Jacob Is Four!

Jacob just had is 4th birthday on July 7th. I can't believe he is already four. It seems like just yesterday we were bringing home a baby. He is definitely no longer a baby and he certainly has the attitude of a teenager. He can be super sweet at times but he seems to mostly be practicing early for his teenage years. 

We decided to keep his birthday kinda low key this year since he still doesn't have any expectations as far as a birthday party (except that there be cake). He actually got two birthday celebrations ie. two birthday cakes, one on his actual birthday and one the following weekend.  He loved the toys he got as did Austin who is already trying to coerce him into letting him have full reign over the newly acquired toys. Austin is destined for a career as a used car salesman :).

With every birthday there is the dreaded trip to the pediatrician for a check up and shots. Jacob was thrilled to find out he would be receiving 4 shots. He actually was really brave and only cried a little. He weighed and measured in at the 80th percentile which is great (for a future football career). 

Jacob decided to refuse the eye exam. He basically told the nurse that he didn't really want to do it. She tried to persuade him but he wasn't on board with it. "Making" a child read an eye chart is not something that I have experience with, so the nurse said to call if we had any concerns with his vision. I told her there are no concerns with his vision, just his attitude :)

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Fourth of July Mini-Vacation

John doesn't get much vacation with his new job, so we have to take advantage of every opportunity that he has a day off. So, we decided to head to Myrtle Beach for the fourth. My parents joined us and we had a great time. I was really worried that the beach would be so crowded that we wouldn't be able to walk, but it really wasn't all that bad and the condos we stayed at had several pools and 2 lazy rivers for the kids.

Austin and Jacob LOVE the beach. They woke up each morning and would both run to the window and say "Look...the beach...come see," almost as if they were seeing it for the first time. It was cute. They spent most of their time digging in the sand. They seemed to be more interested in the sand and water than anything else. In fact, when we were out on the beach watching the fireworks, they were playing in the sand and running back and forth to the water. Every once in a while they would stop and look at the fireworks but the fireworks definitely weren't the focus of their attention.

My mom and I spent some quality time at the outlets having a much needed shopping break :). My wonderful husband and father had a ton of patience with us (and the kids) and volunteered to take the kids to a movie while my mom and I continued our shopping extravaganza.

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