Conway is the big 1-0! A decade old! What?! He has amazing focus, strong opinions, and a consistent interest in the fairness of things, especially when they involve him. Conway requested Cajun shrimp, pesto pasta, and green beans for his birthday dinner, followed by a trip to Menchie's for his birthday dessert. And here's a bit more about ten-year-old Conway. He...
- can and will argue about anything and everything. It doesn't really matter the topic or the side. Maybe we have a lawyer on our hands?
- still loves to sleep and lists "resting" as one of his favorite things to do. Sometimes if he's feeling bored, he'll just go to his bed and take a nap.
- isn't as into stuffed animals, but lists Cuggles the snow leopard and Molly the mongoose as his current favorites.
- is marginally better at getting out of bed in the morning. David has been showing sports highlights during breakfast, so that helps to motivate.
- has shifted from having mostly girls to mostly boys as his closest friends. He's also pretty independent, though, and will just do his own thing.
- still isn't a huge fan of physical touch, especially from his brothers (who, to Conway's dismay, can't get enough physical touch).
- is very specific and opinionated about the word choice of others and also continues to be selective in the words he actually hears.
- has been enjoying a newfound independence by walking to the community center on his own to meet friends.
- could mostly do without playing with either of his brothers. See notes above about physical touch, consistent interest in fairness, and opinions about very specific word choice.
- can be both really sweet and really difficult to please. We're working on offering grace, being flexible, and knowing the difference between fair and equal.
- loves soccer, basketball, baseball, skiing, and biking. Golf is not his favorite.
- has traded in his obsession with four-square after school for somewhat equal parts kickball, basketball, and some sort of hide and seek tag game with his friends.
- is still doing great in school. His ability to sit still and focus for long periods of time is definitely helpful in a classroom setting. He also seems to offer interesting thoughts in class discussions and is able to respect classmates' differing opinions. Who knew? He also still embraces a challenge and takes great pride in his work.
- is still very creative in his art and writing. He's fairly clever and adds interesting details or ways of phrasing things.
- is still very focused on his style. He especially likes monochromatic looks so he can often be seen in head-to-toe hot pink or all black or all green, etc... He also loves to sport a suit and lots of layers of bling.
- got braces and is very diligent about keeping them clean.
- says sausage, corn dogs, and French toast are his favorite foods and tofu and mushrooms are his least favorites.
- lists snow leopards, mongooses, and red pandas as his current favorite animals.
- still gives amazing hugs and snuggles in the rare instances when he's willing to give them. We absolutely soak them up when they're offered.
