4 YEAR CHECK-UP

The boys had their 4 year check-up and it was brutal.  My pediatrician had warned me at last year's appointment that the 4 year was a rough one but it was worse than I thought it would be.   They had to do hearing screening, vision screening, urine sample, blood draw and 4 shots.  We had "practiced" getting shots and talked about how it would hurt a little but it was way worse than they thought it would be and they both were very unhappy. The receptionist could even hear the screaming and they were in the room furthest from the waiting room.  Thank goodness our friend Tami came with us to help.  

 

This is probably one of my favorite pictures of Harrison.  The doctor wanted the boys to put these gowns on and the boys were just not really excited about it.  On top of that, they had to get 4 shots.  They were not pleased.  

 Fortunately, ice cream makes things better. 

TRIP TO THE ZOO

When the zoo built its African animal addition, they added a giraffe-feeding platform.  You can pay to get lettuce leaves to feed to the giraffes.  We've never done it because there was always a long line and I felt like it was kind of a waste of money.  Well, the last time we were there, there was no line so we decided to do it.  It was the coolest thing!  On the way to the platform, the giraffes are right next to the walkway.  There was even one that was drooling and we had to avoid getting dripped on.  When we got to the platform, they only let one group feed at a time so it was just us.  We got four lettuce leaves so the boys each got to do two.  They loved it.  

There was also a special Lego exhibit.  There were about a dozen animals on display all built completely from Legos.  Very cool!
 

This picture wasn't planned but I cracked up when I looked at it and saw that Harrison looks like a chimp in it.  It would have been awesome if the chimp was walking instead of sitting and they would have looked alike. 
 

 

4th BIRTHDAY

The boys turned 4 on July 2nd!  This is really the first year that they really understood what a birthday meant - presents and a big party!  Unfortunately, we decided not to do a big party since Ms. Hildy will do a big party in August when the boys go back to school.  So instead, we tried to do several smaller "parties" but they still didn't really get it.  

On their actual birthday, we went with Holi and "the girls" (Kira, Lena and Naia) to paint pottery.  The boys got to pick what they painted - Hunter picked a dinosaur (I knew it would be either that or a race car) and Harrison picked a big bug.  They were so serious but didn't really understand that the colors weren't the "right" colors.  I think Harrison's will be mostly brown and Hunter's will have quite a few white spots but that's okay, they enjoyed it. 

On the 4th, we went to Holi and Britt's again.  We swam and did fireworks and had birthday cake.  I really was not happy with how the cakes came out but the boys liked them.  Hunter actually got very territorial about his cake.  He DID NOT want to share it and started crying when I cut it.  He finally settled down when Dave and Britt took him to start the fireworks while everyone else finished their cake.  It was a fun day!

JUMPALINE

Grandma Sharon and Papaw got the boys a trampoline for their birthday.  The boys were thrilled.  Hunter was so excited that he went by himself to take a nap when Daddy said it would be put together when he woke up.  This NEVER happens.