Big Boy Weekend

Wow! A lot of big news events happened for the Syphi boys this weekend...

First, Trevor has his first haircut. It was hard, because he is my only child to have curls. And lots of them. And they were SOOO cute. But I was afraid that I would be the parent who thinks her child looks adorable, even when sporting an out-of-control over-grown baby mullet. So we had it all chopped off. Trevor did a decent job sitting during the cut, thanks mostly to the lollipop.


Second, it was a red-letter weekend for Scott. On Friday, he ate (drumroll, please) ........

A CHEESEBURGER!

AND LIKED IT!

This is huge.

I had to bribe him with a trip to Sunsplash, but we were planning to go there anyway when Uncle Jeff and Aunt D get here.

He desperately wants a Nintendo DS, which I agreed to get for him IF he eats 25 new foods, learns to ride his bike, and reads 30 minutes a day. With our Hawaii trip 3 weeks away and the pressure of earning the DS before the plane ride at the forefront of his mind, he has been very focused on reaching his goal. He has 12 new foods to go, and added feta cheese to the list today with NO force from me. It was cheese, so it wasn't very risky in his mind. And it liked it, too! So tonight we made a list of the remaining 11 foods to try. Included are corn dogs, nectarines, cottage cheese (cheese being the important word), tacos WITH meat, and his own personal suggestion - bleu cheese. I told him he didn't have to try bleu cheese since it smells like dead ants, but he is motivated...

And that leads me to the second requirement for the DS -- learning to ride his bike. I think I will just let this video to the talking:

The Big Preschool Show

Charlotte wrapped up her first year of preschool last week! Her little class did a show, and like I expected, she did NOT want to participate. But at least she stood... wait... at least she sat next to her classmates while the rest of them sang cute songs and did the alphabet. Very adorable. I would post the video, but there's not much to see if you are hoping for Charlotte to do anything. My mom reminds me frequently that I was the same way in preschool, and somehow I managed to turn out ok (sort of).

I've said it before, and it won't be the last time you'll read it -- We love Teacher Cathy! Can't wait for another year (and 2 more after that with Trevor)!