Conway Turns Seven!

 Conway at 7 Years Old
Height: 48 in (35.2%)
Weight: 50 lb (39.4%)

Conway is seven years old! He continues to amaze us with how focused and bright he is and he gives amazing hugs. A big birthday party wasn't in the cards this year so we convinced his friends Reid and Finn to join us for some outdoor miniature golfing in celebration of his big day. And he chose sticky monkey bread bites for his birthday dessert, another recipe out of his Kid Chef Bakes cookbook, a gift from his Aunt Elly a while back - they turned out delicious! And here's a bit more about seven year old Conway. He...

• still loves his stuffies and has A LOT of them. He can very often be found playing some sort of make believe game with his brothers and all of their stuffies.
• still loves to snuggle up and rest with his stuffies, sleepsacks, and blankets.
• still enjoys drawing and writing.
• has used this pandemic time to learn a ton about different animals, especially snakes and spiders. Over the past year he's written and illustrated about a dozen books about animals and Mrs. Diller, his first grade teacher, frequently calls him an encyclopedia. He does seem to have a pretty amazing memory.
• amazes us with his ability to concentrate, even when he's surrounded by distractions. His desk during this year of virtual schooling has been in the corner of our dining room, which means that he frequently has people walking past him while he's on a class call or doing school work and he consistently stays focused. 
• has broadened his interest in books. He is now really into Magic Tree House books and other small chapter books of fiction in addition to the non-fiction books he's been obsessed with.
• wants to be a zoo keeper when he grows up. His favorite animals are gorillas, big cats, and snakes. Most weeks he checks out books about animals from the school library and if there is information in them about animals being hurt by people he gets genuinely angry.
• still isn't super social. He generally prefers to do activities on his own or just with his brothers. It can take a lot of coaxing to get him to say hi to other kids at the playground. 
• loves basketball. He could shoot baskets by himself at Coe for hours upon hours.
• is very competitive. We continue to encourage him to do his very best regardless of what anyone around him is doing, but he still often makes comments about his own work/performance compared to that of others. 
• continues to not be a morning person and actually seems proud of himself when he comes out of his room in the morning and finds out that his brothers have been up for ages.
• is still a great eater. He likes most food and he's generally open to trying new things. His favorite foods are peppers, grapes, "chicken on the bone" (aka bbq drumsticks or bone-in thighs that he can eat with his hands), bacon cheese burgers, french toast.
• loves playing with his brothers (most of the time). It's fun to see the different ways he connects with one versus the other.
• still has the cutest, sweetest smile and he's very proud of having four dimples.

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