The Birthday Boy is 4!

I took Wills' birthday off from work and we played hooky!  It was a rainy day, but that didn't stop us.  After we dropped Jules off at Primrose, we went to Chick-Fil-A for his birthday breakfast, then to his 4 year old appointment at the doctor, then to the aquarium, then to Los Bravos with Tim for lunch, home for a little rest, then to see The Lion King at the movie theater!  We ended the day with birthday brownies.  What a day!  Wills was a trooper and it was awesome to have some one-on-one time with my sweet boy.  Every day I am reminded of what an amazing little person he is - we are so blessed!

Here are his stats:

Weight:   34.25 lbs (30% percentile)
Height:    39.75 inches (50% percentile)

His vision is 20/30 (normal) and his hearing was also normal.

Jules is almost walking...

Jules is slowly but surely trying to walk these days.  She can pull up into a standing position all by herself, without holding on to anything.  She will take a few steps with these walkers, but nothing more.  I guess these days will be here before we know it!

So big!

Wofford vs Clemson 2011!

On Saturday September 10th, we took Wills and Jules to their first big-time football game - Wofford versus Clemson!  We tailgated with the Martins in Tiger Park, then went in to watch the 3pm game.  I have to say, the kids did great!  Jules slept through the first quarter (including a 21 gun salute, fighter jets that flew overhead, in honor of 9/11, and several Terrier touchdowns), but when she woke up, boy was she in a good mood!  She and I stayed for the first half, then we hung out at the tailgate.  Wills stayed for the whole game with Tim, and he didn't even get back to Greenville until 10pm!  He had a blast hanging out with Louise and Bo.  Thanks Stephanie and Bob for hosting us!

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Time is Flying By!

Let's see, what's new?

• Wills has started "pre-school" - he was pretty much the only 3 year old in his class that didn't move up to pre-k, so he is the oldest kid in his class. I think he likes being the leader. His teacher is Ms. Kristy and she is so good to him. He is starting piano lessons at school tomorrow with a company called Tickled Ivories.
• Wills is still in to super-heros. He drew a family portrait at school last week and it had Tim, me, Wills, Jules, Fletch, and Batman :) We are in the midst of planning his 4 year old Batman party at Chuck E. Cheese. Wills calls it "Chunkin Cheese" and the other day said to me "Mommy, I didn't know Chunkin had a last name!" (Cheese).
• Jules is growing like a weed. She's had an interesting month or so. She is a finicky eater, loves her bottle, and seems to be more sensitive as she gets older. I switched her to soy formula, thinking maybe that she has the same issues with dairy that Wills does. She's acting a little less sensitive, but she still doesn't seem to have the appetite that she used to. Her favorite foods are oatmeal, watermelon, peas, yogurt melts, applesauce, cheerios, and bread. She seems to change her mind every day about what she wants to eat, though.
• Speaking of food, we are trying to get Wills to try a new food once every 2 weeks - we offer him that food every day for 2 weeks. We started with raw carrots, and he took 1 bite every day...I was kind of hoping that by the end, he would love carrots...but alas, it didn't happen. Today he tried broccoli. By trying, I mean licking. I finally got him to take one small bite, and he gagged. Oh well.
• Jules' 2 top teeth are FINALLY appearing! One has broken through, but you can see both.
• Jules had her first visit to the children's hospital - about a week ago, she couldn't stop throwing up. I took her because the nurse thought she might get dehydrated but fortunately, she seemed much better after they gave her some zofran.

Here are some pics!

Playing in our pool

Grandma and Grandpa were here in August, and they got Wills and Jules their own pool for the yard!  It has been quite the hit this summer.