Connor is 11!

Connor's 11th birthday was the first one that we celebrated in our new home.  We were just barely moved and not even unpacked, but I managed to get the kitchen unpacked enough to bake him his requested poppyseed birthday cake.  I tried to make this cake several times in Alamosa, but every time it over-rose and then fell.  I finally gave up.  I was so happy to finally be at an altitude that I could start baking cakes again, and it turned out perfectly!

Connor has matured so much over the years.  He is such a good reader and is curious about so many things.  He also is thoughtful and thinks of things that he can do for others.  When we go to the library, he makes sure to find books for Brandon, he cooks for us constantly.  He made us dinner tonight and last night and is great at cleaning up as well as cooking.

He is persistent even when some parts of school come a little harder for him.  He has such a good heart and prays for those things that he sees around him.  He is talented musically.  For his birthday, we got him a guitar, and he has been taking guitar lessons.  He does this, partly in his grandpa's memory, though we bought it for him before he died.  One of his sorrows was that he could never show his grandpa his new guitar and play for him. 

Connor likes to go outside and explore.  He also loves to help with outdoor projects.  He spent many hours fetching tools and helping rebuild our deck as well as painting the fence.  He is a very loyal friend.

Connor has a strong sense of right and wrong and is a rule follower.  He is bothered when other people don't have that same sense.  He is interested in architecture and spends a lot of time building things out of legos, cardboard, paper, wood and whatever else he can get his hands on.  He is the designer on he lego robotics team and loves to design bridges with blocks.

For his birthday we took a few of his new friends here in Klamath Falls to the Lava Tubes.  He has quite a sense of adventure and loves to explore caves.  The harder they are to climb, the more he likes them.  He is a wonderful boy, and I love him.  Sadly, he won't be a boy much longer; one more birthday will introduce him to the Young Men's Program.