Sunday, November 19, 2017

Orion's 8th birthday



My firstborn is eight years old! Wow! He is getting SO big and is learning and growing so much. He is such a special kid and we are lucky to have him.

What he's up to and into:

-Orion has always loved and continues to love video games and all things technology related. Right now he's most into playing a racing game we recently bought. On TV he loves watching video game playthroughs and other video game shows.
-He continues to excel at reading and is doing well in all of his school subjects. He is able to do most of his school work himself. He's learning cursive right now and I'm very impressed!
-Orion really loves Hazel and is helpful in keeping her out of trouble. He loves to give her kisses.
-All of the kids have continued with Tae Kwon Do, and Orion has his orange belt. Sometimes he talks about playing soccer, but we haven't done so in a long time!
-Orion reads all the time. His favorites are nonfiction (cars, science) and comic books (Calvin and Hobbes, Captain Underpants). He almost always brings a book to the table when he eats, except at dinner when he's not allowed. We've actually banned books from his bedroom because he used to wake up all hours of the night and read by nightlight!
-He randomly gives me hugs and kisses or winks at me from across a room. I love it.
-Orion got to play Pope Leo X in our church's Reformation Day (500th anniversary) Play.
-He loves to whistle and sing and listen to loud music.


Orion has been very into Minecraft lately, so we went with that theme for his party! We were lucky enough to have both sets of his grandparents here to celebrate with us!






The day before his birthday, we drove to Columbus to visit Allie (Nathan's sister), Joran, and Josiah. We had a super nice visit with them, and we were even treated to donuts to celebrate the birthday boys- Joran and Orion share a birthday :)




On the day of his birthday, we had a couple of Orion and Desy's friends over to spend the afternoon and play at our house. They had a great time!


Our birthday interview (done a couple months late):

What's your name? Orion
What day is your birthday? November 19th
How old are you? 8
What's your favorite color? Blue
Favorite number?10,000
Favorite letter? Z
Favorite shape? Circle
Favorite food? I would say French fries and chicken nuggets because it's really good
Favorite candy? Warheads chewy cubes
Favorite game? Forza Horizon 2
Favorite movie? Stay Wars
Favorite TV show? Video game videos
Favorite book: I'd say Calvin and Hobbes
What do you want to be when you grow up? A movie artist
What is your Daddy's job? Working at the Salvation Army office
What is Mama's job? To watch us. 
Favorite place to go? The Farmersville pool
Favorite restaurant? I like McDonald's because it sells that Coke Zero
Favorite animal? I'd say a Tiger
Do have brothers or sisters? Yes
Any pets? Two. Yes.
Favorite song? Vincent
Favorite ice cream flavor? Salted caramel truffle
Who is your best friend? Kylie Vaughn
Favorite cereal? Reece's Puffs
Favorite thing to do outside? Use my helicopter
Favorite drink? Coke Zero
What toys do you like to take to bed with you? Anything, I don't care.
What's your favorite holiday? Halloween
What are you good at? Racing video games
Who is the coolest person ever? Jesus
Favorite toy? The Switch
What makes you happy? Playing Forza
What makes you sad? I don't really feel good when everyone ignores me
What are you scared of? Tornados
What's your super power? Fast running

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