Calvin is 8
Calvin turned 8 this June and had a great birthday party with his friends. He wanted to have a Roblox party, which most kids did not have a clue what it was. It's some video game he likes to play that's getting more popular. We had a Battle Bots fight, played tag at our friends, ate lots of food, and enjoyed the day.
He wanted to wait to get baptized until we had a plan with our family in Utah. He was very undecided if he should wait until we got to Utah again, or if he wanted to do it in Oregon. I was asked to attend Girls Camp this year with church and my in-laws agreed to come watch our kids while I took off for six days. Since they were in town, we decided it was the best time to do it. He's a lucky kid because he ended up getting his Aunt Jenny, Uncle Kurt, and cousins Keith and Kasen to come from Utah as well. His Uncle Phil and cousin Isaac made the trip too. We had a house full of cousins and my kids loved it.
Calvin is turning into such a fun kid. He's decided that he really likes to ride his bike. He is getting more and more brave daily. He jumps off some pretty tall things now into water after years of refusing to unless he was bribed. He is very social and always wants to play with friends and have people over to talk to. He is very tender hearted and looks out for others in a way that warms my heart completely. He is very selfless and would give away anything to make someone else happy. About the only person he argues with is his younger brother, no surprise there. Ronin loves to get his way and is used to Calvin giving him whatever he wants. But we've asked Calvin to stop giving into him and it's actually hard for Calvin to stand up for himself. I just hope he keeps great friends in his future who don't take advantage of his willingness to please others. He and Shelby are still inseparable and get along great.
We are so proud of Calvin and can't wait to see more of what his future holds!
He wanted to wait to get baptized until we had a plan with our family in Utah. He was very undecided if he should wait until we got to Utah again, or if he wanted to do it in Oregon. I was asked to attend Girls Camp this year with church and my in-laws agreed to come watch our kids while I took off for six days. Since they were in town, we decided it was the best time to do it. He's a lucky kid because he ended up getting his Aunt Jenny, Uncle Kurt, and cousins Keith and Kasen to come from Utah as well. His Uncle Phil and cousin Isaac made the trip too. We had a house full of cousins and my kids loved it.
Calvin is turning into such a fun kid. He's decided that he really likes to ride his bike. He is getting more and more brave daily. He jumps off some pretty tall things now into water after years of refusing to unless he was bribed. He is very social and always wants to play with friends and have people over to talk to. He is very tender hearted and looks out for others in a way that warms my heart completely. He is very selfless and would give away anything to make someone else happy. About the only person he argues with is his younger brother, no surprise there. Ronin loves to get his way and is used to Calvin giving him whatever he wants. But we've asked Calvin to stop giving into him and it's actually hard for Calvin to stand up for himself. I just hope he keeps great friends in his future who don't take advantage of his willingness to please others. He and Shelby are still inseparable and get along great.
We are so proud of Calvin and can't wait to see more of what his future holds!
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