Today was Owen's 100th day of school celebration. The kids were supposed to dress up like they were 100 years old for a Best Old Man & Best Old Woman costume contest. How exactly do you make a 7 year old look 100 years old without extensive makeup or a mask (and without spending a ton of money)? We did the best we could with accessories, and Owen perfected his old man impression by hunching over & saying things like "I've thrown out my back", "young-ins" and "whippersnapper". He was so excited when he got home this afternoon and had won a medal for 3rd place in the costume contest!
Another exciting part of his day was getting to lead the Pledge of Allegiance over the speaker for the entire school this morning. He reported that he did a very good job and "spoke loud and clear". Good thing he doesn't have his daddy's nerves when it comes to public speaking! :-)
