Ben is now 6.
Appearance- he still looks a lot like Nathan; he is getting tall and skinny; because of his hairline, we keep his hair short; great smile with missing teeth!
Personality- silly, goofy, loud, boisterous, excitable, caring, sensitive; can have a bad temper
Loves- cars, trucks, trains, video games, books, his stuffed dogs, swimming, riding his bike, playing board games, going to Fiesta Texas, his friends
Favorite shows- Clifford, Fetch, and Martha Speaks (and who wouldn’t love this witty, funny, and educational cartoon?!)
Collects- pressed pennies (we’re working on visiting every tourist spot in the area to get these); rocks, maps, or brochures from places he visits; postcards sent to him
Unique things about him- he stills says “hangaburger” instead of hamburger; says wonderful prayers at dinnertime; likes to talk, and talk, and talk, and talk (we’ve been told he’ll make a great president or Wal-Mart greeter); is very interested in weather; he’s a very picky eater (he can look at something and tell you he’s not going to like it); had an imaginary friend (Stuart) for two or three years
Intellect- scored highly on his end-of-the-year science and technology tests; perfect score on his math test; reading at a level 12 (almost a second grade level!)
Latest neat accomplishment- taught himself to swim (completely surprised me this week when he jumped off the diving board at the pool and swam to the side all by himself!)
Coming up next- we’re trying to pull together the money so Ben can play soccer again in the fall and so that he can join Cub Scouts (I cannot wait for that!)
Really far into the future- he says he wants to be a race car driver or a weatherman
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