I can't believe our first baby is 8 years old!!! Colin didn't have a party this year, but he did pick to go to Dave and Busters with Dennis and Evan yesterday. They had a blast eating lunch and playing games.
Then today after school he had his pick for dinner...mac and cheese pizza! Those are two of his favorite foods so he figured, why not combine them! Dennis made him the pizza and Colin couldn't have been happier. We then had gourmet cupcakes that I had picked up and then he got to open his presents. It was nice that so many family members sent him gifts.
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| Evan actually wanted to spend his own money and buy Colin a present. He was so excited to give Colin a Bey Blade. |
Colin at 8 years old is a lot of fun. He is still fairly shy around new people and adults, but with friends he is pretty confident. He is still competitive when it comes to sports and games. He loves to build things with legos or cool different kinds of blocks. He is very smart and is doing well in advanced math at school. His reading has improved a ton this year and I believe he is reading at a 4th grade level now. Like a lot of boys, he doesn't love doing homework and wants to get it done as quick as possible.
Colin loves to joke around. Sometimes he is too silly, but we are working on that. He is sneaky and loves to play hide and seek. Colin could also be outside all day. It doesn't matter how cold it is, he will play and play for hours. He still goes to bed about 7:45pm and wakes up around 6:45-7am. I think he would sleep in longer if it wasn't for his brothers waking him up. Colin continues to need the most sleep of all the kids. If he doesn't get a good 11+ hours of sleep he will get very cranky the next evening.
Colin is a great big brother to Leah. He asks me all the time if he can hold her. He hasn't volunteered to change diapers yet, though he probably would (as long as there is no poop).
Overall, he is a silly, smart, fun and active 8 year old!
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