Liam at 12 years old is 4 ft 9.5 in and 75 lbs. He has gained 3/4 inch in the last two months due to his recent sleeping in and eating more. We are definitely getting into the preteen area of eating, sleeping and some interesting moods.
This year Liam is in 6th grade and absolutely loves Junior High. We have had minimal issues with him getting assignments done on time. He has transitioned very well into having a locker, having multiple teachers and being responsible for his work and schedule. We have had to help quite a bit with math this year which has been interesting since there is no math book for us parents to refer to. Thank you YouTube and math teachers across the country for your posted videos! We have also had to help him learn how to study for tests, something he has never had to do before.
Liam started out his year joining the cross country team and it was very fun to watch him improve every single week at each race. He ran JV all year and has decided next year he would like to try to make the varsity team. Cross country really helped him meet new friends and deepen other relationships. He had a PR of 13:40 in 2 miles.
Liam has continued to play the euphonium in band. He also plays in the jazz band. He has really enjoyed jazz band and the music they have been playing. He also was able to do pep band for two basketball games and has memorized most of the music for that and that is what he "warms up" with when practicing at home.
Liam was able to perform in solo/ensemble contest this winter. He played a piano solo and was in a brass quintet. He received a I in both performances. The quintet are all 6th graders and call themselves "The Brass Monkeys". They were able to win 'Best of the Day' in their judges room and are lucky to have Mr. Myers, the Grove music teacher, help guide and direct them.
Liam really enjoys fishing with his best friend, Zach. They always catch and release in the pond behind Zach's house.
Liam still loves baseball as his number one sport. He loves to play with friends and loves to practice with Evan. He loves to talk about it, still has many, many baseball cards and hopes to one day go to Spring Training for the White Sox in Arizona. He enjoys playing shortstop, second base and pitching.
Liam also tried basketball this winter. He had not played since 2nd grade so the beginning of the season he had a lot to learn but he had a great coach who was patient and really helped him understand how to play the game. His confidence with the sport greatly improved and it was fun to watch him with many of his Jr High friends play in two different leagues.
For Liam's birthday we took him out to BloNo Pizza with 5 of his friends and watched them all try to figure out how to swing some golf clubs. We were lucky that the weather was in the 40's and the place had heaters so you could stay somewhat warm. The food was good and the kids had fun!
Liam has enjoyed going to youth group at our church this year and he does spend most of his screen time video gaming. He plays Fortnite, Minecraft, Super SmashBros and MLB The Show but has also enjoyed playing Nintendo Switch Sports with his sisters and Just Dance as well. He still enjoys reading but that requires more encouragement from parents to do. Liam tends to enjoy historical fiction more than fantasy but still loves Harry Potter books and movies.
He has started a few more chores this year with mowing being the main one. He will mow our yard with the option of doing both the front or the back for $10 or both for $20. He typically chooses to just do one. He has recently been hired by our neighbor to mow his yard this year. He gets $20 per mow while Evan does the trimming. Evan will hopefully teach him how to trim soon so he will be completely responsible for the whole yard.
Liam is a very responsible kid who likes to follow the rules. He is funny and a very social kid. He has lots of different groups of friends in his grade so far.
We just feel so blessed to get to watch him continue to grow into this wonderful and well rounded kid!
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