tuesday tidbits

:: corbin ::

1. Corbin is in a college and career class at school and right now they are on the cooking section. The class had a pancake war and his group of four boys won first place! So naturally, he made breakfast for us the next morning. Since we didn't have parsley for the final touches, he went outside and cut off the green tops of our carrots.
2. There was a huge science test last Friday, which is one of three that is worth 90% of his grade! Justin and I felt like he had not studied enough and were on his case BIG time Thursday and Friday morning. When I picked him up Friday afternoon I was dying to find out how he did, he casually mentioned that he got 100%. 
3. Last night, after I gave the little brothers a bath, I came into the kitchen and the island had been cleaned off and wiped down. Corbin had a tender smile and I gave him the biggest hug. Service is definitely my love language :) 

:: taylor ::

1. Taylor has a group of friends at school that love to sit around at recess and make up funny lyrics to songs. I am so happy he has found some good friends at school.
2. Some of the very best hugs are given by Taylor. They feel so genuine. 
3. Taylor was the first to get his Halloween costume. I laid it on his bed and when he came home from school I told him to go downstairs to put some things away in his room. He came upstairs so excited (I even got one of those really good hugs) and he wore it the rest of the day. 

:: levi ::

(he got into the fancy pancake decorating too)

1. Not sure if it's a third grade thing, but Levi is starting to get into Pokemon. We haven't bought any, but he has had a couple of generous friends who gave him one or two. We also printed off some pages of Pokemon to color. My favorite though, is when he and Rudger opened a pack of fruit snacks and they turned the Halloween characters into a Pokemon game :) 
2. Levi is a spunky one and sometimes I am exhausted by it, but I have had many people from teachers to coaches that tell me Levi is one of their favorites :)
3. Out of the three older boys, Levi is the only one that really enjoyed Soccer...and will be the only one that continues after the spring season. He scored his first goal last week and I think the smile stayed on his face all day. (he also told me that it wasn't as hard as he thought it would be)

:: rudger :: 

1. Rudger is obsessed with little stuffed animals right now. 
2. Four years old is one of my favorites right now. Almost every word that comes out of his mouth, I just die. Like when he said "Mom, strong is adorable and I'm adorable." 
3. He has a bad habit of staying up a little later with mom and dad. We really need to end it, but Justin and I love the time with this boy.

:: adeline ::

1. Oh this girl, to say that we are all head over heels in love with this girl is definitely an understatement. She is learning new things everyday and are favorite right now is every time someone says hi, she waves. Also, clicking her tongue.
2. She is walking everywhere!! She started taking a few steps just over a month ago, but that was about it. Then two weeks ago while I was sick, she decided she would just take off. The boys were so excited when they held her doll out and she kept walking for it around the island. She made it to 64 steps and they told everyone.
3. For almost her first year of life she was the biggest mama's girl. But in the past week things have changed. It's all about dad. As soon as he gets home, she walks as fast as she can, and as soon as she is a couple of feet away, she gets down and crawls backwards to him. Yesterday I was standing next to him, so when she backed up, she backed into me. She looked up, crawled forward a little and then  tried again to back into Justin. We were dying laughing. And he of course picked her up and gave her the biggest hug and they both went into the kitchen to eat something, because that's what they do.