Ashton's first meal

Yesterday Monkey had real food for the first time. I made him a nice batch of avocado. The Boy was way more excited then any of us that Monkey was eating.

The first bite! Each time I would get some The Boy would say "mom tell him here comes the choo choo" or plane or car or truck or whatever vehicle struck his fancy at the moment.
He seemed to really enjoy it. He did not eat as much as The Boy and Cat Boy did their first meals but he liked it! Also he stayed pretty clean! He only ate his hand once the whole time!
Cat Boy was very interested in what I was doing and even said Ahhhhh once but when I went to see if he wanted some he said NO! and pushed the spoon away.
Monkey was sure to let me know when he was done. The Boy took this picture. He just loves taking pictures of everyone!

Corn anyone?

So Cat Boy took a bag of corn out of the freezer while lunch was cooling off. Nothing new he has a thing for bags of frozen veggies. Well this was was already open. So needless to say there was Cat Boy sitting on the floor having a snack.

Chef The Boy the pizza maker

For dinner tonight we made homemade pizza. I made the dough in the bread machine and then The Boy helped me shape it and make them. He got out his little roller and tried to roll out the dough but it was not going to well. We Tried to toss it like the big timers but anyone who knows me knows how that turned out. LOL We managed to stretch them into a good size and went on the top them.

The top pizza is the cheese on mommy and daddy's pizza. The Boy decided him and Cat Boy wanted orange cheese only. He did a lot of the work himself slicing the onions for daddy's pizza and using the chop chop for the garlic. However he wanted me to smash it with the knife to take off the skins.
Here are the pizzas before they were baked. On the left is the cheddar cheese and garlic pizza for the kiddos and on the right is the sausage, garlic, and onion pizza for mommy and daddy. Below are the finished products!
Of course we had to get a shot of everyone enjoying the meal made by Chef The Boy!

The Boy's first 2 wheeler ride

So last night we all went into the back yard to play while the foil dinners were cooking on the grill. There was a little boy who had been riding his bike in the side of the townhouses earlier in the day and he rode by again. He stopped to say hi and Cat Boy ran over to him to hug him and give him kisses. Cat Boy had been on the back deck when the boy had rode by earlier and was talking to him. So the boy dropped his bike and came over to play with the kids. They were having a great time when his sister ran by and told him if he was going to play here to bring his bike over. So he got his bike and it was a 2 wheeler. The Boy was admiring the bike so we told him we would check out WalMart tomorrow to check out the bikes. I asked the little boy how old he was and he is also 4. I have a feeling we will be seeing a lot of him. He happened to pass when we were returning from BJ's and asked to play with the boys again but we had things to do. I found out yesterday he has no mom. :( That just breaks my heart. The Boy really likes him and can not wait to show off his new bike. He picked it out in WalMart and rode it through all the isles as I did my grocery shopping. He also got a cool Ben 10 helmet to match. When we got home he could not wait to get all geared up and show daddy how well he could ride.

Cat Boy was very excited to see The Boy on the bike and enjoyed chasing him up and down the parking lot.
Of course it has been raining off and on for DAYS here so there are puddles everywhere. So each time Cat Boy got tired of chasing The Boy or The Boy went past a fun looking puddle Cat Boy had to take a break to play. The boy can NOT say no to playing in water. (see the bath blog to prove it LOL)

Anf of course a shot of the cool Ben 10 helmet! It also came with knee pads and elbow pads. They have XLR8 (accelerate) on them which of course help him to go SUPER SUPER fast!

Day at the Park

Thursday we walked up to the park. Rather I walked and They Boy and Cat Boy rode in the double stroller and Monkey was in the Mei Tai. It SEEMED like a good idea since it is only a tad over a mile but it is mostly uphill slightly. So pushing 80+ lbs in the stroller was a bit more then I was expecting especially since it was warmer then I thought. However we made it there and the kids had a blast.
They Boy went on the swings and asked to go "Highest high so I can go in the clouds." I grabbed his swing a few times while he was up in the air and let go and he just though that was the best!
Cat Boy found the little trees and spent a good chunk of time examining all the branches. As soon as he realized I was taking pictured he had to turn and say "CHEESE" each time! So much for candid pictures LOL.

Monkey of course just watched all the fun. I let him chill in the stroller to see if he wanted a nap but of course there was to much fun to watch to be bothered with sleep.
Cat Boy then got a hold of my camera and became a photographer. He even set the timer which I have NO CLUE how to due. LOL Here are some of his masterpieces.We call this one ode to my water
and this one is mommy REALLY needs a pedicure (hint hint to daddy LOL)

First dentist appointment

The Boy had his first dentist appointment on May 14th. He did GREAT! He was super excited to see the dentist and also to have some quiet time with no brothers. He had told me before we left he was going to be shy and not talk and he kept his word. :) He was a little unsure about opening his mouth at first but did it as soon as she mentioned a prize LOL! He enjoyed sitting in the chair and watching Dora while he got his teeth cleaned. A very nice lady came in and gave him a pinwheel which he has a BLAST with.

They tried to do x-rays but his mouth was to little for the thing. He was bummed he could not see pictures of his teeth but there is always next time. Everything was perfect and he can not wait to go back.

dinosaurs

So May 1st we headed up to Baltimore. We got a hotel at the Inner Harbor for a night. When we got there we settled in and headed to the harbor for dinner. It took us forever to get down there since we had to stop and look at everything. We had a nice dinner at Hard Rock and headed back to the hotel for the night. We had a busy day planned for Saturday. We woke up, packed up the car and walked to the harbor again. Had some lunch, watched a fudge show, checked out some boats and made plans to come back another time to see all the other cool things. It was getting late so we headed the the Marnier Center to see Walking with Dinosaurs! We were sitting in the 300's which will NEVER happen again! It was super high and steep so each time a kid moved The Hubby freaked. The lights went out and the show started! Cat Boy was a little freaked at first but as long as I had my arm around him he was fine! It was AWSOME! The dinosaurs were live animatronic and HUGE! They interacted with each other and we learned about how they lived, what they ate, and the different eras that they lived in! We all just sat so still there the whole time! Except for Monkey who slept through 99% of it! If it ever comes to an area near you you MUST go see it! I had gotten The Boy a book about dinosaurs from the library and the next night he wanted me to read it. While reading different facts he would yell out "DUH mom I already knew that!" It was a great family weekend!

SIlly Cat Boy.....

So I mentioned that yesterday They Boy helped me make bread. Well when Cat Boy wake up from his nap he was hungry so I offered him a piece. He said no and so I went to start dinner. I tunred around to see him reaching for the bread...but not the piece I had cut for him. The half a loaf left whole!
Then this morning The Boy needed to take a bath but wanted one alone. Well Cat Boy wanted to join in the fun. So when I went to put the plunger back in the master bath he decided to hop in. Pajama pants and diaper included. I walked into this...SILLY CAT BOY!