My big 7 year old!

Dillon had his big 7th birthday this week and had a real ball. It was a big week in general - he has advanced in Karate to complete his second Kata and is working on his third. Once he completes that, he can be tested and get his yellow belt! He does a great job in Karate and really loves it! He just finished up soccer this weekend. He was on a team with 1st and 2nd graders that Michael helped coach. He seemed to have fun, but wasn't as in to it this year. The 2nd graders were a little more aggressive than the 1st graders, so he got out there and ran around, but didn't enjoy it as much as last year. Basketball starts for him in the next week or so, and he is ready to go for that! He and "Coach Fox" (as Michael will now be refered to for the season) have been practicing. We are going to get his high-tops next weekend. Big time!
He also had the "Back to School Bash" this week and got to see classmates and teachers at their 9 week celebration. He told me how much he likes his teacher, Mrs. K, and how much he likes school. He is reading like crazy and doing a great job on weekly spelling tests. Math has always been easy for him, so that is a breeze. He is reading chapter books to me at night for homework and enjoying the challenge of the longer books.
He is still a PS2 fanatic. He recently got Lego Star Wars II for PS2 and also got the guide that goes with it, so now I am playing it with him... or rather reading the book and hints to him as he plays. It is a fun way for us to enjoy it together, considering I am so bad at PS2! Why can't they just bring Atari back? I use to rock at Ms. Pac-man!!! Dillon got the Lego game as a reward for learning to ride his bike with no training wheels. He is still a bit tentative about it, but does a great job when he gets going. He got a new bike for his birthday from Grandma and Grandpa, so that should be some incentive to get pedalling too. It is a red Mongoose bike, and everyone who has seen it says, "Oh man! That's what I wanted when I was a kid!"
Dillon is great with Oscar. I know the crying gets on his nerves when Oscar gets fussy (I know because he reminds me of it every time!), but he plays with him and entertains him. Oscar is just fascinated with Dillon and just worships him. I can put him in the exersaucer near Dillon when he is playing PS2 and Oscar is completely satisfied to just watch him and chatter at him. Dillon thinks it's funny to have him cooing and babbling at him. I keep telling him to just wait until he is doing more than rolling and gets mobile, but Dillon just raises an eyebrow at me and gives me "the look"!