Something about Miles, now 7

1. He wants to have a dance party at his house and invite 6 girls and 5 boys so that everyone will have a dance partner.
2. He thinks it's really cool for his Nana to read to his class (and his class thinks it's cool, too).
3. He loves putting together lego projects without asking for help from his parents. 
4. He has recently started getting dressed by himself in the morning.
5. He eats all of his dinner, including salads and all his veggies with no complaint, and he even will eat his father's new breakfast concoctions of lentils, sausage, eggs, veggies and a bit of hot sauce.
6. He needs his free time every day....like a tonic.
7. He has a crush on Eleanor, the funkiest girl in grade one.
8. He gets in trouble at school for telling the teachers "no" when they tell him to do something. 
9. He likes the Captain Underpants series, and often checks them out at library class on Thursdays.
10. He's a good runner ("fastest boy in grade one"), but he doesn't like sports.
11. After a good movie or book, he likes to freeze the DVD on favorite scenes or just turn to the page and sketch out the characters. Sometimes he then colors them, cuts them out and plays with them.
12. He's frustrated by reading because his vocabulary and understanding of concepts is much more developed than his basic skills in reading.
13. He only likes to drink milk or water.
14. Although he is easily the height of an average 7-year-old, he has the waist and bottom of a 4-year-old.
15. His best friend is Vaughn (American mother / Kenyan father...just like Obama!).
16. He's bossy.
17. He often changes the lyrics to songs to make them about Eliza in a way that annoys her.
18. He adores his sister even though he teases her.
19. He's taking voice lessons once a week where he has been working on a couple of songs he made up.
20. He enjoys and is not afraid of insects, spiders and snakes, but he knows to not pick them up because they can be poisonous.