Zev is TEN!

Zev is TEN!

Not to make it about me, but how am I old enough to have a ten year old?  Here is the big guy in front of the school sign! 

Instead of a party Zev wanted a sleep over with his best friend.  I took them to see the Detective Pikachu movie. They loved it. 

We decorated his hallway ninja/laser maze style which is the current request of all boys. 

Zev got lots of awesome new art supplies from his Baby and Buster. He couldn't wait to try out his new colored pencils. 

Zev also got a surprise lego set from his Mimi that he was over the moon about. 

We did a family cookie cake after lunch (and right before Maya's nap. Look at the tired face.) 

 We sure do love cookie cake.

 Zev is excited to "finally be double digits." 

Zev has had a great year in the fourth grade. He has learned lots, made a new best friend, and been a great big brother (at least to Maya...) It is crazy to me that we have had this guy's love, snuggles, and big wet kisses for a decade now! We love you Zev!

Zev's Birthday Questions!

1. What is your favorite color? Neon colors with black

2. What is your favorite toy? Legos

3. What is your favorite fruit? Oranges

4. What is your favorite TV show? Voltron and Pac Man

5. What is your favorite movie? Minions

6. What is your favorite outfit? My multicolored rectangled shorts with a black shirt

7. What is your favorite game? The Quidditch game

8. What is your favorite animal?  Zebra

9. What is your favorite song? Hey Jude

10. What is your favorite book?  Harry Potter, Captain Underpants, and the Story Tree House series

11. Who is your best friend? Hill

12. What is your favorite breakfast food? Waffles

13. What is your favorite snack? Zone Perfect bars

14. What is your favorite thing to eat for lunch? Breakfast for lunch

15. What is your favorite thing to eat for dessert? Ice cream with chocolate and nuts on the top (Drumsticks)

16. What is your favorite drink? Fresca or Sprite

17. What food do you not like? Brussel sprouts

18. What do you want for dinner on your birthday? Salmon

19. What is your favorite thing to do outside? Ride my bike or climb a tree

20. What is your favorite holiday? Hanukkah and Christmas

21. What do you like to take to bed with you at night? My Gryffindor blanket

22. What do you want to be when you grow up? And inventor or a rocket ship designer or maybe a scientist

23.  Who are you going to marry when you grow up? I do not know. It is too early for me.

24. Where is your favorite place to go around town? The Perot

25. What is your favorite thing to learn about in school? Math and science. Obvious.

26. What is a time you were brave this year?  When I approached hill before he was my friend to ask him to play

27. What is a time you were kind this year? When I became friends with Hill

28. If you could travel anywhere, where would you go?  Zimbabwe

29. If you could have any wish, what would it be? To have even more wishes. If I couldn’t I would wish to be a shape shifter.

30. What are you most looking forward to about being 10? Being bigger so I can do more stuff. 

Houston

We went for a short weekend trip to Houston over my birthday and Mother's Day.  We packed a lot into two short days. 

Here is everyone enjoying one of their favorite things: free hotel breakfast. 

We went out first thing to the Johnson Space Center to learn more about NASA. 

Zev loved going inside of this compartment that had once been in space.

 

We thought this lunar rover was pretty cool too.

Isaac really wanted to get in the more modern space shuttle.

We got lots of pictures with it. 

Tahl had fun trying out things in the kids area. 

Here are Tahl and Isaac as aliens. 

We left there and went to the Houston Children's Museum. 

The boys favorite part was this ropes course. 

Even Isaac got to do it. 

He did a great job. 

Just a little picture of my almost ten year old in the "Sleeping Beauty" sleep mask he borrowed from me. 

Ari and I got to go out to dinner with my friend Becky from my Disney World days! Please ignore my scary Houston hair. 

The next morning we got up to go the zoo before we left town.  We really loved this zoo. 

We were excited to see our first Sifaka Lemurs. Our zoo only has Ring-Tailed Lemurs.

These three monkeys on this bench cracked me up. 

Maya didn't make the picture because she had passed out. 

They had two baby elephants! 

We have two elephants in our family too apparently.

 We tried to take a family picture before our drive back to Dallas, but as you can clearly see it was too sunny.  Oh well.

The boys had a great time in Houston, and I loved seeing my friend.