Eruption...

A fun play-date with the Bradbury Bunch, Muramatsu Minis, & Dyer Delights...

LOVE this face!!

These are the kind of engaged students I like!!!

Motor Trend...

So, if you were newly three and had to be in the waiting room for your first dental visit - you would pick "Motor Trend" to read too, right?

Jack was a little bit apprehensive in going to the dentist.

Part of the problem was that I told him that the dentist might

tell him he should eat less candy.

He didn't like that.

He did not want to hear that.

He said, "I will tell my dentist, 'No! I can eat candy!'"

Jack takes a bit longer to welcome change and new experience.

We did convince him to go for a ride of the big dentist's chair though...

He doesn't look convinced that this is the right place to be.

So, I asked him what the dentist was going to check?

"My teeth!  But I don't want a cavity."

We had been reading the Little Critter book, "Just Going to the Dentist" in preparation for the visit. 

Little Critter had a cavity.  Jack did not want a cavity. 

At our dentist's office, they have televisions on the ceiling.

Jack thought that was neat, for about three seconds.

This little face...

On to the actual appointment...

Jack didn't want to wear his bib.

He did not want Miss Holly to wear her mask.

She was a good sport!

I left Jack and Miss Holly in the room for his first attempt at a cleaning.

She counted his teeth with her special counter...first on his fingers, then on his teeth.

She showed him her amazing spinning tooth brush, and was even able to tickle one of his teeth!

She introduced him to, "Mr. Thirsty." 

You know, the sucking straw.

He did not like "Mr. Thirsty."

Then, suddenly, it was all over.

He refused any more service.

She came to get me in the waiting room.

I went back into the room and tried to convince Jack to have a few more of his teeth tickled.

Nope.  He was done.

Then our dentist, Dr. Lori, came in. 

She checked on his teeth and bite.

She said that he did really great for his first appointment.

Miss Holly agreed.

Really?

I guess the biggest point in a first appointment isn't to clean all of the teeth.

It is just to get the kiddos familiar with going to the dentist.

Jack got to pick a prize and take home a bag with his very own "Lightning McQueen" tooth brush.

And we will be back in six months.

Maybe they will be able to tickle two of his teeth!

Rub-a-dub-a-dub...

...two little guys in the tub!

Balancing Act...

Mitch is beginning to stand on his own!

He gets even more daring with each new day.  First it was just a few seconds building up to about fifteen seconds or so.  Now he is trying to stand on his own in the bath tub! 

I think walking might be just around the corner...

Yea for Mitch!

Three...

Could anyone tell me where time goes??

Jack is three on Monday!  Three!!! 

We celebrated with a very special "Little Einsten's" cake.

I had a lot of fun researching different homemade "Rocket" cakes and came up with this design of my own.

We made pizza faces for lunch!

We got together a few of Jack's pals...

This was Jack's favorite moment of the day...eating Skittles right out of a bucket - by the spoonful!

Happy Birthday Sweet Boy!

Two Dollars...

Can you think of the best two dollars you have spent lately?

Mine - two dollars spent on two foam swords from the beloved dollar section at Target.

Yes, I purchased these for my fun loving, active son - Jack!

I thought he might like to play sword fight with his daddy.

Turns out, his daddy really likes the swords.

I mean really likes them. 

Sure, he played with Jack...

And even kept Mitch competely engaged with his swordsmanship...

But I think more than anything, this two dollars engaged his inner child!