Eli just turned 8, and has reached a whole new level of
maturity. He requested dinner at Shogun,
and he and Jaxon explained to the chef why he shouldn’t start fires and throw
eggs at home. This is the first time his
request hasn’t been McDonald’s! His wish
was for Skylander’s SwapForce. His
birthday party plans are finally underway now that baseball, basketball, and
soccer are officially over (until December).
Eli improved greatly over the past season. He has so much strength and is finally
learning to use his size to his advantage.
I’ve had so much fun at his games lately!!! Baseball – he is a consistent hitter, but
this season finally started putting some power behind his swings (he does
pretty well on defense too). Soccer – he
is becoming a good defender. Most kids
avoid whatever side of the field after he runs at them the first time. I guess seeing the equivalent of an 8 year
old runaway freight train headed at you is a bit unsettling at their age. Basketball is Eli’s favorite. He has figured out how to rebound the ball
and shoot it over his head so the other kids don’t have a chance at getting the
ball. He had a couple of fun spin moves
that were fun to watch as well.
Academically he is doing great!
He reads on a 4th grade level and knows a lot of
multiplication already. He is still
really great with his brother and sister.
It is common for friends to comment on how good he is with younger kids. Late note: on a rare moment alone with Eli,
he decided to tell me of the bible story he learned at church… Joseph and the
big fish J
Jaxon just completed his soccer season. We absolutely love the team he is on! He is very proud of his Most Improved
Defender certificate. At the end of
season soccer party, he ended up eating dinner at a table with another
family. The mom and dad commented on how
great his manners were. When I told him
how proud I was of his good manners, he responded, “Yah mom, I didn’t burp or
fart.” I’m so proud J Jaxon surprised us all not long ago. Eli was playing a game on the ipad and kept
asking multiplication questions. Jaxon
answered each question correctly. When
asked, he explained that a child in his 1st grade class had taught
him… “Ken from Japanese”. Jaxon was able
to teach Eli multiplication in under 5 minutes from the back of the van. Amazing! Jaxon is doing well in school. His teacher has learned how to he is able to hide and not complete his work. He had his kindergarten teachers fooled, so I gave a warning to Mrs. Robertson. So far Jaxon is doing amazing at first grade. I don't know how many spelling words he has missed this year, but it isn't many. It is very common for him to come home with a perfect score! When he finally tires of playing video games with Eli, Jaxon loves playing with Alysa. Sometimes his enthusiasm becomes too much for her. Alysa was going through a biting stage for a week or so. I got such a kick out of watching Jaxon run
for his life with AJ chasing after him with her mouth wide open – clearly going
in for the attack. She didn’t have a
chance at catching him. It was quite a
sight though. Wish I could have caught
that on video.
AJ is such a girly-girl.
I’m not quite sure what we are going to do with her. She loves to get dressed, put on shoes, and
put bows in her hair. When we traveled
to Houston, we stopped at a Burger King.
The kids were passing around a crown, and once AJ put it on I called her
a queen. She shook her head no. Her daddy called her a princess and she said “princess”
with the biggest smile on her face. She
is already interested in potty training.
We’ve been slowly introducing the idea.
I’m guessing by the next time I remember to blog she will have been
potty trained for months! She is living
up to her name. She brings Joy to
everyone. I keep waiting for her
brothers to get mad at her for getting into their things, but she manages to
charm most everyone she comes across. She
just learned how to climb out of her crib (just shy of her 2nd
birthday) because Eli would always get her out upon her request. She loves playing with the ipad, legos,
soccer ball, basketball, putting on chap stick, and anything else she can get
her hands on. A while back I was running
through the house gathering the things I needed to leave for work. I noticed her running along behind me also
grabbing things. I realized once I got
to the door that she had prepared herself to come with me to work. She had a small lunch bag that she was
carrying as a purse, a small toy, and a snack.
She often says things that make us smile: So happy, NOT happy, aw man,
awesome, so funny, and she finally starting calling Jaxon by name (until now
she called both brothers Li-Li)!!!!
