Here are Russell's current vital statistics as of May 2006:
Birthday |
January 5, 2001 |
Age |
5.3 years |
Weight |
~55 lbs |
Height |
~44 inches |
Hair |
Gingery brown |
Eyes |
Brown |
Teeth |
Lost two baby teeth (lower front incisors on 4/9/06 and 5/4/06) |
School |
Now at the afterschool program of
The New School of Berkeley
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Recent Accomplishments |
- Passed the beginner level 4 swimming test at
Canyon
pool in El Sobrante. Registered for advanced beginners class.
- Confidently rides bike without training wheels up to a mile or two
at a stretch.
- Started getting weekly allowance ($2.00). Using all proceeds to
fund new video game purchases.
- Counts up to 49 (with just a little help). Can write numbers up to 4.
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Favorite activities |
- Watching videos of his favorite movies.
- Playing with others.
- Playing video games. favs include Ben
Ten,
various web-based games accessible via Gameblast such as Speed
Racer (ressurrected from the TV show Mom and Dad watched in the
'70s), and Alien
Shooter (played only with Dad's supervision and
participation ;-)
- Coloring and placing stickers in various books, especially
dinosaurs, snakes, other animals.
- Reading books with Mom & Dad (various stuff including:
- Collecting and sorting various objects (rocks, coins, beads)
- TV Shows
- Various classics like:
Tarzan,
Shrek,
Aladdin,
Pinocchio, The Iron
Giant, Treasure
Planet, Wallace and
Gromit
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Favorite toy |
Lego and Duplo blocks, Tinker toys, Bionicles, Matchbox cars
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Favorite food |
Dino chicken nuggets with ketchup and apple juice.
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Least favorite activities |
- Playing alone
- Brushing teeth (getting less onerous)
- Cleaning anything up
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