Go Go Boy on His Go-Cart

One day after many hours of summer fun the pull cord for the Go-Cart motor just gave out. It had been broken for several weeks. This past weekend Tom put it on his priority list for fixing and we had one happy boy all weekend. :) Jacob kept the Go-Cart trail blazing! The weather was beautiful! The other kids all got in on the fun as well.
I've learned to enjoy Jacob's energy and zest for life! You notice I said "learned".....it did take some getting used to. ;) The boy could plumb tucker his Mama out during his toddler years. Tuckered in an extremely good way though. :) Jacob is always willing to Go Go Go and Do Do Do! Motivation is almost never a problem with Jacob, which I am so thankful for because motivation can be a very hard thing to teach when it doesn't come naturally.

The one area that Jacob is lacking motivation in these days is spelling words. Spelling is a huge effort for Jacob right now. He has 28 words every week and we spend quite a bit of time every night working on these together. He is also working on his multiplication tables too, which is a huge effort as well. Unlike spelling though, he really seems to enjoy learning his multiplication tables and is up to the challenge on those! He is really working hard and I'm so proud of him. The other day when I told him it was spelling time he got that disappointed look on his face and when I asked him what was wrong he said, "Mom, don't ya know that I would rather be swinging from a tree somewhere than studying these spelling words!" LOL!! I had to laugh at that one because I know it is SO TRUE! I'm happy to report that Jacob received an A- on his spelling test last week. Pretty good for a Go Go Boy, who would much rather be swinging from a tree somewhere! :)