The owners of one of our favorite restaurants opened a new one and I have been stalking it, I mean, anxiously awaiting its grand opening! So we got a sitter for opening night, packed up Kellen and picked up Uncle Buzz……space is limited even in the mini-van now…..
We had a plan for the Decatur Arts Festival….we would go to the kids area for a little bit, check it out and then make our way to the pavilion for a drum performance, maybe grab some lunch somewhere. But the kids area ended up being awesome and so we just let the boys play!
There was this adorable miniature fire truck shuttling people from the parking lot up to the main area (which was not far at all, purely for FUN), so cute!
Some of the craft tables under the tents and one of the bouncy things!
And this awesome baseball inflatable thing! I got a video of Riley hitting, but I couldn’t get one of Finn because every time Finn batted, the lady running the thing stood right in front of me, no matter where I moved, there she was!
Boys doing stuff….we have no idea what you call this…
And then Todd and the boys waited in line for at least thirty minutes (while I nursed the baby) to get some balloons…they are evidently pirates…hats and swords…
Kellen loves his friends on his swing, and that super cute baby he sees in the mirror!
And look who found his hand!
So as I’m sitting in the chair nursing the baby, this is what is going on around me. I would like to note that at least they were being fairly quiet.
And the latest quiet time activity….I wish I could explain this….he created some kind of game with the cups and the books….he was hopping around on the books kind of like hopscotch.
Tuesday was an emotional day! It was Finn’s last day of school. This has been a magical year. We really could not have asked for a better experience. Finn is such a sweet and special boy and his school and more specifically his teacher, have been the most perfect match for him. It is going to be tough sending him to big boy school next year where I know even though it will be good, it just won’t be the same. There was something just so wonderful about sending him to this school where I knew he was LOVED.
On the last day, family was invited to a park right next to the school where we could just play and then back to the class for snacks and goodies. The parents had contributed to a gift for the teachers and the children made Thank You cards for the teachers that were put on a magnetic board for them. The teachers gave the children sand buckets with a shovel, bubbles, a stained glass wind chime and a DVD. About a week or so ago, his teacher had asked for the parents to send him any pictures taken this year, and those pictures were turned into a DVD. Finn could not wait to get home and watch. And as we hugged the teachers good-bye and I started to buckle him into the car, he started to cry and said he was sad that school was over.
And more tears came when we put the DVD in. It was broken up into 7 parts, each set to a different song:
The Unusual Suspects, A Day in the Life, All Hallow’s Eve, Thanksgiving, A Conners Christmas, Mardi Gras, P.S. St Pat’s/Mother’s Day
“The Unusual Suspects” brought the tears on immediately…..each child was highlighted with a handful of pictures each, but the tear jerker part, the first picture for each child listed their name and height from the 1st day of school and the last picture listed their final height and how many inches they’d grown. There was just something so sweet that tugged on my heart strings. My baby boy grew 1.5 inches this year.
“A Day in the Life” started with a video of the kids running around the playground played to the Tigger song, which was just so freaking adorable I could hardly stand it! They all looked like little Tigger’s running around.
Finn loved seeing himself on TV, and since I was at all but one event, I was a big contributor to the pictures, so there were plenty of us. And even Riley Roo made his debut! Kellen too if you count my ever expanding belly as the year went on!
Finn learned how to put his shoes on by himself this year. He learned how to pump his legs on the swing and can *mostly* keep himself going! He learned how to spell his name and even started learning how to write it. And he knows VERY well what the letter F looks like. He learned all about being 1st, though I don’t think that was quite the “lesson” being taught, but hey, I guess he is my child after all! :)
Here is the link to Finn’s 1st Day of School. Even though I took my camera with me, I sadly did not take any pictures on the last day. :(
I know they say you shouldn’t compare your children……but its OK if I do it without saying it out loud, right? I’m a big nerd and I like charts! Plus I think it is really interesting to see the boys side by side by age.
Finn’s Growth Chart
| Age | Weight | % | Height | % | Head | % |
| Birth | 7lbs 10oz | 21” | ||||
| 1 week | 7lbs 3oz | |||||
| 1 month | 10lbs 7oz | 50th | 22.75” | 75th | 15” | 25th |
| 2 months | 12lbs 9oz | 75th | 24” | 75th | 15.5” | 25th |
| 4 months | 15lbs 5oz | 50th | 26.25” | 90th | 16.5” | 50th |
| 6 months | 17lbs | 50th | 27.25” | 75th | 17” | 25th |
| 9 months | 20lbs 5oz | 75th | 29” | 75th | 17.75” | 50th |
| 12 months | 22lbs 6oz | 50th | 31” | 90th | 18.625” | 75th |
| 15 months | 25lbs | 75th | 32.75” | 90th | 18.75” | 75th |
| 18 months | 27lbs 3oz | 75th | 33.75” | 90th | 18.75” | 75th |
| 24 months | 29lbs 13oz | 75th | 36.5” | 90th | 19.5” | 75th |
| 36 months | 35lbs | 80th | 39.125” | 85th |
Riley’s Growth Chart
| Age | Weight | % | Height | % | Head | % |
| Birth | 8lbs 9oz | 21.75” | ||||
| 1 week | 8lbs 1oz | |||||
| 1 month | 11lbs 3oz | 90th | 23'” | 90th | 15.25” | 50th |
| 2 months | 12lbs 14oz | 90th | 25” | 100th | 15.75 | 50th |
| 4 months | 15lbs 14oz | 75th | 27” | 100th | 16.5” | 50th |
| 6 months | 17lbs 9oz | 75th | 28.25” | 100th | 17” | 50th |
| 9 months | 21lbs 3oz | 75th | 30.25” | 95th | 17.75” | 40th |
| 12 months | 25 lbs | 75th | 30.75” | 75th | 18.25” | 50th |
| 15 months | 27 lbs 9oz | 90th | 33.125” | 95th | 18.5” | 50th |
| 18 months | 28 lbs 7oz | 90th | 33.75” | 100th | 18.625” | 50th |
| 24 months | 31lbs 14oz | 90th | 36.5” | 95th | 19” | 50th |
Kellen’s Growth Chart
| Age | Weight | % | Height | % | Head | % |
| Birth | 8lbs 8oz | 21” | ||||
| 5 Days | 8lbs | 21” | ||||
| 1 Month | 11lbs 9.5oz | 90th | 22.875” | 95th | 15.25” | 90th |
| 2 Months | 14lbs 6.5oz | 90th | 24.5” | 95th | 16” | 90th |
Kellen is 2 months old! I can’t even believe it!
When he was first born, I didn’t want to ever let him go. I would hold him while he slept all the time. But just the past two weeks I’ve been feeling like I was ready for him to be a little bit older so he could sit up and play with his brothers…..but then I went back through the blog, looking at his newborn pictures and I got all weepy about it.
His eyes are gray now, just like mine were until I was about 12 yrs old when they turned green. He’s in 3-6 month old clothes, but most of them are either too small or fit really well! He’s really alert and smiling and cooing more and more every day.
He has started scooting around in his crib. Obviously I did not lay him in the crib sideways! How he did this all wrapped up like a burrito is a mystery!
Smiling and playing!
We pulled out the bumbo!
And I had to post this one too because he looks extra chunky in it!
Kellen’s Growth Chart
| Age | Weight | % | Height | % | Head | % |
| Birth | 8lbs 8oz | 21” | ||||
| 5 Days | 8lbs | 21” | ||||
| 1 Month | 11lbs 9.5oz | 90th | 22.875” | 95th | 15.25” | 90th |
| 2 Months | 14lbs 6.5oz | 90th | 24.5” | 95th | 16” | 90th |
He gained almost 3 pounds since his last appointment! And this was the first time I actually felt bad for one of the boys as they got their shots. He was looking at me and singing to me and was just.so.happy. when bam, stabbed in the leg, and he just made the most pitiful face and let out the most pitiful cry. Poor little dude. But he was over it the second I picked him up. :::squeeze:::
He was smiling at daddy so cute as we were taking these pictures, that I just had to share them all! Click below to see the full album!
ZOMG!
The new Cars 2 movie is coming out in June and there was a promotional event this weekend! We didn’t hear about it until the morning of the event, and we weren’t quite sure what to expect but we knew we had to go. It was in the parking lot of a mall, starting at 12 noon, it was hotter than hell, we waited in line in the blazing sun for 45 minutes…. we have officially done our crazy thing for the kids. :)
And Finn seriously almost peed his pants when he found out there is a new car named FINN McMissile…..there is a car with his name. We are still debating whether or not we will take him to the movie, this one looks like it could be a little “scary” and we all know how Finn is with movies….
Some pictures of the cars from the outside of the ropes while we were waiting to get in….
This is just only part of the very long line….
Family photo….at least we don’t look like we’re sweating buckets!
And Karen! We see Karen everywhere!!! (We actually saw a bunch of our friends there, lots of Cars obsessed friends!)
Once inside the boys got to pick out either a magnet or a key chain and here is Riley showing his Mater key chain to Mater! (and trying to sneak in under the ropes….)
And our pics from the event!
Before grandma left, I downloaded all of the pictures she had on her camera. She had quiet a few ones that were cute so I’m just going to post them all here. A hodge podge of pictures since Kellen was born!
Some hospital pics!
The boys welcoming Kellen home!
Cousins
Jammy-time!
Bouncey House – Joseph and Uncle John playing air hockey!
Sliding with Holli!
Toddlercize with Holli!
Our first walk and Kellen’s first dinner out!
I finally was able to get down on the floor and play cars with my Roo and he gave me this gigantic hug! :::swoon:::
The boys loading up their back packs with their blankies and bears!
