Henry's First Haircut!

Henry got his first haircut on Saturday. This is always bittersweet for me - the first haircut for boys is really what I see as the step between "baby" and "big boy."

Here is Henry "Before"



Henry sat all by himself (both Jack and Patrick sat on my lap for their first haircuts).



Henry was okay...



until she started cutting!



Say Cheese!



Big Boy Haircut!



We'll get a picture of him from the front tomorrow (all of the ones we took turned out blurry) and post with his 18 month update.

Henry Hiding...

Henry loves to hide. Can you find him?



There he is!



What a Stinker!

Mt. Spokane Tubing...

We took the boys up to Mt. Spokane today. Jack and Patrick had a blast! Henry's boots kept falling off so he was pretty uncomfortable, but he did love being pulled back up the hill by the tube lift. We can't wait to go back!

Indiana Jones...

Thanks Skyler for the AWESOME hat! Patrick LOVES being Indiana Jones!

Jack's State Testing...

At my last PTO meeting, we were briefed on the state testing that was recently done at Jack's kindergarten. We were told they test the kids at the beginning of the year and about 15% of kids entering are "Tier 1" - meaning at or above grade level. They test these kids again half way through the year and about 50% are then at Tier one. Finally, at the end of the year 75% are at Tier 1.

So, when I got home I checked Jack's scores online (I love that his school has everything on there). First I checked his recent test and I was glad to see he is in Tier 1. Then I checked his pre-kindergarten test (which I didn't even know was available) and guess what? Turns out he was a little smarty-pants going in - Tier 1! His numbers have shot way up since that first test, so even though he has stayed in the same Tier, he is making great progress.

Jack has been reading quite a bit lately! It's amazing how fast these little minds grow! He is almost at the 100 days of kindergarten mark - which means 80 days left until we have a first grader (and Patrick will be starting Pre-K next year).

Patrick's CF Appointment...

Patrick had his CF appointment today - everything went really well (as far as Patrick's health goes - taking 3 boys to a Doctor's appointment that lasts 2 hours, never goes well for mom). Surprisingly, Patrick is actually growing (we are having MAJOR food battles) and he is actually a little above the 50% - a rare thing for a CF kid.

I've added a little bit about each boy on the right.