Kid's Club & Growing Older

Tyler and I started going to a weekly kids club program at the mall. Its every Thursday for an hour, its free, and they sing fun songs, read stories, etc. We started going when he was about 18 months. We went pretty regularly for a few years, then when school started, and I began teaching, Kids Club was no longer an option. Its been about a year and a half since we've been, and out of the blue, Tyler asked yesterday if we could go. I said sure. We got ready and arrived at the mall just in time, found our seat amongst the literally hundreds of out of school kids, and started to watch the show. After sitting through about 2 songs, Tyler had the saddest look on his face. He crawled up on my lap and said he was very sad now because Kids Club is boring! When I told him he had grown up, and Kids Club was for younger kids, and thats why he didnt find it interesting anymore, he just broke down into tears! He was so upset that the Kids Club he used to adore, was no longer fun, because he's getting older!!!! Then we decided to leave, but make a quick trip to the bathroom. In the bathroom, arms folded, pout firmly in place, he looked at me and said 'i'm tired of the attitude!!!!' I tried hard not to laugh and asked him 'whose attitude?' he pointed at himself and resumed his pout/mad face!!! I said, if you dont like your attitude, change it! Thats pretty much all it took! He changed is outlook, and had a pretty decent rest of the morning!! Poor guy! Growing up is hard to do!!!!

Here's a few recent pics....My angel in the Christmas play at school.

Tyler and Alyee (his girlfriend) at baseball awards ceremony!