A decade of Kaitlyn! I’m feeling a little bit emotional about each my children being members of the double digit membership, however principally I’m simply actually having fun with being with them on this stage. The reward of getting massive children (sigh, okay, tweens) is the reward of perspective in how briskly it goes and endurance is a byproduct.
To have fun Kaitlyn turning 10, we deliberate a visit to Common Studios to totally immerse ourselves within the Wizarding World of Harry Potter. Ever since studying all of the books aloud collectively, they’ve been a relentless presence in our lives. We began listening to the books a number of months again, serving as the proper lead as much as our journey. A couple of month earlier than her birthday we stunned her with a Marauder’s Map card telling her the plan. She misplaced her thoughts, tears and all; it was so particular.
I’ll recap our time on the park in a distinct put up, however I can say confidently that we wrung it out. We had two full days within the parks: her birthday eve, and her birthday. We left no Harry Potter nook unexplored and all had a very enjoyable time.
However now, let me give a little bit perception and snapshot into Kaitlyn at 10 years outdated!
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I’ll begin with among the fundamentals, like what she enjoys. She lately earned her black belt in Taekwondo, which is a large accomplishment! It required roughly 5 years, a weapons course, numerous further testings and trainings. She determined over a yr in the past that it was her purpose and watching her obtain it was great.
Musical theater is one other exercise she’s actually taken to. She’s been in two productions, enjoying a stepsister in Cinderella and Bloat the Blowfish in Discovering Nemo Jr. I undoubtedly suppose that is one thing she’ll proceed, because it serves her dramatic facet properly!
She performs soccer and basketball and whereas she is feisty as all get out and performs very well, she doesn’t appear as obsessed with it as Taekwondo and theater. She’s talked about eager to attempt gymnastics or cheerleading recently, so we’ll see if that’s one thing we’ll discover.
Her favourite meal is mother’s spaghetti sauce, cheeseburgers, or marinated hen and noodles. She additionally likes buttered cinnamon raisin bagels, dried mango, carrots, and CANDY.
She is the fashionista of the household and loves attempting on garments and piecing collectively outfits and equipment. She’s presently attempting to develop her hair lengthy, all the way down to her backside she says. We will see. She joins me typically within the kitchen and likes to cook dinner, virtually as a lot as she likes making slime and squishy balls. She obtained this equipment for her birthday and says it’s the very best.
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She loves science and presently desires to develop as much as both be a chemist or an entrepreneur. A change from final yr when she needed to personal and run a farm. She’s at all times overtly mentioned she doesn’t like studying however over the previous few months has began bringing a ebook together with her locations and could be discovered studying on her personal! A lot credit score to this ebook set, which she loves.
She could be very succesful, however likes to be catered to. She’s witty and fast and a little bit bit sneaky. She pushes the envelope and although it’s exhausting at instances, I like that about her and it typically works out in her favor.
Bodily contact is an enormous a part of her love language and he or she likes to snuggle and hug and cuddle. She loves her complete household after all, however continues to be a mama’s woman at coronary heart. Now we have enjoyable dancing round collectively to crazy songs and appear to know one another’s massive emotional swings.
Her bedtime is 8:30 however as we creep in the direction of summer time, it generally will get pushed again nearer to 9:00. She nonetheless loves crawling into mattress and listening to her Yoto. Her favourite playing cards lately are the Ramona Books, Ella Enchanted, and Treasure Island.
I can’t summarize her whole vitality and spirit in only a few paragraphs. She is a power to be reckoned with and being her mother is an absolute pleasure. She retains us on our toes and retains us laughing, and cleansing up messes. We love her a lot and I’m honored to be the one to have a entrance row seat to watching her develop.
