1. On March 18, Gavin turned 7! Holy cow! He received a bike from our family (gee, go figure!) and Chuck was able to get him a pretty cool Specialized bike. This one has brakes on the handle bars and gear shifts. We've been doing quite a bit of practicing so that he can make the adjustment. So far so good ... Chuck is looking forward to the warmer weather when we can take Gavin over to Empire Mine and onto some of the trails to try a little off-road riding.
2. Gavin received his yellow belt in Kuk Sool. He's now working towards his blue stripe for his yellow belt and shouldn't have any problem earning it the next time testing comes around. I pick Gavin up on Thursdays right after school and take him to Kuk Sool. It's been fun watching him progress. Last week the instructor asked Gavin to do a kick he hadn't done before ... Gavin asked for some help and then nailed it. This wasn't just a kick ... there was jumping and spinning and a lot of other things happening at the same time. I was impressed ... so was the instructor!
3. Right now Gavin is working on his first big project for school. He has to create a desert landscape in a shoebox. You remember those projects, right? The diorama? Anyway, we'll finish it up this week. I'll have pictures to share when it's finished. Truthfully, I think Gavin is eager to take it all apart so he can play with the fake bugs that will be inside. : )
4. Gavin loves to read! He reads the signs on the side of the road while we're driving, he reads DVD movie cases and he's even reading the intro to the Star Wars movies ... "A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away ..." Well, we were really impressed about how well he was reading Episode VI and then the theme song came on in the car and he recited it for us. We asked him to read the intro the Episode IV and it turns out that he had memorized Episode VI and wasn't actually reading it at all! Sneaky, sneaky!
5. Gavin loves to play. He plays with his Star Wars figures and builds things with Legos ... complete and original little ships. They are really cool! He's also loving his new bike. The last time we took everyone over to the school to ride bikes, I had the kids get together for some pictures before we left. It broke my heart when he asked, "Why do we have to take pictures? It just takes away from our playtime." Chuck and Gavin had a talk about it. I wrote in Gavin's calendar that night that I hope someday he appreciates why we take pictures and take time to create scrapbooks and photo albums. : )
And now for some pictures ... (I will add more a little later ... these are the only ones I have on my laptop and there are more at home. At least you can get a bit of your Gavin fix for now!)
This one makes me smile. Everybody in their jammies!
Gavin checking out his Spiderman birthday cake !!
Just a goofy picture of Gavin! 
Sir Gavin! 
When Gavin walked in the door with his new yellow belt he got bombarded with congrats from his siblings. 
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