Owen is such a handsome young man and I'm pretty amazed by him these days. Owen struggled quite a bit in Kindergarten but he is progressing fairly well in 1st Grade (behavior-wise and academically, especially Math) and I find a lot of joy in hearing him learn to read and practice sight words. It used to be incredibly difficult for him so I'm just so happy and impressed that he's starting to get the hang of it! Gspice introduced a Pokemon video game where he makes Owen read in order to play. Good idea, Gspice! Owen has also started reading his Dog Man books before bed so I can tell his confidence is growing too.
PERSONALITY
Owen's personality is really coming to life. He loves to play with friends outside - I'm sure he'd play all day if we let him. He also got into playing Prodigy this year too, which is a math game through school, and he "battled" his friends from daycare who are a couple grades ahead of him. Owen is also very much into Stratego and Sleeping Queens so we bought a few more games for Christmas in July last year. He likes to color and draw, sing songs, tell stories, explain things, and is a strong negotiator. And even though Owen does not prefer physical touch, he DOES love our bedtime routine where we "show" love by softly tracing around his face with our finger. Owen is also a very determined young man when he wants to be - he essentially taught himself how to ride a bike by riding in our garage and holding on to the car or wall for balance. Owen now is asking to go to and from school by himself - I'm not ready for that just yet since it's a 2+ mile trek.
GROWTH
Weight: 42.8 pounds (9%), up 0.6 pounds from last year
Height: 3'10" (20%), up 2 inches from last year
Clothing size: XS, S
Shoe size: 1
# of teeth lost: 2 - bottom front
INTERVIEW
Who is your favorite person in the whole world? John Cena and the
Hawkeyes
What is your favorite color? Blue,
red, and orange, yellow
What is your favorite television show? Art Hub on youtube
What is your favorite outfit? Athletic shorts/pants, sweatshirt
What sport do you like best? Baseball and all the spors
What song do you love? MyHouse, What Makes You Beautiful, You’ll Be Back
Who is your best friend? Chloe, Jonah, Wade, Greyson, Jack
What do you want to be when you grow up? firefighter
What are you really good at? Throwing a baseball, hitting a
baseball
Where do you wish you go could on vacation? Decorah to go on the
big slide at the pool, Great Wolf Lodge
What would you buy if you had $1000? Buy a skateboard, Nintendo
switch, ninja clothes for Halloween, squishies, Spongebob
What vegetable do you love the most? carrots
What fruit do you love the most? clementine
What is your favorite flavor of ice cream? ALL OF THEM
Who is your biggest hero? Batman
What do you like to do with friends? Play kickball, Prodigy
What do you hope you'll get to do before your next birthday? Play
prodigy
What is your favorite toy? Pokemon cards
What is your favorite stuffed animal? Pikachu
What is your favorite thing to sleep with? Pillow and stuffed
animals
What is your favorite thing to eat for breakfast? Waffles and
syrup
What is your favorite thing to eat for lunch? Pizza and hamburgers
What is your favorite dessert? Cake, mommy’s popsicle (I blend up random fruit we have)
What is your favorite drink? Water
What do you want to eat for your birthday dinner? Tacos, cake
What is your favorite game? Prodigy, Sleeping Queens
What is your favorite thing to do outside? Play with my neighbors
