And if that weren't enough to make the point, consider our son Kekoa's kindergarten graduation ceremony.
Also known as "Aloha Kindergarten..."
You have to love that we're in the middle of the desert and our kids are wearing aloha shirts, leis, and singing Hawaiian songs.
Of course, while Dad kept moving around the room to get a decent picture, Kekoa celebrated that great Hawaii tradition of giving stink eye...
While the performance of our kindergarten students is merely judged as satisfactory, starting in first grade the kids receive traditional letter grades.
In our son Bretty's case, he is so very pleased to have received straight A's -- one of only two students in his entire class to earn that honor.
In fact, if you look carefully in the background of the picture at the award ceremony below, you'll see that even Katie Holmes took time away from the scientologist (you know, the Opera couch jumping guy who subscribes diarrhea-etics) to attend Bretty's award celebration...
Either that or someone forgot to bring the camera to Bretty's ceremony so this picture was taken at home.
Well, we're pleased to say that David also is a straight-A student and received his certificate from the principal as well...
And as the school year comes to a close for David, so begins that most famous past time for the boys of summer.
Welcome to baseball!
Not too long ago, David and Bretty were with me when I stopped in a barbershop for a quick haircut. As a men's barbershop, naturally the only thing on the television was a baseball game. While Bretty was preoccupied talking away with some girl sitting next to him, David was enthralled by the game. This was the first time he had ever had the opportunity to watch a baseball game because other than the famous Red Sox - Yankees battle of the season before last (during which time David was asleep), we NEVER watch baseball. Not ever.
Well, for his first game ever, David couldn't get enough of it. When we got home he immediately flipped through the TV channels and found himself watching his very first Red Sox game.
Thus David became the newest citizen of Red Sox Nation.
And like every good boy who loves the Red Sox, David decided suddenly that he had to play baseball.
Today, batting third in the order in his very first game, he stepped up to the plate...
And so it was that David would get the very first hit of the season for his team...
As his single took him to first base...
For his little league team, the Yankees.
Yes, he is more than a little bit upset about the name.
As one who spent four years in college just outside of Boston, I am a Red Sox fan also (well, as much as I can be a fan of any team other than the Dallas Cowboys). And so it was my sacred duty to teach David to despise the Yankees.
Oh well. Even if he has to play for the Yankees, he did have a blast playing ball...
And his younger siblings were enjoying themselves as well. Kekoa, Nalani and Malia decided to make a train with their chairs...
Until the caboose took a tumble...
And so begins summer vacation!
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