The last 6 months' adventures include the following:
1) UW Game (Oct): We watched an exciting Husky football game in the Alaska Airlines stadium. It was an exceptionally interesting year as the Husky's season was so good they were in the college championship game at the end of the season!!! We got rained on a little but worked it out with a little hot chocolate :)
2) Methow Valley (Thanksgiving & Christmas): Per usual we spent Thanksgiving in the valley and went to Winthrop to watch the fireworks at Xmas at the End of the Road. Christmas brought the entire 'Westlund' family together so it was a full house with all the traditions (Xmas Eve Service at church, Maxwells afterwards, Wallis' for 2nd Mile Ranch Xmas morning). We had a nice time together and played a lot of Kahoots. Beckett made a special Christmas Jeopardy that everyone enjoyed as well.
3) Uncle Aaron Hang (Jan): Mom & Dad went to Cabo for a few days so Hudson & Beckett spent the weekend @ Uncle Aaron's. They ate a bunch of junk food, stayed up late, played lots of Wii and had a fantastic time together. I'm not sure who had more fun.
4) Orthodontist (Jan): Beckett had three appointments 1-week a part culminating in getting his braces back on. We hope he'll get them off right before he starts HS next Fall (fingers crossed)!
5) Sun Peaks Ski Trip (Jan): We drove up to Canada to spend a few days skiing w Simons and had a great ski in/ski out condo next to the lifts. One afternoon Beckett and mom enjoyed an afternoon date wandering through the village, trying poutine and just hanging out together while Dad and Hudson skied.
6) Whitefish Ski Trip (Feb): We spent Mid-Winter break skiing in Whitefish with Gma. We had a fantastic condo and also took the opportunity to drive down to the Lookout to check it out. We had pizza at Moose's and played lots of games in the evenings.
7) Methow Valley (Mar): We took advantage of a long weekend (no school Monday) to go over to the Methow to watch the play "James & the Giant Peach" at the Merc Playhouse. It was the middle of March Madness so lots of basketball games were watched and Beckett & Mom climbed the hill together behind the house!!
8) Hawaii (Apr): We went back to the Big Island for Spring Break and stayed at Aaron's condo. What a gift of a week to have such an amazing home base. We played pickle ball, took walks in the morning, went to Hapuna Beach (met up w Mitchells), Drove down to Kona and further south, went back to Hawi to do the Polulu trail down to the beach and then ice cream in Hawi. Beckett got chocolate! We also spent some time by the pool at the Ocean Club and watched a handful of sunsets from the golf course.
B didn't feel well the last couple days there (maybe an ear infection that caused a fever) so took it easy relaxing and chilling in bed from the condo. Our last night we watched a movie as a family that Beckett picked out. It was based on a Roald Dahl book called Esio Trot (tortoise spelled backwards) and was a super cute movie. Great pick by B!!!
9) Charlie's Birthday Party! (Apr): Beckett was invited to Charlie's birthday party at Jump Zone (formerly Defy). He had a good time playing basketball from the trampolines and eating pizza & cake. Claire Nardella picked him up!!
Beckett is most definitely taller than mom but not yet as tall as dad. He seems to be shooting up pretty quickly though so my money says by the next entry he may be head to head with Beau. It'll be interesting to see if he outgrows Hudson. Dad thinks he will.
Beckett and his girlfriend Maddie are no longer together so he may have experienced his first ever heartbreak as she initiated the break up :( He continues to enjoy learning and got over the initial challenge of his double accelerated Math class. He detests reading STILL despite consistent attempts to get him into a variety of books. He started the Hunger Games and initially enjoyed it before that fizzled out.
Beckett is our sugar tooth kid. He never met a sweet he didn't like (as long as it's not fruit flavored, that's right...he still won't eat fruit). He manages his sugar better in terms of not getting over hyped but his diet is definitely an opportunity. He doesn't eat breakfast before school, doesn't take a lunch with him so is obviously starving when he gets home. Not our best parenting to not enforce he be more diligent but we're opting out of fighting it. He still doesn't like to eat fish as it makes him feel weird. Not sure what's behind that but oh well. He continues to be a VERY curious kid asking LOTS of questions and plays pickle ball with mom most weekends (even in Winter months). He also is the most consistent volunteer to play games when mom asks! He has several weekly chores he does around the house to help out and earns $15/week in allowance. He meticulously lays out his bank statements on his dresser and loves watching his account grow via the BECU app. He is looking forward to his Caribbean cruise w Gma coming up in July.
We love you Beckett-Boo <3
Beckett's Current Favorites:
Colors: Green
Book: Beckett still detests reading..."all books suck"
Song/Artist: Mark Knopfler
Breakfast food: Donuts (Bavarians are his favorite)
Dinner food: Mexican
Number: 14
Best friend: Tommy | Rithwik | Anthony | Charlie