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Channing Turns 6

I think turning 6 means that your kid is officially growing up.  Channing looks so tall and grown up these days.  I love watching home videos of Channing from when he was a baby or toddler.  He loves watching them too and then trying to reenact them.
Pancakes with sprinkles and whipped cream for his birthday breakfast.

What I love about Channing is that he's a really good kid.  He wants to make good choices and help out.  He often surprises me by doing nice things.  For instance the other day I told Channing and Mckenzie to go brush their teeth.  And Mckenzie was so happy to find that Channing had put her toothpaste on for her.  How sweet!  Side note the next time he did that he purposely put on the "spicy" toothpaste on Mckenzie's toothbrush which she did not like. The kindness comes and goes.... :)
Channing wanted a robot cake for his birthday.

Channing and Emma played some minute to win it games.
He loves to scare people.  Especially me (his mom).  Unfortunately he has made me scream quite a few times.  He's become a pro at waiting till the right moment to jump out and scare the heck outta me. 

He got so many good presents!  Among them was a box of chocolate cereal that he is hugging in this picture.
Channing's really athletic.  He was quick to ride a bike without training wheels.  He's excellent at throwing a ball - often more accurate than myself.   

Pure happiness!


The day after Channing's birthday he took his best friend Joey to JumpTime.

Justin took them out for some pancakes after.
 He's loving taekwondo and the medals he won last week.  And he's always willing to show you his one armed push ups and jump kicks.

Best kicks and amazing power!



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