My Son Jay

Some of my out of town friends have not had the priviledge of meeting my baby boy, Jay. He's a wonder-boy. Here are a few things that I really love about him...

1. He's a GREAT baseball player. Very pretty natural swing with great follow-through and bat speed. It wouldn't surprise me to see him play in the majors someday.

2. He's very smart. He's learning to read a little bit these days, and he's already a numbers whiz which really makes me happy. He can count like a madman. It's a very entertaining passtime in the car these days. Last weekend on the way to church we counted to 200. He said the evens and I said the odds. Of course, I'm still working on his favorite number. Right now, he says his favorite number is 8, but Daddy still pays the bills.

3. He never stops asking questions. Sometimes this really drives me nuts, but I think it's a great quality that is going to take him a long way in life.

4. He loves to fish! I can't wait for the adventures we're going to have on the water.

5. He loves his mother! I love watching Sondra and Jay interact. It reminds me of how special the mother/son bond is. Kinda takes me back to my own childhood with my mom.

6. He's really learning to protect his baby sister. We went on a field trip and he just randomly reported to the class that "I protect my baby sister." They're really getting to be buddies these days.

7. He loves to play the drums. His singing is coming along a little bit, but I'm not super optimistic he will follow in Daddy's shoes on that one:) He does have a little rhythm and loves to hit the skins... Go Jay.

8. He loves watching sports with me, especially football and baseball. He'll watch an entire game with me, or at least until I get tired of him asking me how tall everybody is. What gives on this? "How tall are his shoes dad?"

I could go on and on. There's NOTHING like being a dad to a baby boy. James Wade Hinton II is the man! Geaux Jay! I'm pretty sure he's going to be an outstanding man someday in spite of his dear old daddy.