THEO is 12!

Theo in the Grand Tetons at sunset

Theo pointing to Lake Haiyaha in Rocky Mountain National Park where he had hiked the day before

Give me a T-T,

Give me an H-H,

Give me an E-E-,

Give me an O-O,

What's that spell? THEO!

Our baby boy is 12. From 5 lbs, 9 oz and 18 inches to over 90 lbs. and 5' 4", he's not such a little peanut anymore. He enjoys playing lots of sports - soccer, basketball, volleyball, disc golf, mountain biking, and gaga ball in gym. He loves swimming, tubing and knee boarding at the cabin. In the winter he loves sledding at Holy Rosary and skiing at Spirit Mountain. He's in his 6th year of piano with Ms. Roberta and wants to do the drums in middle school next year. His dream day is to play Fortnite all day and night with his friends. He's kind, competitive, and funny. He's a good friend and does very well in school.

Theo winning the golden boot at his last tournament game for Gitchi Gummi

Theo's birthday interview

What's your name? Theo

What's your favorite color? Black

What's your favorite toy? Lego, Nintendo switch, nerf guns

Lego Star wars table

What's your favorite TV show? Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous, Star Wars movies 1, 2 and 3, Star Wars: the bad batch, Star Wars: The Clone Wars (basically anything Clone Wars era

What's your favorite meal? Beef fondue, strawberry shortcake, and lemonade (Birthday dinner tonight)

Favorite snack? Peanut butter crackers, goldfish, and banana and peanut butter

Favorite breakfast? Crepes with banana and Nutella (And powdered sugar, too)

Delicious crepes in Key West, FL

Favorite drink? Shirley temple or milk

What's your favorite outfit? Shorts and a t-shirt

Favorite game? online - Fortnite, Minecraft and rocket league. Board game - Monopoly, Qwixx, and Uno. Sports - soccer, basketball, disc golf, volleyball, and regular golf

Congdon Park soccer

Duluth East 5th grade basketball

MN North boys volleyball team

Family disc golf outing at UMD

Mountain biking at Spirit

Favorite song? Lose Yourself or Godzilla by Eminem, Payphone by Maroon 5

Favorite artist? Eminem

Favorite book? Anything by Carl Hiaasen like Wrecker or Stink

Favorite subject? Math

Favorite sport? Soccer

Favorite think to do outside? Swim

Favorite holiday? Christmas (longer break off school) or 4th of July (it's hot, no school, we go swimming and there is the boat parade)

Bentleyville 2023

Who is your best friend? I don't have one. My friends are Henry, Fritz, Graham, Jaeger, and Anders

School friends

Who do you admire? Messi, Christian Pulisic, and some YouTubers

What do you want to be when you grow up? A soccer player or a gamer or an astronomer

What's most important to you? Food, and family and friends

Pastorius family on the Estes Park tram

What do you love about yourself? I.D.K. (I don't know). Maybe that I'm passionate about things.

What do you love about Dad? He makes good food and he's nice

Seth and Theo at Heron Pond in Grand Teton National Park

What do you love about Mom? She gets money so we can go on trips and she brings us to our sports activities sometimes

Timberman Triathlon 2024

If you could go anywhere, where would you go? Back to Peace Lodge in Costa Rica

What do you collect? Agates, blankets, stuffies, Legos, pennies from national parks and landmarks

What are you proud of yourself for? I'm good at soccer, video games, and academics

Receiving the gold cup in the piano festival

What makes you happy? playing Fortnite with friends

What was your favorite moment in the last year? Either tubing at the lake, beating ESS in soccer, or ziplining. Definitely not swimming with the dolphins or taking the long boat ride to Dry Tortugas. Or going to the nutcracker; I was bored out of my mind.

Tubing with the cousins

What are you worried about? Marit taking my stuff, scary movies, and the dark

What are you looking forward to? Summer break and our ski trip to Utah next winter

Skiing with the cousins at Spirit

Pictures from Theo's adventures in 2023-24

Theo's new shirt he got from his sister "My Perfect Day" - wake up, play video games, eat, play video games, eat, play video games, sleep (just kidding, i'd stay up all night playing video games)