Jack's 4 year appt.

Jack went to the dreaded 4 year old well check today. Anyone who has recently been through this appointment can attest for how awful it is for the kids. He is 3' 5 1/2" and 39 lbs (so glad he didn't lose weight from the tonsillectomy). He had his vision and hearing screened and did great with both tests. Then he got to pee in a cup (it was a moment that I was so glad to have a boy) and got his finger pricked to have blood taken. We found out that he takes after me with having blood taken because he said that he needed to throw up and became very white. I'm the same way! The best part of the appointment was getting 4 shots, 2 in each arm. He was sooooo brave and only cried for the last shot because it stung. He got to pick something out of the treasure box and got a sucker. Go brave boy Jack!!!

Jack's obsession

Dave took Jack out on an excursion at the beach last week and came home with these little ball contraptions. They have magnets in them and open up when placed on the special magnet cards. Jack and Theo both love them! You can "brawl" with them and get points values, etc.......... right up Jack's alley. Dave took Jack to get a tackle box to keep them safe and away from Theo. Jack and Theo got a lot of money for Valentine's Day, Easter and post-tonsil recovery.... so here's what the money went to!!!

Ahhhh, rescue pack

Coming to the rescue! Jack dug out this Diego rescue pack and it's a perfect size for Theo. Theo proudly wears it all around the house. He walks around the house saying "ready, set, go". It's cute :)

Throwing the ball around

Dave took Jack to get a baseball glove today. He's really shown an interest in baseball/t-ball lately. Dave showed Jack how to throw the ball and tried to get him to field balls with his new glove. He caught on quickly...... sorry the pictures are blurry.... he was moving fast!

Theo's trip to the beach

We'll count it as Theo's first "real" trip to the beach since last year he was just under one and truly hated the sand. This time around he was much more into the sand and even had fun digging with a shovel. He had a ball running around the shore and getting his feet wet in the ocean water (the water is still frigid, so no farther than just feet). Jack and dad had fun building sandcastles and digging holes in the sand. Theo is feeling so much better, but teething is still plaguing us............

Yum

I let the boys eat the chocolate bunny from their easter basket. I knew it would get messy so I banished them to the balcony. Both boys made short work of their bunnies and Theo was covered in chocolate (he apparently just shoved most of the body in his mouth and was drooling chocolate).

Happy Easter!!!

We're here with Dave's folks at Gulf Shores for a week. Theo came down with a high fever right after I tucked him into bed on Friday. I had literally just tucked him into bed too! I took him to urgent care on Saturday and the doctor thought he had strep. He's on antibiotics and round the clock tylenol. On top of that, he's cutting all 4 molars, all 4 eye teeth and incisors. Literally every tooth in his mouth is cutting all at once, minus the 8 he had previously.

Jack has been having a blast at the beach! He loves to play in the sand and to hunt for shells. Dave and I have buried him in the sand more times than we can count. We've also taken him to the indoor pool here at the condo a few times. Theo has stayed indoors and basked in the attention of his grandparents. Hopefully he'll improve before we have to leave so we can actually take him out to the beach!

Here's a couple of pics of what the Easter bunny brought the boys. In their masculine easter baskets (ha ha ha). Jack loved hunting for the eggs and Theo loved eating the contents. Gigi and Jack capped off the day by dying easter eggs. Hope all of you had a happy easter.