10 year old boys

I have been bugging Kelton about girls forever. It's not that I want him to have a "girlfriend", it's because I want to know how a 10 year old boy thinks. I remember starting my boy craziness at around 11. I was aware of them before then, but I didn't really care a whole lot about them or what they were doing before that. I wondered if they were the same way. Do they think about girls like girls think about boys?
Do you remember going on field trips in school? Am I the only one that wasn't so much excited for "where" we were going and what we were going to see (and the full size candy bar mom put in our lunch). I was more excited that we were able to basically have recess all day long. See the boys all day long. Giggle about them, walk by them. Maybe they will sit a row or 2 in front of me or behind me. Now that Kelton is getting to that age, I wonder and I pry. He is a vault. I am sure he has to think someone is cute, but he won't budge. Monday he brought home a field trip permission slip. He has been "getting ready" for this all week. The whole 4th grade is heading down to Goshen to look at birds and be part of the Great American Bird Count. He has been on the computer compiling a list of Utah birds, making sure his binocs are going to work ok, asking me nonstop to get a camera (bought on Wednesday which wasn't a day too soon), and finally this morning asking me about 25 times what he should wear. Not what to wear because he wants to look good for the girls, he wants to make sure he has plenty of pockets for all the things he needs to take with him. He is actually excited about what they are doing, not who is going. I am having a hard time wrapping my mind around a 10 year old boy. I know that is a bit young to be concerned about the girls, but for crying out loud. He is completely focused on the actual bird viewing.

Moving on.

After school yesterday:
"Mom, can I have that juice container that's empty?"
Thinking it's for another "collection" of sorts since we have probably 300 rocks,100 feathers, numerous fossils, and now crystals growing in almost every windowsill available. "Yes, but what do you want it for?"
"A Valentine box"
"You're supposed to decorate one for school tomorrow? I bet the girls have been decorating theirs for a week now."
"Yeah, they have been."
Fast forward to 8:30. The container is still on the stove.
"Kelton are you going to decorate it at all?"
"I cleaned it out. That's all I was going to do. Why do I need anything else? They are only for Valentines."
I am not a girlie girl by any means, but come on! You should at least decorate a box, or container right? Normally this is an "art" project at school, so the thought of making one didn't even enter my mind. Luckily I have some white spray paint and some red paper. I didn't want to go too overboard, you know, it's not like "Valentines day is a big deal you know mom".

And just for fun. Sammy saying no. How do you not laugh at this face?