Here are some things the boys are doing and working on. I always wanted each child to play an instrument and pick a sport. I’ve found that you can’t make them have a talent. These are things the kids have steered toward and have found they are interested in.
Nicholas (10 years)– Yo Yoing (if yoing is a word). When the grandparents came to visit in March, Rob’s parents took the kids to the toy store to each pick a birthday present. Nick choose a fancy Yo-Yo. We all thought nothing of it, but when grandpa Walker showed Nick a couple of tricks, Nick became obsessed learning tricks and taking his Yo-Yo everywhere. Now he has three Yo-Yos and an arsenal of tricks. He’s brought his Yo-Yo’s to school and sparked a Yo-Yo frenzy among fourth and fifth graders.
Nick tried baseball for three seasons. He’s a great hitter, but hated waiting in the field and chasing balls. He gave it up.
Guitar is the instrument Nicholas has been playing for two years now. His teacher, Jeff Sanders comes to the house once a week for lessons. Nicholas has learned scales, how to read music (notes and cords), and can jam and improvise. Here he is with Jeff, giving us a concert.
Benjamin (8 years)–Learning is his passion if it involves reading about it. Nicholas always says about Ben, “He’s so much of a brain.” Last year he tested at 99% in the standard national test and 97% in the extended learning test. He now gets to go to a special school on Fridays for extra learning. He wants to be a scientist when he grows up.
Ben is working on the piano. He’s been taking lessons for a year and has improved but hates to practice. I just don’t want to see him quit, though. If he does, he’ll regret it. Nobody ever blamed their mother for making them learn the piano and being able to play, but everyone blames their mother for letting them quit. I regret I quit.
Gordon (5 years)–He’s learning to read. He’s read the Bob books and is almost finished with the Pup and Pop series. I bribe him with a trip to the toy store when he finishes a series. He’s working toward a slip n slide.
I can’t get Gordon off the computer. He’d play all day if I let him. He’s discovered all the free games the internet has to offer. Actually, he’s playing right now.
Ethan (2 years)–Computer games also. He learned how to use a mouse before the age of two, and off he went. He likes sesame street games, and watching his brothers play computer as well. He’s great with puzzles and is a pro on the trampoline. We just zip him up in the trampoline net and he can stay stable with all the big kids bouncing around him.
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