Doctor Time!

Conner had his 4 year check up today and he checked out pretty well!  He passed his hearing test with flying colors (phew!), and answered all of the doctor's questions completely.  I think she was pretty impressed with how smart he is in the way he thinks things out.  For example, she asked him how many wheels his bike has and he said, "Hmm, let's see here.  There's (pointing) one, two, three, four.  My bike has four wheels!"  He also enjoyed looking at her dinosaur books, and explained to her how the spinosaurus is his favorite, because its bigger than a T-Rex.  He got one shot, took it pretty well I think(although he said he wasn't brave because he cried), and was treated to a McDonald's frozen strawberry lemonade afterward.  This little man is one great kid.  He has a very funny personality, even if he doesn't show it to everyone because he's a little shy.  I love all his expressions and reasoning skills and I'm having so much fun watching him grow!  Here are his stats:
Weight: 38.5 lbs (75th percentile)
Height: 40 3/4 " (50th percentile)

It's wild out there!

We had a great day, complete with a jungle safari birthday party and lots of fun with friends.  The day started out like this:

I was about to get pretty angry that they were making a HUGE mess as I  was trying to clean up the house for company.  Then I realized, they were quiet - I mean silent - for about 30 minutes just reading books while sitting in the toy chest.  I got a lot done in that time.  I decided not to complain about the mess :)

Then came the safari party.  The kids decorated their gear and went on an animal hunt.

I knew I should have taken a picture of the cake yesterday after I decorated it, but I didn't, and of course forgot today.  It was a tiger cake, though, and you'll just have to trust that it was pretty cute :)

Then they played with water balloons, and had a generally good time.  I think the party was a success and I know everyone is sleeping soundly now!

Happy Birthday, Conner!

Conner is 4 years old today!  We had a really great day.  Here's a rundown:  He had a bagel with peanut butter for breakfast (I was quite surprised he didn't request pancakes or waffles, but I didn't complain!  A bagel is much easier!).  After that we ran some errands and had lunch at a pizza buffet (can you say heaven for my little boy?!) and frozen yogurt.  Then we came home to get some things done.  Nana came over and delivered presents (a dino book and a remote controlled monster truck - which was "just what he told her he wanted!").  Finally, MamMam and Paw joined us for dinner (spaghetti and meatballs per my little man's request) and cupcakes.  Here are some pictures of parts of our day...

A dinosaur book!

A trampoline was the big gift from Mommy and Daddy.  He's a jumping machine :)

"How big of a bite can you take?"

Scott said, "Mmmmmm."

Conner also got new toy story underpants for his birthday. 
The boys had some fun with them after some cupcakes in their blood :)

Conner said he had a great day.  My baby is 4, but I'm having so much fun watching him grow and see his personality develop that I'm not even sad he's growing up!

Photo Catch Up

Wow, I really feel like I've been neglecting the blog lately.  Sorry!  I thought I'd share some of my favorite pictures from the past...way too long...

I'll also share a conversation Conner had with Andy tonight that was pretty funny.  Conner tasted some salmon straight from the grill and said, "Yum, that's good.  Makes me want to jump in my pool!"

As for Scott, he has been into saying knock knock jokes lately. Well, actually just one: 
Scott: Knock, knock.
Whoever will listen:  Who's there?
Scott: One shoe.
Whoever: One shoe who?
Scott:  I tell me, I tell me!  (supposed to be, "If you ask me, I'll tell you!")

Now for the pictures:

Just loungin...

Proud big cousin!

Um....some help please? 

I know his eyes are closed, but I just had to share this big smile.  What you also can't really see in the picture is that his face is FILTHY!  It was taken while he was literally playing in dirt :)

Yeah, I'm cool....

Notice Scott and Andy's face...like father like son?

Jammin...
This is Conner's "guitar playing face"