our move to Portland pretty well. He has some great friends here, some he's known since we moved here 10 years ago. So it was hard to imagine leaving his school and living somewhere new. But having 7 cousins near our new home helped with the change, especially Jack and Allison. 

Last Sunday we were looking up Lucas' new school and realized that he would no longer be in elementary school for 6th grade but in middle school. Renae, our sister-in-law, saw us read this new info and commented, "I just saw you guys age before my eyes!" Yes, I cannot believe we have a child old enough for middle school. I was looking forward to one more year in elementary.

Life goes by way too fast.