Beckham is TEN!! :)

Beckham turned ten on May 25th! He was counting down the days to his birthday for like three months!! Haha. Beckham is full of love and light and brings such a happy vibe to our family! He is good to help out, especially with Anderson and Roslyn. He loves to build LEGO's, and he's really developed a love for reading fantasy this past year (just like his Mom and Dad! haha). I've loved seeing him reading so much and truly enjoying the magic of it. He even started to write a short story, after he saw me working so hard on my book, and he did awesome! 

This past year Beckham played soccer over the summer and had a blast, and he was also in the youth ski league at Showdown for the three month ski season and absolutely loved it. Skiing is one of his very favorite things to do and he never wants to miss even one Saturday of the season. He loves to help me in the kitchen and he's become interested in cars and how they work, so I'm currently teaching him kitchen skills and trying to find a way to teach him about cars when I don't know a thing about them, haha. He and Bridger love to listen to techno music and other silly songs, he loves to use Flight Simulator on the computer, and he's been coding on Scratch and creating games and doing awesome. One of his games is called "Little Blue," and it's a little animated cube you can go through a game with, it's really cool (I think it's cute, haha). 

He loves to be early to events, like me! Being late really stresses him out and he's always watching the clock when we need to go somewhere so we leave on time, haha. He loves to ride his bike and is wanting to learn how to mountain bike when we go to Southern Utah, I love that he's willing to try and put in the work! He is also interested in learning to lift weights and has started a little of that at home with our home equipment, which I love! 

He likes to draw funny pictures during school time, and take funny pictures with Bridger. And he and Bridger like to jump on the trampline after dinner when the little ones go to bed. He enjoys playing Minecraft with his siblings and Dad on the weekends, and having water balloon fights with everyone on hot days. And sometimes, when I lay out during the summer, he'll bring his school outside and sit with me, which I really love. :) He's also always had a really sweet relationship with Anderson, Ander really loves Beckham and says that he's his best friend, they also share a room and that has helped Anderson not be afraid at night. And when Beckham is sweet to him and really calm, he can help Ander calm down better than anyone (even me!). They, of course, have their sibling-fight moments like all siblings have. But I love their bond. Beckham will also cuddle him at night and trace his face and tickle his arms to help him settle down and Ander loves it. It makes my heart so happy. :) 

He's doing amazing with his school work, he has been working really hard to develop his integrity and honesty and he HAS. I am so proud of him! He is excelling with his education, he just finished 4th grade, but has already been doing 5th and 6th grade level work. I love to see him learning and growing. He does Language Arts, IEW Structure & Style (writing class online), Life of Fred, typing, handwriting, Spanish (with our teacher in Guatemala), and online piano lessons. We also got the kids crate subscriptions for Christmas, his and Bridger's crates are called Crunch Labs and are engineering STEM-type crates. Every month he can't wait to get his new box! He usually builds it the same day it arrives, he just absolutely loves it. He watches the Mark Rober videos to go with each build, too. 

Beckham isn't a very picky eater, he doesn't like tomatoes, but he loves pizza and spaghetti, so that's funny, haha. Otherwise, he might complain a little about some foods, but honestly he eats well and I'm grateful for that. He loves fruits and vegetables, homemade bread, and pretty much everything I make on a regular basis. And like I said, he's been wanting to learn more cooking skills, so he's been in the kitchen with me more often, which has been so fun. 

22 Questions With Beckham:

1. What is your favorite toy? Foxy
2. What is your favorite part about school? Typing
3. Who is your favorite scripture hero? Nephi 2
4. What is your favorite food? Spaghetti
5. What is your favorite dessert? Carrot cake
6. What is your favorite vegetable? Carrots
7. What is your favorite fruit? Pink lady apples. Actually, I like oranges. 
8. What do you want to be when you grow up? A mechanic.
9. What is your favorite snack? Crackers and cheese, heavenly hunks, and daddy's protein bars.
10. What is your favorite book? The wingfeather saga.
11. What is your favorite thing to have for breakfast? Collagen that tastes like chocolate milk and toast.
12. What is your favorite holiday? Christmas because grandma and grandpa come over to our house to give us presents.
13. What does Mom always say to you? Time to start school! 
14. What does Dad always say to you? Who wants smoothie?!
15. What is your favorite TV show? The ball show
16. Who is your best friend? Leo from soccer and Calin from church
17. What are you really good at? Skiing
18. If you could have a wish, what would it be? To get what I wish for so I could have infinite wishes.
19. What is your favorite primary song? Gethsemane
20. What vegetable do you hate the most? Tomatoes
21. Best memory from this year? Trying crumble dessert
22. Something you accomplished? Skiing