Henry J. Wright, Esquire

Can I just start by asking how in the world did Jay and I end up with a child turning 8? Finishing 2nd grade? Seriously, I don't know where the time has gone but he sure seems grown up lately. He can tie his own shoes. He's losing teeth. He can call a friend on the phone. He takes out the trash and recycling. He reads the sports section of the newspaper in the morning before school, for heaven's sake. And if you know Henry, he's more like 7 going on 25 alot of the time, as evidenced by the account below.

Today in Henry's 2nd grade class they had Author's Day. It was a special program where the kids in his class all read something that they had written during the year. Most of the offerings were short stories about a myriad of things - puppies and kitties, ducks, secret agents, that kind of thing. Some of the kids wrote about their lives - sports, skateboarding, playing with friends, going to Disneyland. Not our Henry. He wrote about U.S. State Records. Apparently he was inspired by the 2008 World Record book he was reading and decided to research some of the more interesting facts and share them with the class. If you want to know about avocado production in the state of California in 2008, look no further:



His presentation was just so Henry. After complimenting him on his essay and buying him (and William and Tessa) a half price slushie at Sonic to celebrate, I asked him if he enjoyed writing fiction. He grimaced. That's OK. The world needs researchers.

He's had a great 2nd grade year with a wonderful teacher. We are so proud of him!