third time's a charm.....

...or is it "thirty" time's a charm??

for us, it was somewhere in between!!

bryson recited his speech meet verses today (in class) and got the highest score possible.

he has worked very hard, over the past several weeks, to memorize a passage from romans. i wanted to tape him and share it with you. the thing is.....it was tough to get it just right.

first, bryson kept scratching at his face....and it looked weird.

the second time around...he messed up and said the verses out of order!

then, bryson was moving from side to side and it was distracting!

then....hudson was being really loud and we couldn't hear what bryson was saying over all of the background noise.

then, bryson and i both got the giggles and couldn't make it through even one taping without cracking up. bryson then told me....."dude, i need an onion or something!" he said that would help him to calm down and cry, rather than laugh. i asked him to imagine what being an actor would be like. i think we both decided that it's way too much work.....

finally, we got it right. without further adieu....

bryson, age 7

reciting romans 15:5-7