Kacey

While Kacey was sharing his bag today, Ms. V came up and whispered in my ear, "He should get the Outdoor Kid of the Year award!" I had to agree!

Kacey started by telling us about his baseball. He's on the A-League this year (a big thing for a 4th grader!) and just loves baseball. He even had a baseball to show us, besides this picture of him batting.

Next came the horse picture. This is his Dad's horse. He told us his mom and sister also had a horse....um? I asked him if he also had a horse. "No." "Well, geez, Kacey, do you feel left out?" I asked him. The answer to that question came from Room 8. They started telling me about his 4-wheelers and bikes... as if that was much better than a horse. That led into Kacey telling us about his BMX experiences. He started BMX racing about 1 1/2 years ago - he thinks. He told us you don't race by your age, but by how good you are. Kacey is GOOD. The first time he raced, he got 2nd place! He races with a Redline GT bike. The mom in me asked him if he wore safety equipment. Never fear, he does. He said he wears a helmet, gloves, and pants. Whew!!!

Speaking of awards, Kacey brought SOME of his medals and one of his ribbons. He has medals for baseball All-Stars, BMX, and soccer. He also had a blue ribbon for BMX. I knew this was definitely a blog photo.In keeping with his outdoor theme, Kacey started telling us about fishing. He brought this ... well, I think it's something to weigh the fish with. You can also pull part of it out to measure the fish. Kacey demonstrated this for his un-outdoorsy teacher.
There's more of the 'outdoor Kacey'... he also likes to snowboard... and he had a picture of him with his first bow and arrow. I think these were in Montana and Wyoming.

Wow! Kacey, we definitely should give you another award for being the best outdoorsman in Room 8!