Ethan is SEVEN!

And just like that, Ethan is seven! 

 

His birthday was on a Friday, so he was up early for school. I bought donut holes for breakfast, and then he was out the door. It was "Bat Day" at school - to finish their week-long unit on bats - so he got to dress all in black and take a flashlight. The teachers blacked out the windows and covered the tables with black paper, and the kids all brought flashlights. The teachers gave all the kids glow necklaces/bracelets too. He said celebrating Bat Day was one of the best parts of his day!

After school, two of his friends rode his bus home with him. He opened a new Lego set from Logan, and they put it together. Then they played outside for a while on the Ninja gym and trampoline. 

Then we sang to him and ate cupcakes. 

Last, Ethan had arranged for each boy to bring their tablet, so Brennan got everyone on our wifi so they could play in the same Minecraft world. 

When the moms came for pickup at 5:15pm, Ayden's mom brought Ethan's gift, a Beyblade arena. So they played with that for a bit too.

Since it was a Friday, we went ahead and did our regular pizza & movie (How to Train Your Dragon 3) night. Then we sang again and did cupcakes and ice cream as a family! 

On Saturday afternoon, we headed to Legoland San Antonio. It is inside the mall downtown by the Alamo. It was really cool! It was only one floor of the mall, so I was surprised how small it was, but there was a shooting ride, a mini San Antonio built out of Legos, a pedal ride, Legos to build race cars and test your design, an instructional class for building Halloween-themed items, and a 4D movie. There was even a small play structure. We had a great time! 

We tried to eat dinner on the Riverwalk but there were way more people - with the accompanying wait times - there than we expected, so we ended up at Johnny Rockets in the mall instead. It was a big disappointment.

It was a great birthday weekend! 

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Ethan is a first grader. He is doing EXCELLENT in school, and I think we'll make sure he gets tested for gifted & talented education in the winter for next school year. Working with him at home during COVID was a huge blessing. I had no idea how adept he is working with and manipulating numbers. It is so fun to see. He is also ahead of his classmates in reading and writing, but that has a lot to do with me not letting them stop school over the summer. Blessings of having a teacher as a mother! 

At the beginning of this school year, Ethan reverted to his struggles with potty-training, but he seems to have gotten it back together again. Fingers crossed we can put that immaturity behind us now!

Ethan really loves soccer, but he hasn't gotten to play in a while. I plan to get him back into the league here in the Spring. 

He still loves being social and playing with friends. Ayden and Logan are his closest friends right now, but he also has several boys in his class at school he likes to be around. He doesn't always make the best choices though. We is still very impulsive, and we are working a lot with him to try to help him think before he acts. 

Ethan still has his darling, round, dimpled cheeks. His teacher told me that the first few days of school she didn't know he had then (because of his mask), and then one day at recess she saw his cute cheeks and about died. Honestly, I think he will always have a round face. The rest of him doesn't have a bit of fat, so I don't think it's chubbiness anymore, ya know? 

Ethan still loves his mohawk. He has had it so long now, I'm pretty sure he considers it part of his identity. It works for him, mostly because of those cute, round cheeks, but I've always thought he'd grow out of it. I guess we'll see. 

Ethan has a sweet tooth. He loves candy and treats. His favorite food is anything with Nutella. He also likes cheese pizza, which he has started to eat 3 pieces at a time. We think there may be a growth-spurt on his horizon! He loves chocolate and baked goods too.