Michael is an adult

Michael is officially an adult now, and we are so impressed with how he is turning out! He's doing amazing things in school- he has always gotten straight A's, always.  He is student body president, and a great student body president- the school administration loves him because they can ask him to do something and he immediately does it and does it well.  Right before school started, he was asked to give a short speech for the incoming freshmen.  When he was done, the next speaker wasn't available yet, so he was able to keep the program going for a few minutes by interacting with the students while they waited.  He is taking hard classes, but also he has figured out how to come late half of the time (late arrival) and also to leave early every day (career prep-he has a job).  He is involved in robotics and is on a Destination Imagination team because his friends were doing it and he thought it would be fun.  He is a huge help around the house- he has learned how to be capable of doing anything that we ask.  He is good at troubleshooting problems or fixing broken things.

He's pretty tall.  He seems tall, but when you take a picture standing next to him is when you really notice how tall he is. 

Last spring he got to go with the youth in our ward and tour Ensign chemical's field offices.  They got to wear all of the protective gear.

He did amazing on his PSAT score- scoring so high that he made National Merit Semi-finalist.  He then went and took the SAT and got a 1580 then a 1590, and since it was in opposite subjects, if you superscore, he got a perfect 1600!  He got a perfect 36 the first time he took the ACT.  

He loves to read satire and one of his favorite things is the Birds Aren't Real movement.  He finds it very funny.

He was really good at getting his applications in.  Since he did them all himself, he kept telling us they were almost in, they were almost done.  Then one day we got a large envelope from the admissions office of Texas A&M, so then we realized he had already applied and gotten accepted-  both to TAMU and University of Texas. He still has several applications pending, and then he is hoping to get some scholarships, and based on where he gets in and what scholarships he gets then he will make his decision where to go.  He has always had a dream to go to MIT, but it is hard to get into and very expensive, so he is having to figure out if it is worth it to him.

 This next year is going to be so exciting for him, but also there will be a lot of changes as he prepares and moves out.  I am not ready, but he sure is!