Gregory, you are such a great kid! I just love you so much! You are so sweet, kind, loving, helpful and love God! You crack me up with how much you know about sports too. Its amazing. Its funny, because you have always been into sports. From the time you were so small. It was always about BALLS!! Basketball, football, and baseball. You have never outgrown that. You’ve just grown up so much. You came home from your basketball scrimmage today and told me you needed new shoes because yours from last year were too small. You came home with two blisters on your feet. Guess we gotta get you some new basketball shoes. Your feet must be getting big too. You are smarter than me in a lot of school subjects!  I know for sure I wasn’t in the math classes you are in or reading as many books as you.   You are almost taller than me too! When we stand next to each other in church for worship, I can’t believe how tall you are getting.  Guess you will be as tall as daddy one day.  You look so grown up here in this picture too! Oh, and now that you have an ipad, we play WORDS together, and you beat me in almost every game! Goodness!! Where oh where has the time gone! I was watching your baby brother Gideon suck his thumb tonight and I was thinking back when Daddy and I tried to get you to suck your thumb. You caught on and took to your thumb until your two front teeth came in. Those thumb sucking days are over now. I look at Luke and see you in him! He looks like you did at that age! He just acts a little different. I love you Mr. Gregory! We nick name you JOHN BOY sometimes because you are such a HUGE help! You are always willing to help too and that is such a special quality! You RARELY every COMPLAIN about doing your chores, helping your brothers, babysit, or helping others! You do your work as unto the Lord as you should. I thank you for that! Love you so much Gregory. We pray for you and look forward to see what kind of man of God you will grow up to be!