Putt Putt, Colossus and BBQ Suckers

Sunday afternoon was absolutely beautiful and so we loaded up and headed out for some perusing at Toys R Us and some fun at Frankies Fun Park. I can barely keep my eyes open, so you'll have to settle for the highlights:

We went to Toys R Us to get some ideas for what John Dickson might want for Christmas, but once we got there, I realized I did not want him to see what we had already planned on getting him, so as we walked in, I told Adam we were going to avoid B-U-Z-Z. No lie, before I could get the words out of my mouth, John Dickson said "That's Buzz right there!!" Fortunately, it was a big banner and not the awesome 1000 function bilingual U-Command Buzz.

John Dickson played his first real game of putt putt. He did all 18 holes and he is actually incredibly good. He has a hard time once he gets close to the hole, but his first drive (hit? putt?) is pretty incredible, and I do not exaggerate - he almost got a hole in one. Clearly he got his putt putt skills from his mom. He and Adam played while I toted Henry around, and every once in a while when Adam would hit the ball, John Dickson would chase it, stop it, and then carry it to the hole. It. was. hilarious. I forgot the camera.

John Dickson wanted to see the "little cars" and so I took him over to Road Course. I totally forgot they had 2 seater go carts, and so of course we had to ride. He rode once with me and once with Adam, and it was pretty funny to watch. You couldn't see John Dickson over the steering wheel or over the back of the go cart, so really, you could only see him when they passed by and the view was directly from the side. John Dickson waved every time he went around.

We tried a little experiment on Sunday - instead of candy everytime John Dickson went to the potty, he got one big candy at the end of the day. By the time we got back from Frankies, we were all pretty hungry and John Dickson had a big plate of chicken, peas and baked beans. He finished it all and then he wanted his Tootsie Roll Pop. He earned it and we let him have it. Halfway through, he said he wanted more food. We gave him more beans and more chicken. He alternated sucker, beans, chicken, sucker, beans, chicken. He then proceeded to dip his sucker in BBQ sauce as he ate it. He finished everything. We gagged a little.

John Dickson's appetite has been in full force lately. He has been eating dinner and then eating again later when we eat. We try to eat together, but it doesn't always happen. When he eats his second dinner, it is usually cold vegetables, if that tells you how hungry he has been. He also went to CiCis the other night and polished off 5 pieces of pizza (crust included) and a breadstick. The boys had Thanksgiving dinner at school today and John Dickson chowed down. Adam headed back to work and then I went to get Henry all situated back in his class. When I came back to tell John Dickson bye, the rest of his class was starting to get settled in for naps, and John Dickson was still eating. I forgot the camera.

Speaking of outrageous appetites, I was FLOORED today when the pediatrician told me Henry needed to pack on the LBs. She actually said we need to just watch him to make sure he is getting enough to eat and make sure he doesn't drop in percentile. He weighed in at 15 lbs 15.5 oz today (60 somethingth percentile) and his length was 26 inches (77th percentile). Both had been in the upper 80s/lower 90s. His big ole noggin was the 98th percentile. Everything checked out well, but Henry did have goopy eyes (thats an adjective, right?) and the pediatrician thought it might be an early sign of pink eye. We later found out that another kid in his class has pink eye, so it very well may be. Last time Henry got vaccines, he had a record 7.5 hr stretch of sleep, and we are hoping for a repeat performance this time. He's at 4 and counting.

John Dickson was pretty wound up tonight and did not want to go to bed. As soon as we closed his door, he started screaming for Adam to bring him Colossus (action figure). Adam went in to give it to him, and when he opened the door, John Dickson was holding Colossus and just burst into laughter. The student becomes the master.

Tomorrow we are off on our way to Thanksgiving festivities. We are bringing a dip that you put on graham crackers. They may all be crushed thanks to someone riding the box of graham crackers like a horsey.

Never a dull moment. The camera is packed.