To celebrate Collin's birthday this year, he had two friends ride the bus home with him after the last half-day of school. Wyatt & Christian seem to be nice boys. First, they had Costco pizza, Collin's favorite. Then they enjoyed the afternoon playing on the ninja gym and trampoline out back, playing Among Us on their personal devices and playing some video games on the Wii-U upstairs. Lastly, they each made their own ice cream sundae.
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Collin is in 6th grade now, so he's no longer at the elementary school. He wants me to substitute at his school, but I can't figure out the schedule, and I really don't want to venture into middle school. Haha. It's sad he's by himself on the bus though, since all the Littles come and go to school with me many days.
His favorite teachers are Mrs Vineyard (art) and Mrs Lane (science). It's no surprise that those are his two favorite classes too. He is taking both math and science as gifted & talented, and he loves them both. He loves algebra and loves to brag about how easy it is for him. His least favorite class in PE. He hates changing his clothes and figuring out the locker combination. When they lift weights, he can barely lift the bare bar, and they run laps and do burpies all the time. It's not his favorite, to say the least.
The week before his birthday, he passed his last taekwondo midterm test to qualify to test for his Second Degree black belt in June. We've decided as a family that after June, he'll take a break for at least a year to see if he wants to continue.
He is still my little knitter. He made an alligator in the week leading up to Christmas, and he's working on a Harry Potter train engine now.
Collin is still playing piano and taking lessons. He is so talented. I never have to remind him to practice and nag him. His bus comes an hour after the elementary one, so he spends 30 minutes practice piano and 30 minutes reading on his Kindle. Ryan and I are usually not home that hour, but he sticks to his routine anyway. It is awesome.
Collin loves is very sensitive to the Spirit and enjoys participating in family scripture study and prayer. He reminds me when we've forgotten about our morning Ponderizer or Family Home Evening. He is good at pointing out when he is feeling the Holy Ghost, and he relishes the peace and quiet music brings him.
He is very bothered by swearing and riding the middle school bus has been hard for him. For Christmas, we got him an MP3 player, and he's got a whole playlist he can listen to to tune out the language. He also reads his book on his Kindle to distract him.
Collin loves YMs, and next week he will be called as the Deacons Quorum president. He has figured out all the challenges of passing the sacrament at the end of the meeting and with altered methods because of Corona. He's growing up, and I already worry about the day I have to send him on his mission.
Happy 12th, Coll!
