Calvin is 10

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Calvin had the big double digits birthday this year. He wanted to have a bike party with all his friends. Since we are in a Covid state of mind, we weren't sure if anyone would want to send their kids over to play on our bike track at our house. We also wanted to take the kids to the bike park near our house for an extra fun time. 

Calvin is getting pretty good at using computers and figuring out all technology. He is constantly helping me with my computer work and his siblings. He wants to be on electronics all hours of the day, so we definitely have to watch him to get him to get up and move and limit his time. He is very social and wants to have friends over all the time. He is great at meeting new kids and making connections with kids around him. He also is very willing to invite himself over to other peoples house without me knowing. He hates sharing a room with his brother Ronin and they have a love hate relationship for sure. He gets along with him most of the time but every day they have at least one battle between them. Calvin doesn't love to read like Shelby does, but he loves to play games. He is always getting games out of the closet and convincing us to play something together as a family. He got a new bike for his birthday so he can do cooler jumps at the bike park, or so I am told. He is a lot more willing to try big jumps than I thought he would be. He is a smuggler and a hugger and is the first kid to notice if someone is having a bad day and go to help them out. He wants to solve world poverty and homelessness and is always thinking of ways they can create shelter and food to keep people safe. He likes our dog and goats, but not nearly as much as he likes our cat. He is always trying to get me to let it come inside, but I can't handle one more thing in our tiny house. School seems to come pretty naturally for him and he doesn't have many struggles other than his sight. His vision is still not much improved and we wonder if he will ever have good depth perception. We love this kid and his big heart. Happy birthday Calvin!






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