Ian is 15 years old! The past 15 years has flown by; I wake-up and can't believe my oldest child is now 15. Ian simply amazes me with his all his ideas for so many things; themed-restaurants, tv series, movies, and musicals. It seems like each day he has planned something new he wants to develop. It is so fascinating listening to him describe his ideas. They are generally well thought out and he has got a script going and musical numbers far along in creation. Ian gets so excited telling us about all of it. I love the way his mind thinks.
You can always tell when Ian is happy. He doesn't stop talking. He will find everything under the sun to chat about; but he does not stop.
This past June, as soon as school ended, Ian starred in a short film. He played a Jewish blind gay boy. And he killed it! It is going to be entered in film festivals. We finally got to see it about a month ago and it was so neat seeing him in a movie, albeit 6 minutes long, but still a movie!
Ian realized he needs to know how to dance and sing if he has any chance of making it. He has embraced taking dance classes and voice lessons. Each week, Ian is in a boys ballet class, tap class, musical theatre class (1/2 voice, 1/2 dance) and voice lessons 2x a week. He went from being so uncoordinated and leaping into walls to actually being able to hold his own. His progress this past school year is wonderful.
Ian has been a big help around the house this year and will mow the lawn, take out the trash, and unload the dishwasher. He has been enjoying cooking and makes pita chips regularly.
Ian has been using his extra downtime to develop and write a mockumenetary about Jewish sleep-away camp. He has 11 episodes done so far. And its really good!
This coming school year, Ian will be taking classes through Fairfax Academy for musical theatre. It is really cool that our public school system offers a more concentrated course in something you want to pursue in college and beyond.
Ian is considerate, funny, sweet and wants nothing more than to please us. He works hard at school and keeps on top of all his assignments on his own. Ian is responsible and considerate. He has a great group of friends from his theatre world and enjoys being social. A few months ago, a restaurant called Velocity Wings opened at University Mall and Ian fell in love with their wings. He made it his mission to go multiple times a week with friends and got to know the whole staff. Unfortunately, this fun came to an abrupt ending with Covid-19 and everything being shut-down.
This coming year is the one when Ian can get his learner's permit. He has been counting down for this milestone for years. Ian can't wait to get behind the wheel. What a new world it will be to have him driving us around.
Happy 15th birthday to my impressive Ian. Daddy and I can't wait to see what your future holds. May this coming year bring you many opportunities to be creative, musical, and great roles on stage to see you shine. We love you very much!
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| Ian's first day of 9th grade |
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