Ben in a Bag

For Benjamin's first school assignment, he had to come up with five things to help his classmates get to know him. Here's what he picked:

1. A crayon, because he likes to draw pictures. I would add here that Peter's love of coloring and intense attention to detail has inspired his older brother's recent interest.
2. A Chinese character, meaning "words." Benjamin has enjoyed staying up a little later each night, learning Chinese characters with Paul.
3. A Blue's Hockey puck. He loves going to games whenever he gets the chance, which on average has been about once a year. :)
4. The Hobbit. Paul and Benjamin just finished reading this one together. Benjamin is anxious for the movie to come out this winter!
5. A Jack Sparrow Lego man. Benjamin and Peter can usually be found playing with their Pirates of the Caribbean Lego castle first thing in the morning when they wake up. It's the only set that they've deemed worthy of staying upstairs in the bedroom. All the other Legos live downstairs.

His original bag also had a Book of Mormon in it, because he was excited to "be a missionary." But the next morning he changed his mind and brought the Chinese flashcard in its place. He's been great at reading on his own each night and marking EVERY single verse to track his progress. It's been fun for me to watch his interests change and develop over the years. He's certainly growing up!