Reilly turned four this year and is really starting to get big.  He might catch up to his sister in the next year or so in terms of weight!

Reilly's 4 Year Stats

Reilly went to the doctor yesterday for his 4 year checkup.  The doctor said he looks awesome-- but we already knew that:)


Weight - 41 lbs 85%
Height - 40 3/4" 59%
BMI - 17.36 90%


He got 3 shots yesterday and wasn't very thrilled about it.  He screamed at the nurse to not stick him again between each shot.  Then he went to get off the table and told her he wasn't going to be able to walk after what she just did to him.  The nurse and I both giggled.  

Furriness Solved

R: Mom, you know how dad has that "problem" with the hair all over him.
M: Huh?
R: Is it because it falls out of his head and sticks to his body?

I almost wrecked the car laughing. We had not been talking at all
about Andrew or hair for that matter. Completely out of the blue he
comes up with this.

Call the Tooth Fairy!!

Loof Toof

Guess who has her first loose tooth!

A New Verb

M: Reilly, don't pick your nose.
R: I'm not. I'm just trying to booger it out.

Cowboy Imposter

Today at Chick-fil-a, Reilly spotted a man with a cowboy hat on.

R: Hey mom, look, he has a cowboy hat on!

M: Yep, he does. Do you think he's a real cowboy?

R: it depends on if he has a horse and how good he can say "yew-haw"!
And I didn't see a horse outside.

Easter Sunday

Easter morning the kids woke up to their Easter baskets the Easter Bunny left them. So.Very.Excited!

We dumped out our Easter goodies and now we're ready to hunt eggs with our cousins, Cecilia & Charlie! Looks like Hannah is going to have a hard time filling her basket!

posing on the pier before Mass.

We love our BB & Papa! We love G & Pop too, of course, but those pictures ended up on somebody's iPhone.

Papa and 3 of his grandchildren.

Family Photo on the pier!

One last boat ride before we go home. We had to check out how fast we could make our pinwheels spin on the boat!

Sullivan's First Birthday

We celebrated Sullivan's First Birthday (3 weeks early) while we were at the beach. Since it was at the beach we decided to do a sailboat theme.

Who am I imitating?

Pre-Cake Family Picture. Reilly doesn't have the best face.

Oh look, now Reilly looks perfect as does Hannah and Sullivan. But wait, who the "H, E, Double Hockey Sticks" is that in the background? (his quote, not mine!)

I don't think I like this hat on my head, Dad.

forget about the hat, what is this goodness they just put in front of me?

You can't be serious. You want me to use my hands? Gross.

Hey Sullivan, Watch me. I'll show you how!

Yay!! They got me a spoon. I can't believe it took them this long.

I'll pose for a picture with you people, but I'm still going to suck this icing off my fingers.

Thanks Mom & Dad for making my fingers taste better than they have ever tasted before.

And Thank You G & Pop for hosting my party!

Cousin Love!

Easter Egg Dyeing

G had all of the kids over to dye Easter eggs.

Mackie gets prettier every day...

...and sillier!

Hannah glows with excitement when she gets to spend time with her cousins!

Reilly and his super silly egg-dyeing face!

Shew! All that egg dyeing was hard work!

Fishing Time

One of the kids favorite things to do at the beach is to go fishing. The fun thing about their age is that they don't care what kind of fish they catch.

Check out that trophy of a pinfish Reilly caught. Whoa! Hannah caught a fish next just by raising her hand!

Ta-Dah! Hannah catches her fish. We have it mounted in the family room now.

Hannah Owns the Mountain of Youth!

See that gigantic structure in the background-- the Mountain of Youth at Lulu's in Gulf Shores. Yep, my little baby girl climbed all the way to the top with her Daddy. I wish I had her courage!

While Hannah is climbing the Mountain of Youth, Reilly is figuring out his new YoYo Pop bought him!

"Don't look at me, Mom." (He frequently tells me that and it just makes me laugh!)

I may sense a little bit of nervousness from her, but not much!

They're all ready to be "hooked" in. The harness was connected to the track above their heads by this tiny "thing-a-ma-bob".

Hannah climbing to the top.

Whoa!

Sullivan and G completely mesmerized by the Mountain of Youth!

Spring Break 2012

Spring Break 2012 was a blast! We went to Orange Beach and went to the zoo, Lulu's Mountain of Youth, rode on boats, had a 1st Birthday party for Sullivan, dyed Easter Eggs, Hunted Easter Eggs, Went to Easter Mass, and just plain had fun! Needless to say we have about 1000 pictures from our week (plus) long trip. I'm posting them in between kids naps. so bear with me!

Zoo Time! Gotta buy some food!

Zoo Time! Reilly loved feeding the animals!

Sullivan hamming it up at the zoo!

brother/sisterly love!

Hey, wait for me!

First Boat Ride!

Love baths in the sink!

Sullivan Update

A couple weeks ago, Sullivan was referred to an endocrinologist and an allergist. He had not gained any weight (length, head, or length) since January. The pediatrician was concerned and did some blood work. The blood work resulted in a "low growth hormone" and a milk allergy (because I requested that he be tested --he had a bad breakout with some yogurt).

So yesterday we went to the pediatric endocrinologist and the pediatric allergist. It ended up being a husband / wife team so it was perfect! We saw the endocrinologist first. He weighed Sullivan and he had gained weight (now up to 18 lbs!!) and had gained a little lengthwise. After looking at all of the blood work results that the pediatrician ran, he was not concerned because Sullivan is still within the normal range (although 3%) for his age. He explained that kids in the first 2 years of life can vary on the chart, but by 3 or 4 they should maintain their "curve". We'll continue to monitor his growth and see him back in a year. He explained that the growth hormone emits in your body periodically (throughout the night generally) so a low growth hormone could show a false positive based on the time of day the blood was drawn. Shew. I'm convinced it's genetics. Let's face it, Andrew and I are not tall people... so our children will most likely not be giants!

Ok... so then we saw the pediatric allergist. She asked what kind of foods he had been exposed to. She explained that a person will not show a positive reaction (or could show a false positive) to a skin test unless he /she had been exposed to it in their environment. After discussions she did a milk test and an egg test. He was positive for both. So now I'm researching alternative foods that he can eat that don't have milk or eggs in them. Tough task! We'll see her back in 6 months to see if there is anything else he needs to be tested for. She said to introduce him to only 1 new thing at a time and make a note of any reactions.

Fire Hat Coolness

He's saving this hat until next week when he visits the fire station
at school. He thinks maybe he'll get to put out a real fire if he
wears this hat. Precious Child!