Makin At Nine

Makin you are still making us smile each day. You are sweet, kind, forgiving, hard-working, funny and smart. You are absolutely nine and owning it well.

At nine you...

Still love Legos.

Love robots and continue to plan which ones you will build someday. You say you will have a room in your house just for building robots and many of them are to help me clean. Cannot wait.

Love golf and would probably play it every day if you could, especially if you get to play it with your dad. You love playing for fun, working to get better as well as competing.

Classic Makin. Creative playtime/games.
Because why wouldn't you ride your hoverboard
while hitting a balloon with your sword?

Love to watch football and love the Huskers. When we started watching the first game of the season you just sighed
and said, "I love football," like you had missed it dearly in the offseason.

Still play soccer and enjoy it. What you enjoy most is that you get to play with three of your friends on the team. You always give 100% when you play. Sometimes we get a bit frustrated in the current program we are in because many don't give that effort, but we hope you will be a good example.

Really wanted to find out your enneagram number. You are a one wing two like your mom and we enjoy talking and chuckling about our tendencies.

A boy and his seahorse.❤

Are determined to prove how responsible you are so that I will consider letting you get a bird. I'm loving this extra effort and the mostly-clean bedroom that comes with it.


Quotable Moments:

Lorelei: Blythe loves every food except for onions.
Makin: Well who would like onions?!

(At golf camp the golf instructor asked the group "What did your mom teach you?" and Makin said "a couple of games" so of course, this led to a comment from me on the drive home...)
Makin: It was all I could think of on such short notice.
Me: How about now that you've had time to
think of it?
Makin: How to be who I am today.

Makin: Did you like pot lucks?
Me: Yes.
Makin: It's freaking me out. It's so...unorganized...

(Nana bought a bag of bagels...) "Smells sooooo good. I can smell the preservatives!"

(We have had a battle about socks...Nana magically found some ankle-cut socks while Makin was visiting...)
Brad: Now that you like those maybe we can get you some Footjoy socks like that.
Makin: No. I only wear Fruit of the Loom.

M: When you went to a wedding as a kid, how boring was it? There will be lots of crying.
Me: Lots of crying?
M: Yeah, like you will cry a lot at my wedding because "I'm your little baby."

Me: You left your container in the car? That's partially why it got so messy.
M: It's partially because we don't care about organization at this age.

"Ya'll ain't gettin' no more pizza." (He finds it very interesting/amusing to try out improper English.)

"I know what I'm bringing to the wedding. My hand." (Slaps hand over his eyes...doesn't want to see the kiss!)

Lor: Can I invite the whole world to my wedding?
Me: Well, you could, but Daddy and I aren't buying all of them food.
Makin: Everyone will have to pack a lunch.

"Never arm-wrestle a giraffe's tongue."

Dan: I feel like you know a lot of information. That's one thing thats good about homeschooling.
Makin: Well, part of it is because we have Amazon Alexa.

Me: I feel bad I haven't returned these to the library yet.
Makin: Well, the world record for the most overdue library book was 280 some years, so you shouldn't feel bad about that.

Me: Sometimes mommy wants you to look extra handsome. (Trying on clothes for fall, he wants only athletic wear and I'm wanting a few nice shirts...)
Makin: Yeah. Not my style.


Makin's Nine Year Interview
Favorites -
Food: Pesto Alfredo Mac or Pesto Stuffed Shells
Place: Home
Movie/TV Show: All the How To Train Your Dragons, Dude Perfect, Dinotrucks and Nexo Knights
Color: Neon Yellow
Thing To Do: Build Lego Robots, Play with friends and play sports
Animal: Cat
Books: Bionicle series, Dragon Rider, Harry Potter and The Sorcerer's Stone
Song: How To Train Your Dragon Soundtracks, Human by Carpark North
Treat: Tillamook Birthday Cake Ice Cream
Holiday: Christmas

What do you like to do with Daddy? Golf, Build with Legos and play catch

What do you like to do with Mommy? Play Games, play catch

What do you like to do with Lorelei? Play - especially mystery and mystery

What makes you happy? Mommy hugs, playing Legos, crunching leaves, eating, listening to Dave Ramsey, golf

What do you think about before you fall asleep? football

What do you want to be when you grow up? Robotical engineer