I have an 8-year-old?! Eight is a BIG milestone and it's hard to believe our oldest has hit it. We are SO blessed to have Aiden in our family! He is happy and helpful and obedient and silly and smart and friendly and an all around good kid! Here are a few things about Aiden at 8-years-old that I don't want to forget:
- He loves sports - both watching and playing. He had a great season playing baseball and he's excited to start flag football in the fall. He especially loves BYU sports and Lebron James (thanks to Uncle Steve)
- He has been playing the piano for nearly a year and he is a great little piano player already! He likes practicing and especially loves when Grandma has him play songs like Star Wars and church songs.
- He is a great little helper for me. I'm so busy with 4 kids now that Aiden is often the first to help get me a diaper or to help load the car if we're going on an outing or help tidy up the house. He loves to make others happy and he knows I get so happy when he is helpful :)
- He just started cub scouts and is SO excited to be a scout! He loved day camp and he loved his first hike with his troop. I hope this optimism about scouts continues!
- He is excited about life and loves to plan for the future. He often asks me how many more days til a certain trip and he wants to know the schedule for the week. He must have inherited that organizational obsession trait from me :)
- He is obsessed with Star Wars (thanks to my parents for introducing him to it). All the kids his age are into Star Wars and I love that he's so passionate about it. And he's obsessed with Legos. For Christmas he got a Lego table and he plays it every day. Best present ever because it's the gift that keeps on giving (i.e. entertaining him every day)
- He loves playing outside - riding scooters, playing in the dirt, riding his bike, playing on the tramp, playing kickball and basketball. I love that he is so active. We don't have video games and my kids never play on the computer or tablet really. It's great.
- He knows so much about the gospel and scriptures already. He is like a sponge. He loves to choose the right and be a good boy. I am so grateful he is our oldest because he is such a good example to his little siblings. He is definitely ready to be baptized soon!
Like always, here's his yearly birthday interview:
How old are you? eight
What makes you happy? Playing basketball and playing Legos and
jumping on the tramp
What is your favorite color? blue and green
What is your favorite animal? elephant
What is your favorite thing to eat? breakfast foods – pancakes,
waffles, German pancakes, French Toast
What is your least favorite thing to eat? Cauliflower and
lettuce and vegetables
Who are your best friends? Paige, Lydia, Coleman, Tristen, Abby,
Lucas, Porter, Brennan
What are your favorite things to do? Play basketball, play
Legos, and jump on the tramp, ride bikes and scooters, play kickball
What are you good at? Legos and math and piano and reading
What is your favorite movie? Star Wars
What is your favorite song? Star Wars theme song
What do you and your mom like to do together? Cook food, piano
What do you and your dad like to do together? Build stuff and
practice football and baseball and basketball together
What do you and your brother like to do together? Play Legos and
play sports and ride bikes and scooters
What do you and your sister like to do together? Jump on the
tramp and play kitchen
If you could go anywhere in the world, where would it be? Space
What is your favorite sport? Kickball and football and
basketball and baseball
What is your favorite book? Star Wars books
What do you want to be when you grow up? Astronaut
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