You are a decade old! Can't believe it...next year you won't have enough fingers for the picture! You are pretty happy to be 10...you're one of the first kids in your class to turn 10 and it's also an even number and you are an even number guy for sure. We are very proud of you in every way. I had many highlights with you over the past year, but my number one moment was the prayer you said before our Thanksgiving meal. You blew your dad and me away with what a great young man you are.
You remind me a lot of Uncle Brian with your eating habits. You are a meat and potatoes guy. You choose milk over anything else to drink..even with pizza which grosses us out. Your favorite meal is shepherds pie and your 2nd favorite is meat balls. You are not a huge steak guy yet because your mouth is so full of metal that it's hard for you to chew it sometimes! Hopefully all of that metal will becoming out in the next few months! I have to push you to eat breakfast everyday. If you could eat a scone from Cobb's bread every morning, you would. Namely the blueberry lemon scone. It only took 10 years, but you are now a crust eater. Now if only you could get your sisters on board and my mornings would get so much easier with packing lunches!
You are becoming much more self sufficient which was a goal of mine for you this last year. You can make your own hot chocolate, toast, and pb&j sandwiches. When I was sick last week you put Ivy to bed one night on your own. You read her books and sat with her until she fell asleep. You are starting to stay home alone for short periods of time during the day. Now we just need to work on putting dirty clothes in the hamper and putting clean clothes back in your drawer or closet. You still lose a lot of things, but we are working through that and trying to focus on slowing down and thinking about what you'll need, what you brought, etc. before leaving a place.
You are not afraid to speak/sing in front of crowds, you're good at talking to adults and having adult conversations, you are the world's number 1 eavesdropper, you love sports talk radio and learning all the teams, players, news, etc. You have quite a collection of hockey cards and football cards. One thing we didn't see coming was that you have become a big save the earth guy...you let us know when we put something in the recycling that belongs at the ecostation and when we put something in the garbage that belongs in the recycling. You have already told me that dad won't be washing the car in the driveway this summer. I'm not sure how that will go over with dad though! You have found your rhythm with friends. It took a couple years, but you have made some really nice friends and I feel confident in your ability to choose good ones. You are 63 pounds and 53.5 inches. You are becoming quite good at pulling your loose teeth out. They're not loose too long before you get really tired of it and pull them out! I'm half convinced it's because you need the money!
You love to try new things, but you're also ready for them to be over when they're done! In the past year you have participated in hockey, ball hockey, parkour, chess club, running club (both indoor and outdoor), guitar, piano, the church musical, soccer, skiing, and probably more that I've forgotten! I think this year will be the end of your piano career which is too bad, but I understand too. We are headed to Jasper today for your birthday to do some skiing, skating and swimming! Love you tons Maxwell David!
Love, Mom and Dad
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