halloween events (so far)

 we went to the botanical gardens on saturday morning and it was FREEZING! so we only stayed about 20 minutes

 we came home and decided to carve our pumpkins...charlie was happy to sit in his highchair and eat :)

 jack still doesn't like to touch the "guts", but at least this year he decided he could use a spoon

 the finished products

 jack was very proud...he has been begging us to carve the pumpkins for weeks

 saturday night we went to veteran's park for a hayride fall festival. it was lots of fun :)

 on the hay ride...jack of course made a friend...he makes friends where ever we go! he invited them to come to our house :)

 i can't believe we got such a great picture of the boys smiling in their costumes

 we talked to my parents on facetime last night to let them see the boys in their costumes

of course this one is out of order and i don't feel like putting in the right spot...

4 year and 15 month doctors appointment

Jack and Charlie had their doctor's appointment today!

Jack weighed 37 lbs (75th%)

He was 41" tall (75th%)

He has gained 5 lbs in a year and has grown 3 inches.

Charlie weighed 24.7 lbs (75th%)

He was 32" long (75th%)

He has gained almost 3 lbs in 3 months and has grown almost 2 inches.

Jack had to get his finger pricked and thought it was funny that his finger was beating! (he could feel his heartbeat in his finger)

dr. levin said that jack was wonderful and that his vocabulary was great! he said that he could tell that he is very smart.
he said that we might need to get a breathing treatment machine to have at our house permanently :( 

The boys did pretty good, but sitting in that small room is tough.

We all got shots...I got my flu shot, jack got his flu shot and another shot, and Charlie got his flu shot and 3 other shots! Poor buddies!

charlie has a mouth full of goldfish in the picture...

4 year old curious george picture

i almost forgot to take the curious george picture this year...i'm just days late! i wonder if he will still let me do this when he is 15?!

skyping with tia, molly, and darryl

 fort! 

 we skyped with mary, darryl, and molly to let them see jack open his birthday gifts (he got 4 books that have "jack" in the title and a book about being 4! such a fun gift for a boy who LOVES books!

 last sunday we went over to thuy (another pathology resident) and eric's house to meet their new baby, natalie. she was so precious! it did make me realize that we need to wait a little bit longer before we have a baby...i don't know how people do it when their babies are so close in age. i don't think i could handle having a baby and charlie! (and jack...although i think jack would actually be a big help right now)

 jack loves for charlie to lay with him...charlie doesn't like to lay for very long

 my parents got jack a super hero costume! he was so excited when he opened it. he had to put it on right away and then run through the house!

and he had to take off his shirt for some reason :) he calls the arm cuffs his muscles and insists on putting them on his muscles instead of his wrists. 

(one of his favorite things about the cape is the green lighting bolt)

jack's 4th birthday

we started out the day letting jack open the present from us.

then we had pancakes with sprinkles in them :)

 after charlie's morning nap we went to the zoo

 it was perfect weather!

 charlie has learned to smile at the camera

 jack was obsessed with his map...he picked out everything to go see since it was his birthday

 we took a train ride

 of course we had to ring the bell

(we went to the gift shop to find something for his birthday/filling in his whole obeying momma and daddy chart and he didn't find anything that he was crazy about. we are going to the mcwane center on thursday so i told him we could look there. i was proud of him because he said ok and left without a toy.)

we went to chuck e cheese after nap to let jack play a few games

 after chuck e cheese we went to a japanese steak house

 jack got to help crack the eggs :)

 jack met a new friend...he makes friends where ever we go

 charlie was a little wiggle worm and was passed back and forth between grandma and johnny (and me a little)

 charlie and jack thought the volcano was cool :)

(we decided to make this a birthday tradition for jack)

 when we got home from the restaurant we had to have a birthday cake. (at 8:40 at night!!)

we had a wonderful day celebrating jack! he is such a wonderful 4 year old. he has such a sweet personality. he can talk to anybody! is always thinking of others and their needs. he loves to give hugs and tells me he loves me out of the blue! he is so smart and is doing so well in school. he loves charlie and is always looking out for him. he shares his toys with him (most of the time) and hugs him about 100 times a day (although charlie thinks he is just squishing him, but i know he is hugging him). i am so thankful for these 4 years with jack and can't wait to see what all he learns this year! 

Poor, pitiful baby

Charlie started wheezing really bad yesterday around 2:00 and we were at the doctor at 4:00. He doesn't have RSV...thank goodness! I asked the doctor why Charlie gets this a lot and he said some babies just wheeze a lot. He said he will hopefully out grow it but it might lead to asthma. Poor Charlie! Johnny came to be with me and he said it could do with my eczema...I said "he said asthma" (thinking that he miss heard dr. Levin) johnny said that they both have to do with each other somehow...I'm not sure. Sorry Charlie! Anyway, he has had 4 breathing treatments and seems happier!

jack's 4th birthday party

my parents came friday evening and gave jack part of his birthday present. he was so excited to get one of the switch and go dinos he wanted :) 

 this is his happy dance!

 i wish i had a video of him squealing!

we had jack's 4th birthday party at the fire station and park. it was such a great party! the fire fighters were so nice and so good with the kids. they made jack feel really special! we couldn't have asked for better weather for an outdoor birthday party in october. the park was great. all of the kids played well and nobody got hurt! it was a great day!!

 i love that face

 i love the fact that papa wouldn't let go of jack...so protective :)

jack LOVES to hug...as you can see by the next 4 pictures...

 (anna and olivia)

 (elizabeth)

(frank)

 (clara)

 looking at the ladder go up

 one of the fire fighters climbed the ladder and took a picture of the group

 some of the kids...we had 22 kids at the party!!

 this picture is too cute for words!!!!

 i LOVE his cake...it was his favorite part and mine :)

 when we got home from the party we ate la paz and opened presents. jack got another switch and go dino from frank! i wish i had video taped him opening all of his presents. he is so much fun and loved EVERY present!!

 he slept with his fire truck from his cake :)

(he is laying on a palot(sp?) that i made for frank to take a nap on...he slept there all night long)

(this picture is out of order, but it is adorable of frank and jack...they have soooo much fun together)