He was so surprised when it came out and then he was so excited about the Tooth Fairy coming.
He put his tooth in an envelope for the Tooth Fairy and put it under his pillow. We told him we thought the Tooth Fairy would bring him a quarter. His response was "Or cash. Oh and a toothbrush."
The Tooth Fairy was kind to him and brought a neon orange tooth brush and a dollar. It was almost as exciting as Christmas morning.
He can't wait to show Dr. Sean, his dentist, the space in his mouth.
Ryan and I are still recovering from the trauma of realizing that Jack is growing up so fast.
Jack was so excited for our road to be resurfaced. We may be the only family on the block that looks forward to these kind of upgrades with so much excitement. He out his chair out in the morning and said he would wait all day.
He made it home from the baseball game, with the cotton candy he saved to eat while watching the trucks, just in time to watch "Dusty" the street sweeper clean off the road. (Jack names all of the trucks that work on our road.)Best activity all summer.
I've also done what seems like 200,000 loads of laundry because of the nightly sessions of vomit. Jack threw up about every other night for the past 2 weeks. Then he would wake up in the morning have juice and cereal and run around the house playing like usual with me trying to get him to rest so he would get over what I thought was a stomach bug.
Doctors were stumped but knew that he was way under weight. So they ordered some blood work and you will never guess the diagnosis. Mono.
More snuggles over the weekend and if he's up to it (and I bet he will be) he is off to school on Monday.
And now that his appetite is coming back, he's enjoying eating anything and everything. Let's just hope that I don't have to clean it off of his bedroom floor tonight.
Hard for me to believe that he is 4 and only one year away from kindergarten.
He requested an excavator cake and I was able to make one with relative ease.
However, when he saw what I made he asked, "Where's the tracks?" He didn't want a wheeled excavator but one with tracks. Next time I will make sure to get the specifics.
He seemed to love the idea of the cake.
He even gave it a hug.
We didn't actually eat the cake but he did lick off all of the frosting. What a lucky birthday boy.
Jack brings a lot of excitement and enthusiasm to our lives. Life would be pretty dull without Jack. Sure do love that kid.
Now that Jack attends Primary as a full-fledged Sunbeam he gets to attend Primary Activities.
He attended his first activity while Ryan and I were on the island.
My mom told me he was given a prayer rock ( a rock that you put on your pillow so that you will remember to say your prayers each night) which made me slightly nervous since Jack has a pretty good arm and I was anticipating broken windows. However, when I got home, I saw that it was a small rock, the size of a quarter, with the letter "P" written on it.
This is what he does with it . . .
He picks it up and hits himself in the head saying, "Uh oh, I forgot something. I need to say a prayer."
And Repeat . . .
And Repeat. . .
I am pretty sure that is not what the Primary Presidency had in mind.
Jack made this representation of himself at preschool. He was excited to show us his face when we went to the preschool open house. His face had the most blonde hair. It was hard to get a direct picture of his "face" as he wanted to be looking at it and not showing it to me.
These are Jack's friends. He would find a small worm and call it friend and then find that friend's mommy. So fun to listen to him talk to his friends.
He loves worms and loves to help me in the dirt. We planted 80 daffodil and tulip bulbs on Saturday and he was lucky to find many friends.
I asked him, "Which was more fun, going to the dentist or going to school today?"
He responded, "The Dentist!"
Jack loved his first trip to the dentist. He got to move the chair up and down, play with a drinking fountain and they gave him a new toy school bus when he was all done. I can see why he loved his time at the dentist.
Jack loves his back pack. It is HUGE. He picked it out himself.
Getting ready to go.
All of his favorites are on the step with him. (excavator, backhoe and Barney)
This is Jack with his teacher, Lisa. She is explaining the choice board to him. He is trying to decide between playdough and house keeping. (Housekeeping is basically playing house)
He chose playdough and was thrilled to roll it out and play. He could not be bothered to say good bye because he was having so much fun so we waved and said we would be back and left him to the good care of his teachers.
Addy and I both cried for different reasons when we left. Addy was sad that she did not get to stay and play. I was a bit emotional over the idea of leaving Jack with virtual strangers and hoping that they love the boy I love too. He is such a joy to watch as he curiously and enthusiastically embraces life and I wish I could be a fly on the wall as he enjoys his first day of school and I can't wait to hear his report of the day.
* Jack is now home having some quiet time. He is worn out but had a great day. When I asked him what his favorite part of the day was, he responded, "I played." Sounds like a successful day at preschool.
My heart leaps with joy whenever Jack says he wants to play the cello. I would be thrilled to drive him to his cello lessons and help him practice. He is currently obsessed with the cello and I am nurturing this in every possible way. This is what started it all.
My friend Kelly posted this on her blog and we listened to it. Instant love. Jack and Addy LOVE to listen to this and really get into it. Jack loves to really start dancing with the key change. He loves this arrangement so much that when we heard Taylor Swift singing Love Story while driving in the car Jack, disappointed, asked, "Where's the cello?" And really, couldn't we all use a little more cello in our lives?
These young men were playing their guitar and harmonica before the Hill Cumorah Pagaent. Jack was in love. He sat right down next to them and at one point even tried to climb in their lap. When I asked him if he was using his soccer ball as a drum he said, "No, I am playing the cello." Jack I will grant your wish to play the cello I promise.
This is Jack playing his "pinano" while watching Jon Schmidt on Youtube. He sings the baseline and other parts as he plays.
Here is a better picture of his "pinano" aka little piece of plastic that he found that sort of looks like piano keys. So I guess we'll sign him up for piano as well as cello. My heart is again leaping with joy. Music makes Jack so happy and I love to hear him sing and make music.
So until we are ready for formal music lessons, we will continue to listen to Jon Schmidt on repeat, "the instruments" (as Jack calls them) on the classical radio station, and we'll check Peter and the Wolf out from the library again but most all we will dance and fill our souls with happy music.
