Nathan is 12!

I officially have a tween. He is definitely a tween. In lieu of a party, Nate had a family get together with Josh's family where they went car racing and out to lunch. One of our presents to him was an airplane simulator experience, as the fact that he wants to be a pilot has not changed. Josh took him to lunch afterwards and he seemed to really enjoy it!

Some facts about Nate :

--His eating has expanded beyond kid food, hooray! It took 12 years...he's willing to try a variety of food (he even likes sea food) so that has been really fun. He hadn't even tried a burger before, but now that is one of his favorites. In N Out, please. 

--He got a phone for Christmas. He loves to listen to music and have the ability to communicate with family.

--He definitely remains our responsible and reliable child. Trustworthy. Understands the ability to make and save money, as he recently did to buy an electric scooter. He's at that age where he would rather have money and gift cards than toys or anything else. 

--We've started to give him an inch (and responsibility and trust) in beginning to go around our neighborhood on his own. We're taking those baby steps in that he will likely be taking himself to school next year either by walking or biking, so he is excited for the freedom of this. 

--Has a girl "friend". Will have to come back to this later. It's cute, they have professed their love. It's very down low. Nate would never want to draw attention to himself.

Generally, he just keeps evolving. It's fun that he is turning into more of an adult now, in ways. For his 6th grade graduation, or for it at some point, I wanted to just take him out for a "fancy adult dinner". How nice to enjoy conversation without having to worry about him acting up as a child , haha. And now that his eating has evolved, I'm excited to really open those doors to good food.