Calvin is 9

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Calvin got to celebrate his 9th birthday in Legoland with the family. But when he got back from the trip, he really wanted to still have his friend over for a party. We got a birthday package at Legoland, so he got some gifts, a cake, they sang to him, and he got some special buttons and a fast pass for the day.

When we got home we invited over three of his close friends on his football team. They were super nice and even got him presents with one day notice. He felt spoiled and the boys played and had fun for hours.

Calvin is very social. He always wants a play date. He loves to be surrounded with friends and if he is anywhere where there are other kids, he will get to know their name and hang out with them. He is a really nice kid and never fights with any friends, just his brother.

Calvin is really good at math. His teacher decided to give a king size candy bar to anyone who passed all the fluency tests and Calvin dominated all of them really fast. He really wanted that candy bar. He's also turning out to be quite the reader. He has been listening to audible books for the last year, but he finally now wants to pick up a book and read a hard copy. I love it when kids learn to love reading like I do. So far Shelby and Calvin are both big readers.



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