Orion's 8th Birthday

Another year has flown by and now Orion is 8. Ironically, he seems to get sick every birthday. We planned to have a joint birthday party with Savannah and the night before he came down with a fever. I figured I'd just let Omega go and stay home with Orion but then miraculously he started acting normal, we took his temperature and he was fine. I figured God had answered our prayer and was giving him a merciful token of love. However, by that time I had already told David he could use the truck (he had to drive to Watsonville and pick up stuff with trailer) so Heather had to come pick us up. We ate lunch at the Kricks (Corn chowder and chicken noodle soup with tofu and gluten sandwiches, blueberry pie and jello) and then drove up to the snow at Shaver Lake.


He slid down the hill maybe twice and then sat in Julie's car the rest of the time. He didn't have the energy or motivation to keep trekking up the hills. I really hope no other kids get sick!

He is happy about his gifts. He got a Lego arctic snowmobile, two little stuffed animals (a giraffe and a panda), a board game, a birdhouse kit, $20.00, and some bubbles. Plus, I bought him new snow boots and gloves.

So, here are a few things about Orion to describe his 7th year:

1. Proud of - he can swallow capsules (Omega can't). He can do "tricks" on his scooter.

2. He's quite competitive. Likes to win, likes to be first,

3. Favorite food - breaded okra. Favorite breakfast is bagels and split pea soup.

4. Best friends - Savannah, Heidi, Daniel, Eden, and Myna

5. Favorite Games - "Dark-dark" (Someone is "it,"you turn out the light and try to find them, you tag them and say their name and if it's right then they become "it"), Sardines (one person hides, everyone else finds the one person), Doe and Cho (Two police named Doe and Cho, Big Homie and Fast Break are bad guys. The police are disguised as regular people in a park. They pretend the bad guys steal something and Doe and Cho arrest them and put them in jail.

6. Favorite toys - Legos, Kiwis

7. Favorite activities - Riding his scooter

8. Aspirations - Be a doctor. I asked him what kind and he said, "The easiest one."

9. Other observations - Colors very well (when he wants to). Still wants to bring his "bwankie" to church. He tries to talk like a baby quite a bit. Loves when Omega sleeps on the top bunk with him. Likes watching videos. Gets scared at night (thinks he hears bad guys outside his window) and wants the night light to be on bright.