We have survived year one of teenagers. It's been fun, and really not too bad. They seem to be lazier, but that's about all. We can't complain too much, we really do have good kids.
Thanks to COVID the boys really didn't have a normal birthday, but I think in the end they had a lot of fun and ended up having a great day. We had Zander over for pizza, cake and games.
Then presents. Camden wanted a suture kit, a magic trick and new card. Beckham wanted a Rastaclat, Hulk-buster and Thor Pops!.
Emery made this cake as well.
After playing games for a while, we sent them out. They walked to a store close by, but then got tired and had us pick them up.
Then at dinner we got Wings and had other snacks and watched a bunch of The Simpson's.
For their 'cake' tonight we got 2 cheesecakes from The Cheesecake Factory. I thought Cam's was the best.
We ended the night with them all playing games, which is their favorite thing to do.
Camden has had a big year. He really has come out of his shell and seems more outgoing. He still doesn't like to talk to people he doesn't know well, but he talks a lot to kids his age and had made a lot of new friends. He really got into drama this year, and even had a major roll in one of them. Camden is like Brad, super smart, knows he's smart, but that can be the problem. Camden knows he is smart and doesn't study as much as he should. The second semester his grades dropped and after losing a lot of things, he is starting to pick back up (just as the year ends). We are hoping that the new schools really push them and make them even better. Camden is into Magic and is getting better and better. He has a good amount of tricks now that I can not figure out. He still plays the piano and loves not doing lessons and just playing songs he wants to. However he does play for hours on end, which the rest of the family tends to get tired of. Camden spent most of this school-year not playing video games. It was nice but weird. However, since Boise, he is getting back into them. Camden is into
training the dogs tricks. He starts is and we all join in, but he is doing such a good job. He cares so much about his hair. I like to bug him and touch it. He thinks it does something when it's touched, but it doesn't move at all. Camden's favorite subject is math. His favorite food is fried rice. His favorite game is Destiny, and just for fun, favorite COVID activity is sleeping, which he can do a lot.
Beckham has grown so much. He's enjoyed getting taller than me, then a short time later is now taller than Brad (Brad won't admit that one). He pulled away from drama a little, but still may try it in Boise. Maybe new teachers will make it better. He is still pretty shy, but he has made a goal to try to not be so shy. COVID has not helped with that. He tends to be a little easier than Camden at times. Beck is like me and doesn't like getting in trouble and just does what he needs to go and get done. His school from home has been very easy. Beckham didn't care for piano much, but he really has gotten into the guitar. Now has 2 and is going to take a class next year to learn. He still loves games a lot and could spend hours on end playing them. Beckham also likes to cook and is always wanted to either make dinner or help with it. He is getting better and better. I love talking about music with Beck. He is always willing to listen to a new song and even better when he likes what we show him. He is loving having his own room. I really think it has made him and Camden closer again. They all just needed a little alone time. Beckham's favorite food is a good burger (last ones he helped make and they were amazing). His favorite subject is Drama. His favorite game is Drama and his favorite COVID activity is exercising. He's trying to get super buff.
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