I have been meaning to post this for a while (truth be told, since October!), but time got away from me. Britt enjoyed every second of being The Star of the Week in his second grade class. He was really looking forward to it, due to his sister's experience in the same classroom, and he couldn't wait for his turn! Here are the letters we sent to him that were read out loud to his class...
To
the Wonderful Señora Downes and Her Spectacular Second Grade Class…
Greetings
from Britt’s mom! I am going to tell you everything you need to know about my
son, Britt Robert Faulkner Murray, who happens to be my most favorite boy in the
entire world. You might be wondering why he has two middle names. Well, let me
tell you… Britt was named after my grandpa, George Robert Maupin, and also after Britt’s dad’s dad, Edwin Faulkner. So his two middle names are a
tribute to his two grandfathers, which makes it a very special name, and that’s
just perfect, because Britt is a very special boy. Would you like to hear more
about Britt?
I
always say Britt saved our family. He’s been a superhero since the day he was
born! First, he saved me, his mother, from working full time at a job I did not
like one single bit. This in turn saved his sister, who happens to be one of Britt’s
best friends, from having to be in daycare all day long so I could work at that
horrible job I didn’t like at all. And he also saved his dad from only having girls,
because Britt is his only son. So you can see how right off the bat, from
birth, Britt has been a superhero to our family.
Britt
is an amazing kid. For starters, he is the only boy in our entire family on
both sides! You might think this is sad, but it’s actually super cool, because
Britt is one rough, tough cowboy, but he’s also a sweet, kind Mama’s Boy, and he’s
a boy who knows how to play with girls or boys either one. In other words, he’s
a real gentleman. He gives the absolute best hugs ever, and he’s an awesome
little snuggle-bug.
One
of the most exciting things about Britt is that he’s a pirate. He’s loved
pirates since he was old enough to say ARRRRRRRGH! He’s been a pirate for
Halloween three times, his room is decorated in a pirate theme, and he even has
a real metal sword. He has more
pirate toys than any other toy in his room. And guess what else? He even has
Viking blood in him, according to his Grandma Diggy. So he was born a pirate!
But a nice one, not a mean, stinky one…
Another
fun thing about Britt is that he’s a cowboy. A real, genuine cowboy. And he
comes from a long, long line of
cowboys! Cowboys can be traced back as far as cowboys go in Britt’s family
tree, all the way to the very first ones. He first learned to ride on his
horse, Quickity Split, when he was in Kindergarten. He outgrew Quickity and is
now sharing his sister’s horse, Tex.
But he just got a new horse this fall named Maggie, and someday soon he will be
riding her. When he gets bigger, he’s going to be a team roper and a bull
dogger and maybe even a bronc rider! But he promised me he won’t be a bull
rider – phew! Britt goes to a lot of rodeos, because his dad is a rodeo judge,
and because of this, Britt has met a lot of famous cowboys. One of the big
stars of the Professional Bull Riding, Cody Ford, gave Britt his first buckle
when he was only a year old. Britt still wears this buckle today, and will keep
on wearing it until he wins one himself.
Another
cool thing about Britt is that he’s an athlete. For starters, he's an excellent
swimmer. We think he might even be in the Olympics someday, he’s so good at swimming!
We call him our little fish. I’m sure you know he plays Pop Warner tackle football,
also. He won his first MVP (this stands for Most Valuable Player) just last
weekend, and we were all very proud of him. He gets to wear his football jersey
every Friday in honor of all his hard work in practice during the week. So far,
his papa owes him four hot fudge sundaes for tackles he’s made in games. And
last but not least, he participates in Karate, and has already earned several
belts. He is our very own Karate Kid!
Some
of the things Britt loves are Star Wars, playing in the dirt, building with legos
and watching pirate movies (mostly the Pirates of the Caribbean
series, which you might have guessed on your own). He loves Halloween as much
as he loves Christmas, and he totally digs kettle corn, drawing, reading,
superheroes, The Looney Toons and did I mention pirates?
He
also loves his family. He is the absolute best son his dad and I could ever ask for. He is the best brother
his sister could ever ask for. He is the best friend anyone could ever ask for.
He’s always kind, sweet, considerate and tries his best to do the right thing.
He has the heart of a champion, and I can’t wait to see all the amazing things
he’s going to do in his life. I’m so glad to have my very own Mama’s Boy (did
you know Mama’s Boys grow up to be the nicest men?).
There’s
only one more thing I need to tell you about Britt. It is actually a secret, so
don’t tell anyone, okay? Before he was born, I was scared to have a boy. I
didn’t know what I would do with a boy! Remember I told you he is the only boy
in our family? But I’m so thankful to have Britt, and I wouldn’t trade him for
any boy or girl in the world! He’s taught me so many things about being a mom,
and I know he’ll always be my special boy, no matter how old he is. I tell him
when he is 47 and I’m 89, he can still sit on my lap and be my Mama’s Boy. He’s
the very best boy I know, and I hope you all get to know him this year, because
one thing is for sure – if you know Britt, then you’re going to like him.
I
hope you enjoyed hearing all about Britt, and if you have any questions about
him, please be sure to ask me. I can tell you anything you want to know about
my precious Mama’s Boy… Because I love him all the way to heaven and back a
million times and more – and that’s a lot of love!
Big
Mama
Dear Britt,
What I think is so cool about you is how helpful you are to
everyone. You are also very kind to everyone. You have your own way of doing
things and you are able to figure out what you want to do and then do it.
With all the girls in our family, you handle yourself very
well. The try you have is something special.
You are my favorite son.
Love you lots,
Dad
Dear Class,
Britt is the best brother in the world! He is
a good play pal, too. What I like is his personality, creativity, his love for
pirates, and I could go on forever! But what I love most is his love for everyone!
And that’s just the beginning.
Love Brailey Murray