13 years 102.8 lbs 5' 2" tall

Beckett is 13 years old and in his 1st semester of 7th grade. He is in HiCap Social Studies & English w Ms. Shoe. His electives this year are spanish, leadership, and business. He is in double accelerated math so taking 9th grade algebra which has been a good challenge for him. He continues to get straight A's and score well on placement tests. His last reading test had him reading at an 8th grade level. Smarty!!

He's wrapping up the 7th/8th grade Track season where he runs both the 1600 and 800. He has improved throughout the season getting better and better times each meet. In a couple weeks he will try out for the 7th/8th grade basketball team and in the spring, he will likely try XC through MVMS. We continue to expose him to various sports and he's been ok w letting us sign him up for things to keep him engaged and busy.

He continues to love all kinds of sports and doesn't discriminate. He is happy watching college or professional basketball, baseball or football. He likes to watch the games, learn about the players and occasionally attend a game at a nearby stadium. We went to Fenway Park while on the East coast this past Summer. He also went to a Mariners game and next weekend will go to a Husky game with mom!

The last 6 months' adventures include the following:  

1) Seawolves Rugby Game & Mariner Game (June): We enjoyed  attending a Seattle Rugby game at Starfire and were joined by Nardella's. Mom & B went to a Mariner game with Mindi/JP but sat separately.

2) East Coast Family Trip (June/July): We spent 2 weeks back east exploring DC, New York, Philadelphia and Boston using public transportation all the way through. What a great trip! 

3) 5K Walks (Feb/June/July): We supported various charities by walking in 3 different 5K's. One was around Greenlake supporting Northwest Harvest and those who are food insecure. The next one was called the Furry 5K supporting animal shelters and finally the Sundae Funday supporting girls on the run. We even got ice cream at the end!  

4) Lake Chelan (May): We spent a long weekend in Lake Chelan compliments of Aaron's time share. We got on the lake in our new inflatable kayaks, played some lawn games, swam in the pool and just relaxed. 

5) Track & Field (May): Last Spring, Beckett participated in his 6th grade Track & Field season. It was a good experience to expose him for the first time to a variety of track events and an opportunity for him to explore what events he enjoys. 

6) Montana Trip (July): Beckett and Beau enjoyed a 1:1 trip to the Lookout in Montana. They enjoyed a hike up to Upper Holland Lake, some time w Carl on Lower Holland Lake and some down time around the fire having good conversation. 

7) Methow Man Week (July/Aug): This year Montana Man transitioned to the Methow and were joined by Cody, JP and kids. They camped out in the back 40 and did a lot of motorbiking, floating the river and other fun activities. After everyone left Beau and the boys did some mountain bike riding at Sun Mtn and up to Black Pine Lake.

8) Orthodonist Visits Restart (Aug): Beckett had 3 ortho visits in back to back weeks. He is starting the process to get braces back on for ~1.5 years so we hope to have him out of braces by the end of middle school. He's currently wearing rubber bands and will likely get braces back on in the next visit or two.

9) Mt Rainier Camp Trip (Oct): Beckett and his dad did another weekend camping trip out to Ohanepecosh at Mt Rainer. They did a hike and had incredible weather.

Beckett's birthday this year was low key. We went to a mexican restaurant for dinner and then came home and opened presents. He got tickets (and a t-shirt) to a Husky game, Wii Sports, a fuzzy blanket and quite a bit of $ from Nana, Gma, Nana Nan and us. He also went with his dad to the bank to open his own checking and savings account complete with his own debit card. Perhaps the biggest gift of all was getting his iPhone back after losing it after Spring Break 6 months ago!

Beckett is now taller than mom and seems to be experiencing a growth spurt as he almost looks taller each day. It will be interesting to see if he outgrows Hudson.

Beckett is now officially a teenager and is going through puberty. He continues to experience a range of emotions although they seem to be more periodic than in the last 6 months. It really depends on the day. He is still a very curious person and loves to ask "why?" about most things. He handles sugar better than he used to be it still has an effect on him. He LOVES sweets!!! He and Hudson don't interact that much but when they do it's pretty awesome to see as it doesn't happen all that often.   

Beckett has the same girlfriend, Maddie that he had last year. She is REALLY into him and gave him a big bag full of goodies for his birthday. She is often trying to find opportunities to get together outside of school (i.e. Silverwood waterpark, Portland golf meet, Homecoming football game, etc) He continues to enjoy learning (although NOT reading) and is interested in initiating some friend hangs with the guys on his Track team. We can't believe you're a teenager already. We love you Beckett-Boo <3

Beckett's Current Favorites:
Colors: Green
Book: Beckett still detests reading...
Song/Artist: George Ezra
Breakfast food: Donuts (Bismark's are his favorite)
Dinner food: Mexican
Number: 14
Best friend: Tommy/Rithwik

12 1/2 years 96.2 lbs 5" tall

Beckett is 12 1/2 years old and in his 2nd semester of 6th grade. He is in HiCap Social Studies & English w Mr Seely who challenges him and exposes the class to a holistic curriculum. His electives were choir, art, leadership and he starts computer fundamentals tomorrow. He has no trouble with his academics and continues to get straight A's and score well on placement tests. His last standard test had him reading at a 9th grade level.

He just wrapped up a 5 week Futsal season through the Middle School w a jamboree at the end. Today he started flag football through I9 Sports (Sunday mornings) and will begin Track next week which is a T/Th morning sport through Maple View. We're doing a good job of exposing him to a variety of sports and he's been pretty good about letting us sign him up for things to just keep him engaged and busy.

He continues to appreciate sports and doesn't discriminate. He is happy watching college or professional basketball, baseball or football. He likes to watch the games, learn about the players and occasionally attend a game at a nearby stadium. We even went to a San Diego Padre game at Petco park over Spring Break.

The last 6 months' adventures include the following:  

1) Family Fun Center & Seahawks Game (Oct): For Beckett's birthday we went to the family fun center and he hit the batting cages for the first time. Then, he and mommy went to a Seahawks game to celebrate this 12th man turning 12.

2) Thunderbirds Game (Dec): We bought tickets to support Chase Simons soccer team and went to a game w Simons, Mindi and CLAM. 

3) Racquetball (Dec): For Christmas mom got a racquetball set and took turns taking us to play on the courts at LA Fitness. We had a great time but I think mom overused her arm and now has tennis elbow ;) It's too bad she's so old. LOL

4) Top Golf (Jan): While dad was out of town on his dude's ski weekend, mom took Hudson & Nick and me and Surya to the new Top Golf in Renton. We even got to try the injectable donuts while we played. 

5) Bend Ski Trip (Jan): The first weekend of the New Year we drove to Bend and spent a few days skiing Mt Bachelor. We swam in the pool and hung out in the hot tub each day after a full day on the hill. We had an "adventure" when we saw our gas tank was on empty and hoped we could get back to our condo w/o running out of gas. 

6) 5K Race (Feb): I ran this 5K all by myself while Hudson walked it with mom and dad. He wasn't feeling well so I went ahead of them and did it on my own. Afterwards we went to UW and toured the campus and then went to Red Mill for burgers. 

6) Kellogg Ski Trip (Feb): For Mid-Winter break w skied at Silver Mountain with Simons and Nardella's. We skied two days and did the tube park one day. The house was sort of funky but all the boys got to sleep in the bunk bed room upstairs! Claire even had all the kids outside building a snowboard jump at one point!

Beckett has put together several 'Friend Hangs' lately. First, he met up w Jace & Surya to play frisbee golf. Next, he met Matthew at the high school field to practice kicking field goals and run the track. Finally, he joined Kaito and Maddie at the Middle School to goof around on the sports field. Mom took us to McDonalds afterwards!

Beckett recently lost what we think is his last baby tooth. Too bad he doesn't believe in the tooth fairy to bring him all that cold hard cash ;) He has an orthodontist appt in a couple months and I think they're just waiting for that final tooth to pop out. So, maybe we'll be getting braces on again sometime in the near future. Boo!

Beckett continues to find comfort with his stuffy "Tip Top". Mom finally realized that the biggest reason I liked sleeping w her is because her bed was so much warmer than mine. After getting a warmer down comforter for Xmas, I now sleep in my own bed every night and am super comfy. We play a little game where after I leave for school, mom tucks Tip Top in under the covers so when I get home I find him all cozy too.

Beckett is finally the same height as mom!! We knew this day would come and I'm sure he will just keep getting taller although probably not as tall as he would hope in order to be a professional basketball player.

Beckett continues to experience tween angst. He is exceptionally "confident" and has very firm opinions and is not easily persuaded from. He is curious and asks A LOT of questions and has a sort of frenetic energy at times "buzzing" around the house and around mom/dad/brother. He and Hudson sort of do their own things but will play together once in awhile. Hudson is very inclusive of B when he has friends over.  

Beckett has the same girlfriend, Maddie that he had last year. We finally got to meet her at the friend hang as well as his Futsal Jamboree. She is VERY tall (taller than B) and a very sweet girl. She lives on the Lake Wilderness golf course so I told B he should get some golfing tips from her. He has a unique sense of humor (watches youtube memes that mom doesn't understand or doesn't find particularly amusing). He seems to enjoy learning new things and is initiating get togethers with friends. It's weird to think he'll officially be a teenager on our next entry. We love you Beckett-Boo <3

Beckett's Current Favorites:
Colors: Green
Book: Beckett detests reading...
Song/Artist: Roddy Ritcch
Breakfast food: Donuts (Bismark's are his favorite)
Dinner food: Mexican
Number: 13
Best friend: Jace/Rithwik