Biggest Brother

Keaton is an awesome big brother to all. He is so willing to help and share his time and talents with his brothers and sister. He has such a kind heart. His mind is amazing, constantly finding different ways of doing things. His little brothers and sister look up to him. He has so much responsibility on his shoulders. I do not envy the pressure he feels sometimes. Being the example of good behavior and the one to blaze the trail is not an easy job. I couldn't imagine a more capable young man to take this job and do great things with it. Keep it up, it really is worth it.

Big Brother

Sam has been really amazing with Corbin. He knows that Corbin is such a special little person. I can see it in Sam's eyes that he will be so excited to teach his little brother how to ride the skateboard, bike, and how to play soccer. These two are will be on the go all the time. For now I am enjoying and loving the sweet still moments these two are sharing. Lots of love to you Big Brother!

Big Sister

Nellie loves having Corbin in her life. She is always willing to carry him. She is even willing to do his laundry (not her own, small steps). She loves to hold him and tell him, "It's alright".

One thing she has yet to sacrifice for any of her brothers are her fingers. One time I caught her holding him tight in her right arm and still sucking her fingers. Not the safest place to be Corbin.

Did I Mention

Just how fast it was that Corbin came to our family. I did however think to grab one of my phones with a pretty decent camera. As they placed him on the scale I barked orders to Justin to get out my phone and start taking pictures. For everyother delivery my sister has made it just in time to take some good pictures of baby and mommy along with others that came to see the new one. I guess this will have to do. Pappy was lucky to be in town. Justin called him, knowing he would be awake early. He was, and was headed out the door for the airport, so he stopped by and met his newest grandson. Everytime Pappy holds one of his new babies his eyes express so much of his emotion. His words don't compare to the look that he gets when he holds them and looks at the new body he holds in his hands. We are so lucky to have Pappy and his testimony of the Plan of Happiness

Blessing Day

Cousins

Aren't they cute

Nothing like the Pinewood Derby

to make the cub leader say, "I'm glad that's over." Keaton always comes up with the best designs for his cars. To bad there are limits to what you can do. He got middle place, which is a great improvement for the last couple of years. Thanks Pappy and Papa for helping get this great car ready.

This is what we see when we go outside

Pappy and his 30,000 bees in his backyard. This is only the beginning. He hopes to have over 100,000 in a couple of months.

Here is our garden, in the back left is corn, then crook neck squash, zucchini, lettuce, chili peppers, green peppers, green beans, peas, tomato, carrots, onions, (transplanted pumpkin and cucumber). Wish us luck during the harvest.

Our chickens: pink berry sparkles, blue berry sparkles and red berry sparkles. (Yes three names for 5 chickens) They will be excited for harvet too. They will get to get out and clean up all the leftover greens.

Do you see that? That is an apple, and Anna Apple to be exact. There are 5 on the tree. Vahooooo!

From Adam He took a rib

Well Corbin has had a cough ever since he was born. It has been getting progressively more substantial. I relented and took him to the doctor last week. They asked for a chest x-ray. The results came back today. His lungs look clear but he has an extra rib. This shouldn't make a difference as he grows. I told both Nana and Leslie and they both made the comment that we could make a girl. I would like to see them try.

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APRIL FOOLS

April Fools Day

This is one of my favoritist days of the year. When I was young we would do the traditional physical pranks. I have heard of some doozies today. We used to have a tape of Wee Sing N Play. They sang a song about April Fools Day (it's a great day for playing a joke) So every year we must all say (and hear) at least once "There's a spider in your hair". Mom thinks she is sooo funny.

For a couple of years I was pretty consistently fooling my family. I would call each person and give them a story, avoiding the questions that would give it all away. One year I called my mom, while standing outside my apartment on Stapley. With the busy traffic going by I told my mom I was in an accident. For 15 minutes I had her really worried. Finally I told her April Fools. She said it wasn't very funny. After a couple of years, my sister, mom and dad would try to remind each other before I woke in the morning so they wouldn't be duped. I couldn't say anything without the response "April Fools".

This year I needed to be a little more discreet. I couldn't do it first thing in the morning. It couldn't be too drastic. It had to have only minor consequences. So be aware it is coming.