Big Boy Bed

April 26,2009
It was time to move Jonathan to the toddler bed. Bill set up the bed in time for Jonathan's afternoon nap - it took a few minutes for him to settle, but once he fell asleep he slept for almost 2 hours.

Bedtime came, we had made a huge deal of him now having a big boy bed, which he was very proud of. He climbed in by himself, jumped up and down, played with his toys....then it was time to sleep....




Bill settled him down - he did it, he slept all night (and didn't fall out - he waited until his 2nd night in bed to do that!)

April 26, 2009 - Beach

Today we decided to stay longer than usual on the beach so the boys could play. While Bill walked the dogs Ben and Jonathan played in the sand.


Bill had promised Ben he'd play baseball with him - I loved watching the two of them.

Beach - April 25, 2009

Weekend trip to the beach

Afternoon at the park

Today the weather was amazing - mid 80s. After Jonathan's nap we headed to one of the local parks. The boys had a blast...they ran, played baseball, basketball, soccer, climbed, played with bubbles, in the sand....ended up sweaty, dirty and stinky - just like boys should.

Local Community Egg Hunt

Today was the local community Easter Egg Hunt. We started in the community center where there were crafts and games for the kids. Both boys got to decorate a cookie, here's Jonathan enjoying his....

Ben joined in a couple of the games, he actually won a teddy in a musical-chairs-like-game, then he ran in an egg and spoon race, well, he actually walked (looking thoroughly embarrassed the entire time).

Then it was outside for the egg hunt, the boys were in 2 different groups, Jonathan with the pre-K and under and Jonathan with the K through 2nd grade. In typical Ross/Rust fashion, both boys were the slowest at finding the eggs - oh well, they had fun (well, until a branch hit Ben in the nose).

Some of the eggs contained whistles, not sure if that was a good or bad idea - the noise was unbelievable with all the kids blowing their whistles. It didn't take Jonathan long to discover that candy tastes good.

School Easter Egg Hunt

Today was the school Easter Egg Hunt, and the rain held off. This was the first year Jonathan joined Ben for the hunt. We weren't sure Jonathan would know what to do - but he did. As soon as he saw the eggs he starting filling his bag (of course, he's no clue the eggs are filled with candy).







As one of the oldest kids in the school, Ben's class was the last to join the hunt, but, there were plenty of eggs for everyone, it wasn't really a hunt, there were so many eggs it was hard not to stand on them. Ben soon had a bag overflowing with eggs.





This afternoon, while Jonathan napped, Ben opened all the eggs - I can't believe some of the parents, they filled the eggs with cheerios, what were they thinking, what kid wants cheerios in their Easter Eggs (I bet it's the parents that drive the BMWs and Mercedes)

Park

After the beach we headed to the local park to burn off some more energy....

Beach

Ben had a sleepover last night with his friend Zach. This morning we headed to the beach, the weather was amazing. 8:30am - and both boys are playing in the ocean in their swim suits!

Home Depot

This morning Bill took Ben to the monthly kid workshop at Home Depot. He made a wooden bird house. At the workshop the kids receive a free Home Depot apron. Ben, the ever thoughtful big brother decided he wouldn't wear his apron from last month, which meant today he received a second apron - 1 for himself and 1 for Jonathan.

yeah - feeling better

Yeah, the antibiotics are working - Jonathan is feeling better; although he didn't want to eat breakfast - he does want to play, dance to music, read - it's so nice to have our happy little boy back.

Sick :-(

Tuesday night was rough, we were up about 10 times with Jonathan. He didn't seem to be sick, so we put it down to teething. Wednesday morning he had a runny nose, again, we thought teething - so off to school we went. Wednesday lunchtime I got a call from school, he was running a 102 fever. Home we came. Wednesday afternoon, all day Thursday and Friday this is where he spent his time - on the sofa, not wanting to play, eat, look at books. Friday morning when I took him to the pediatrician the result was a double ear infection.