Pizza Chefs

Shawn is on a pizza kick. He loves it and wants it All. The. Time. He always wants to go to the pizza store for dinner.

Jason, on the other hand, tolerates pizza, but I'm not sure he'd want it if he didn't have to eat it. One thing that he doesn't care for is the pizza sauce. He thinks there is waaaaay too much on the regular pizza we get.

So, I thought we might try to make it just the way each of them like it.

First, they got to spread around some sauce.
(What you don't see is how Jason held his hand over his
nose most of the time he was spreading it. lol)

Then they got to add their own toppings!

Both started with cheese.

Lots and lots and LOTS of cheese.

Shawn thought he was going to take the black olives next.
He changed his mind at the last second and went back to cheese.

Next, Shawn added some mini peperoni.
Jason kept on adding his cheese.

More peperoni and more cheese...

Shawn: Wait! I left a peperoni!
Jason: Wow! Look at this piece of cheese!

Now it's time for the black olives!
And more cheese for Jason. (I'm not sure that he has enough, yet!)

More olives, please!

What a surprise! More cheese!

They loved getting the chance to make their own pizza just how they wanted. We popped them into the oven (the pizzas, not the boys) and baked them for 15 minutes.

Voila!

This pizza gets 2 thumbs up.

Shawn was too busy eating to be distracted
by putting his thumbs up. ;-)

Mostly Wordless Wednesday

Hey, what's this?

Hmmm...this is going to need more investigating.

Wait a minute. Where did everything go?

He stayed with his head in the toy box for the longest time. It was too funny.

Playing Outside with Daddy

The boys love going outside to play. Oh boy, do they love it. It's even better when Daddy goes out to play with them, too.

Shawn going down the slide.
What are you doing, Jason?

I don't think catching Shawn is a very good idea...

Seriously, buddy! He's going to run you over!
(He moved at the last second. lol)

Jack, on the other hand, isn't a fan of the outside.
He wore this scowl on his face for most of the time he was outside.

Well, except for when daddy was giving him kisses. :-)

All of this play is EXHAUSTING!

Tickle, tickle, tickle!

Shawn is posing in the "forest." Got it kid.
There are a few weeds. They may be on the tall side.
You don't have to rub it in! Ahem.

Jason was trying to blow the dandelion puff balls.

Shawn was EXHAUSTED, too!

All in all, it was a fun day!

Our Father's Day Craft!

This year, I am proud to say all of the boys created their gifts for daddy! Shawn had such a good time, he asked to keep painting for the rest of the day. lol. After he started to suck on his paint brush, I had to nix that idea, but I am thrilled that he has finally started to enjoy mommy's crazy brilliant crafting projects. :-) (Just wait, boy. I have lots of crafting planned for this summer!)

We started with $1.00 wooden frames from Michael's.

Hey look! This is like a picture frame!
(I hadn't told him what it was at first.)

Take my picture, too!

We used finger paints as our medium. I thought it would clean up easier than tempera paint. (It did.) I gave each boy his own pallet of four colors. Shawn went to work mixing his colors immediately.

Such technique!

Jason took the more deliberate approach this time. I think he sensed the importance of the gift. It was Father's Day, after all. (He is normally the paint mixer, so it cracks me up that he was all delicate with his painting this time. Shawn is usually the delicate one! They keep things fresh, that's for sure!)

More technique!

It was at this point I realized he was painting on the wrong
side. Oopsie. He got to start over.

He was having so much fun.

Step one was finished. I set them outside to dry.
It only took about 10 minutes to dry.

At first I was a bit chicken to let Jack have a go at the crafting. He hasn't ever had a chance to craft, and I wasn't sure I was up for the wild card aspect of it. But, Isaac convinced me that it would be okay. I set up his paints on the floor, got behind him to help, and let him go at it.

I just use my fingers to paint?

That sounds like FUN!

I just put his hands in all the colors and let him sort of
stamp out his design. I did help him aim for the frame. ;)

He got into it, too! I may have another crafter on my hands!

This is AWESOME!

Jack's masterpiece.

Here are the finished frames. I wrote each boy's name in sharpie on his frame. I wrote the date and "Happy Father's Day" on the corner, and I added a picture of each boy with daddy. I love how they turned out. (Daddy does, too!)

I especially love how the frames are similar in colors and yet are totally different--just like our boys! :-)

Happy Father's Day, Daddy!

This is a conversation the boys had this morning. Mommy and daddy were still in bed (like they should have been)...
S: Happy Birthday, Daddy!
J: No. It isn't a birthday. It's Father's Day.
S: NO. Happy Birthday, Jay-son! (Shawn pronounces Jason's name just like that. Too cute!)
J: NO! It isn't my birthday! It's Father's Day!
S: Happy Father's Day, Jason!
J: NOOOOOOOO...

lol. That was a pretty cute way to wake up, even if it was waaaaaaaay tooooo early. :-) By the time they got to daddy, they both had it right and wished him a Happy Father's Day.

The boys were a bit on the cranky side, but we did some crafts for daddy, played outside, and watched daddy open some presents. Fun times all around (well, except for the cranky part).

Happy Father's Day, Isaac. The boys couldn't have asked for a better daddy, coach, motivator, helper, and inspiration. They all love you very, very much.

You are the best!

Daddy and Jack

Another of Daddy and Jack (to prove that Jack's double chin
in the first shot was just positioning) ;)

Daddy and Jason

Daddy and Shawn

Handmade Father's Day gifts from the boys...
They all painted them themselves. Even Jack!

Accessories for his new toy from mommy...Siri is getting a sister!

Cute Baby Saturday - Phone

Tonight Jack was playing with his phone...

Is this how you dial this thing, Jason?

It's ringing!

"Hello...?" (Cue lots of slobber and gnawing on the phone. I think
he may be a bit confused as to how a phone is actually used!)

I learned how to use it now, mommy.
I think it's time for me to use YOUR phone now!

He's a Big 'Un

Jack's a big guy. It's obvious when you see him, but when he is next to his brothers, I almost have to do a double take. It's easy to forget how old he is by his size alone.

As a reference:

Shawn is average sized in height (literally around the 50th percentile on the growth chart). He is around the 25th percentile for weight.

Jack is above the 99th percentile for height. He's around the 70th percentile for weight.

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Jack weighs about 6 pounds less than Shawn.

Jack is 6 inches shorter.

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Shawn is 1693 days old.

Jack is 443 days old.

That's a difference of 3.4 YEARS.

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So, um. Yeah. Jack is big. :-)