Fun at the Park

Happy Birthday Zane Elliot!

Today Zane turns six. We had a very mellow day planned but I knew that a few things could be done to make his day super special.
 

First up was letting Zane play the Wii. There is not a day that goes by Zane does not ask to play that blasted contraption. But since it is his birthday I thought that maybe it would be a nice treat.

I asked Zane what he wanted to have for dinner. He told me split pea soup and corn bread. Quite the unusual choice but who am I to say what a tasty birthday dinner is to him. Plus the weather was not super hot so it was a great day for it. The year that he tells me split pea soup and it is 80 degrees out we will have a different conversation.

Finally we went out to ice cream for dessert and then came home so the boy could open some presents. Zane had been asking for this Lego Ninjago guy for months. (the Lego characters name is Zane) He was very happy to have one of his own. Now he and Andrew can play!

Zane also got some books for his birthday. One was Frog and Toad and one was Thomas. All early readers of course. He was very happy to get the books. I love that he thinks books are a great present. All in all a great birthday for a fantastic little boy! Every year with Zane gets better and better. Can't wait to see what the year of 6 is like for him!

Reid Isaiah: 5 Months Old

Oh little man. You are growing up so quickly. You are still so snuggly, so sweet. Your happy belly laughs make me grin. Your chunky cheeks and delicious thighs make me smile. Your huge blue eyes melt my heart. Stay this way forever in my mind sweet baby of mine.

Andrew Lost... In a Book

Andrew has found a new thrilling pass time this summer, reading. And he has found a particular series of books that he adores and is gobbling up as quickly as we can get them from the library. The series is called "Andrew Lost..." by J.C. Greenburg and it tells the on going story of a little boy named Andrew and how his experiments go wildly wrong. The books are a bit below his general reading level and it is one reason I think he is enjoying them so much. They aren't a struggle to read and he can just enjoy the story. It is not unusual for him to finish one book in 45 minutes or so. And they are about 80 pages each. It is wonderful to see Andrew reading so much and so intensely. He loses himself in these books and it can be difficult to pull him out of his brain to get any information or conversation from him at all. This is how I am when reading a new book so I can sincerely sympathize with his total commitment to the story. The only bummer is that he is almost done with all the series! There are only 18 books and he has read over half of them now. It will be interesting to see what we find for him to read next. I will cross my fingers that it will enthrall him as much as these books have.

Happy Birthday to MOM!

I thought that since I usually post photos about the kiddos birthdays and parties that it was only fair that I post some photos of the kids and I on my special day. In fact it was one of my big goals for the day to get the pictures done and have something to post. So here they are. The kids and me when I turned 33.

Zane's Second Shot at Soccer

What a difference a year and a pair of glasses make! It is almost like watching an entirely different kid play soccer this season.

I have been so excited to go watch Zane play soccer. He is in there sticking with the game and trying to get the ball. No more is he running around the field away from all the players and the ball. No more is he crying on the sidelines that he is hot or tired or bored or hungry. Zane is playing!

If you can't tell yet, last year was a nightmare with Zane playing soccer. This is probably one of the last games that I will get to see of Zane's this year due to scheduling conflicts with Andrew's team. But I was so happy to get to see Zane score a goal today!

I am breathing a little easier about signing him up for sports. It just shows that waiting a year for school was a great choice. I don't even want to imagine how he would have reacted if we had sent him to kindergarten before he was ready!

More Well Child Checks

Finished my summer job of Well Child Checks today. Both boys are doing great and exactly how I expected. The growth patterns are holding steady.

Andrew Tyler
Height: 4' 5" (84%) One more foot and he will be the same height as me. YIKES!
Weight: 62 lbs 3 oz. (68%)

According to an online Adult Height Predictor Calculator Andrew is going to be 6' 2"

Zane Elliot
Height: 4' 1.5" (98%)
Weight: 60 lbs. 6 oz. (96%)

According to that same online Adult Height Predictor Calculator Zane is going to be 6' 3" Somehow I think Zane might beat it though.