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Tuesday, March 29, 2016

March I

Jonah hit Scott in the face with his car. Whenever Scott gets hurt, he likes a cold compress and a lie down to feel better. Jonah looks extremely repentant. 
Scott on the swing at preschool as part of gross motor therapy. The teacher let him and another mainstream boy really fly and they loved it.
Jonah was watching the trash truck out the window and said they're taking my dipeys and pull-ups, but not my underwear!
Bed head on the way to get Scott from preschool. Neither of us likes waking up from our nap.
I told Jonah he could read one book before bed. This kid's too smart.
Jonah and I went on Scott's field trip to Ardenwood Farms.
They liked the animals from a distance.
Most of Scott's class didn't come, but there were some kids from the morning group and the other teacher's classes.
Milking the cow. It wasn't set up, so they milked the rain water out.
Learning about corn.
Jonah fit right in.
Grinding the corn to add to the animal food.
Playing with the corn.
They told the kids the goats didn't have top teeth, so they can't bite. Scott was hesitant, but fed one. 
Then with the sheep it opened its mouth near his hand and he cried out, "I saw white! I saw white!" He dropped his food on the ground for the sheep and wouldn't go near it again.
He gave the rabbit one quick pat and sat back down.
Jonah didn't let the animals touch his hands either, but he copied Scott's bunny interaction. There were only a few sprinkles of rain throughout the visit, making it a fun day on the farm.
I try to keep the boys up until John gets home from work. As long as his train is on time they can read  a book together before it's time for bed.
Scott came back from a Home Depot workshop acting clingy and he felt warm. Even with medicine his temperature was high all day and night. He napped and watched movies, ate a few bites, but had no energy. He'd ask to be carried to the bathroom even.
Sunday he took a nap and woke up drenched in sweat, but his fever had broken and he was better. Thankfully he didn't get any other symptoms and Jonah never caught it.
Jonah bringing the baby bouncer to the play room. It's bigger than he is.
Reading Star Wars books is Scott's favorite thing to do with Grandma.
Wrestling is their favorite thing to do with Grandpa.
Milk face smiles in the morning.
Another mom at the park had bubbles and all the kids played in them.
Jonah decided to read my library book.
The boys wrestle all the time now. It's always started by Jonah, who will attack Scott out of the blue. It almost always ends with Jonah getting hurt. Scott's not very aggressive, but he will defend himself. It never stops Jonah from trying again, though. 
Scott dressed himself in matching stripes.
Pi day pecan pie. I used the Pioneer Woman's recipe with the nuts chopped and liked it way better.
Scott likes the "hot dog nuts."
The boys pick oranges from the backyard to eat when they play back there. Jonah will easily eat two a day.
A few days I had them pick extra and we squeezed them for juice. Scott made sure to "save some for Daddy, so he won't be sad." He's a thoughtful little kid.
We've gotten enough rain this year that the juice is nice and sweet again. We love having an orange tree. One day maybe our lemon tree will join in.

Wednesday, March 23, 2016

February II

Scott likes to build airplanes with his Duplos and show Jonah how to land them. 
Scott balancing at the mall. He's getting to be one of the bigger kids there now, so we had to dial down the crazy.
The boys' favorite place to be when Amanda comes over. They love this Mix it Up book from the library.
Scott got his free birthday cone from Baskin Robbins. We were sure to bring Jonah this time so Scott didn't worry about him missing out.
Cleaning the tire shop window because Jonah colored on it while we were waiting for an oil change.
Jonah likes to put his underwear on by himself now. He likes the pictures in the front where he can see them.
I told the boys they could watch a show while we waited for Daddy to get home. They set themselves up with all their friends in their chairs.
Jonah snuggles the baby every chance he gets.
He fell asleep on the way to church with his hand in his sandwich bag.
We went to the mall to get Scott a birthday outfit and they each picked a balloon from Nordstrom.
After an extremely long nap, Jonah was getting out of bed at night for every excuse. Finally he started crying because he wanted to watch West Wing. We ended up letting him stay up so that Scott could fall asleep.
This is from earlier in the month, but I wanted to post it before I forgot about it.
I'm 32 weeks here and we're all getting anxious for him to join us!

Sunday, March 20, 2016

Scott's Birthday Week

The only things Scott wanted for his birthday were airplane cookies and lunch at Sweet Tomatoes (we did both last year and he probably thinks it's tradition). On Wednesday night, I made sugar cookie dough and let it chill so Thursday morning we could make the cookies. 
 I frosted some for him to take to preschool, where they sang to him and gave him a crown.
He wrote his name for each treat.
Friday morning they slept in. I was excited for birthdaying, but they didn't get up until around 8:30.
I started singing to Scott and he ran back to his room to get his birthday crown.
We snuggled and read books with the birthday boy. Then he found Star Wars cereal waiting for him on the kitchen table.
After eating, we decorated another set of cookies for friends.
 We brought treats to park day. A few more kids showed up after this, but it was a small crowd.
Amanda came over and Scott opened a card from Wendy. I planned to let him open a present to play with while Jonah (and I) napped, but the card had music and a spinning propeller, which kept him entertained for a long time.
Showing Amanda how it works.
Amanda left for work and Scott played with some matchbox cars his friend Jack gave him.
My mom came over after work and I took them to see the new Panda movie. We had "chicken filas" for dinner per Scott's request. Finally John came home from work and Scott opened his gifts from us before bed.
I sewed some letters on superhero capes which help the boys fly around the house. A neighbor gave us an astronaut costume that I saved for Scott's birthday and he wore it to bed.
The next morning, they opened the rest of the presents. Scott let Jonah have a turn.
Jonah gave Scott the Planes 2 Duplo set.
My aunts sent the boys new books, puzzles, helmets, coloring sheets and watches.
We took the birthday boy to lunch on Saturday so John could celebrate, too. He wore his new cape, crown and watch. He mostly ate from the salad bar--not lettuce, but all the other toppings. Instead of soft serve, he had another airplane cookie for dessert.
On Sunday, Scott shared the rest of his cookies with his primary class. They read things about him and tried to get other kids to guess whose birthday it was. When they said February 26th, Scott turned and looked around. Then finally they said the birthday person was getting a new baby brother soon and he said, "I'm having a new baby brother!" and he went up for everyone to sing to him and got another crown.
He told me he already had a crown, but I said he could have two. He switches off which one he wears. It was a fun week with a very happy 4-year-old.

All About Scott (in his words)
Favorite foods: applesauce, strawberries, cheese, green beans, mac n cheese
Color: teal
Animal: piggy, shark, penguin, cat
Primary song: Nephi gets the plates
Things to do: color, read books, ride my bike, Duplos, play with friends
When I grow up I want to be: an astronaut and fly the space shuttle
I like primary because: we sing songs