This was followed by the party. We had 10 kids over (6 boys from Colin's class and then a few neighbors). A mobile video game truck game and this has got to be the easiest birthday party ever! The boys were in the truck playing video games for about 1 1/2 hours and then they came inside for cake. All the boys had a blast and there is nothing like video games to keep a bunch of young boys calm. I have a feeling we might be doing this a few more times over the years....
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| The cake after all the destruction... |
However, Dennis and I did make a decision we have been talking about for a while now. We decided that we are only going to do a big party every other year for each kid. With three kids it is just too expensive to throw a party every year. More importantly, we worry that by having a big party every year the boys will not appreciate it as much. Dennis and I have such big families that our kids get so much stuff and it makes it hard to keep them humble and their expectations low. I've always worried about raising spoiled kids who aren't appreciative of what they have. So, I think that this will help a little. We told them on the off years we will just do something small as a family or maybe with just a couple friends. They took it well, but of course there is no birthday around the corner either...
Back to Colin...At 7 years old Colin is a lot of fun. He enjoys playing board ages with us, playing any sports, and recently has been having fun doing some lego kits with Dennis. He is still very in to Super heroes. Colin and Evan both enjoy their Sunday evening tradition of listening to Dennis read them comic books.
Colin is able to read many comic books himself now and a lot of the books that he has. He enjoys school somewhat, but really loves sports! His favorite classes are still library and PE. At home he enjoys drawing, but hasn't been doing as much recently. He loves video games now, but we have to limit his time to 30 minutes a day or he would be playing all day long. Colin LOVES to be outside. He could last all day riding his bike, throwing the football or playing soccer.
Colin is still shy around new people. But, with his friends he is very silly. He is sensitive, which makes him a great older brother. He often helps to make his brothers breakfast in the morning if I haven't come downstairs yet. He also will occasionally help me with some cleaning. We spend most of our time trying to keep him and Evan from wrestling each other, throwing in the house, and running in the house. But, when he isn't doing that he is very loving. He likes to cuddle with Dennis and I still and often wants to give us a hug. And, I will take those cuddles and hugs for as long as he is willing to still give them to us...
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