all about Stockton

Stockton's cousins introduced him to Dude Perfect videos on YouTube this summer and he has been hooked.  They do silly tricks and yell really loud.  I think it's annoying but it's fun for him.  He is constantly trying to copy their trick moves, specifically the bottle flipping.  That also is making me a little crazy so I finally told him he had to do it outside only.  He also likes Zach King magic videos and Aaron's Animals on YouTube.  He gets a serious case of giggles when he watches those.  He watches these and other things on a very loud volume.

Stockton is reserved in public and even with extended family, with one exception: Grant Broadbent.  Those two are so silly and downright crazy when they get together.  Grant is the same as Stockton so we figure they must save up all their crazy energy for when they get together.  Stockton can be silly within our family, for sure, but outside of our family, Grant is who he is most comfortable with.  This even happened this summer when we did a cousin swap and Stockton spent one night with the extended Broadbent family at their cabin and Ali said he was just as silly which surprised me since he didn't know 95% of the people there.  He has other friends that he has a lot of fun with and enjoys being with, but there is no one like Grant to really bring out a side of him that is rarely seen.

Stockton has a glass of chocolate milk every single morning for breakfast.  He is a big breakfast eater and usually has several helpings.

He prefers to take a bath over a shower but I try to make him shower whenever I can.

He has read the first 5 Harry Potter's.  Not sure when he is going to do 6 and 7...maybe when school starts.  He has seen all the movies several times and knows lots and lots of Harry Potter trivia.  Before he discovered Dude Perfect, he would ask to get on the computer to do Harry Potter trivia and games.  He wants to be Mad-Eye Moody for Halloween this year.  (Added: we have started book 6 together.  I told him I'd read half of it to him at night before moving on to Molly.  We'll see if he'll finish it on his own after I get him started or if he waits for it to come around and be his turn again.)

At his well-check he weighed 58 (12%) pounds and was 53 (27%) inches.  He is skinny and short but healthy!

Stockton genuinely enjoys school.  He likes science and history (at least Utah history, we'll see about US History this year).  He also likes math, unlike his older sister.

Stockton packs a lunch every day for school rather than eating the lunch offered by the school.  It is usually a peanut butter and jelly or a peanut butter and honey.

Stockton still likes to play when he can.  He has not grown out of it.  He makes friends easily and will play with whoever is around, as long as he knows them somewhat (he probably wouldn't be so chummy with a stranger).  He has always had a harder time entertaining himself so he will take what he can get!  He likes to make up games with Brynn (and even Ivy when Brynn is gone), Corbin Anderson, or Kelton Webb.  He even had a lot of fun playing cars with Spencer when the Moyes's came to visit-and Spencer is only 7!  I love to see him do some good, old-fashioned playing and hope this trait sticks around a little longer (I've heard boys don't grow out of playing as quick as girls do).

He loves to listen to Imagine Dragon songs.

He prefers vegetables over fruit.  He packs either carrots, celery, or cucumbers in his lunch every day.

When dealing with conflict, he prefers to wait until it blows over and everything goes back to normal.  He is not a talker and keeps things close.

Stockton's birthday interview:

Favorite color: blue, yellow, and red

Favorite movie: Sandlot

Favorite breakfast: egg mcmuffins

Favorite dinner: meatballs

Best friend: Sam (Sam Freeman)

Favorite TV show: (He didn't know.  He really doesn't watch TV shows...either he is asking to watch YouTube videos or a movie.)

Favorite scripture/scripture story: Mosiah 2:41

Favorite book: Harry Potter #4

Favorite game: baseball

Favorite story: Harry Potter

Other kids think about me: That I am fun to play with.

What do you like about your Mom? That she makes us breakfast and lunch.

What do you like about your Dad? That he can build a wall.

What do you like about Molly? That she makes movies with us.

What do you like about Brynn? That she plays with me.

What do you like about Ivy? That she also plays with me.

What do you like about yourself? That I play baseball.

When I grow up I want to be: meteorologist and baseball player

I like learning about: science

I want to go to: Hawaii

If I had one wish it would be: for more wishes

Favorite thing to do: play baseball

Favorite song: My Heavenly Father Loves Me