Learning to Slurp!

When you were young, wasn't it the most fun thing to slurp spaghetti. Brantley is just now trying to slurp and he makes the funniest face when he does it. And yes, his plate does have a hamburger on it. I gave him some of my spaghetti to eat.

What will I be when I grow up...

I forgot to include this on the graduation post. The program that day had a list of the children in Brantley's class. Beside each name was what they were most likely to be when they grow up. Anyone care to take a guess what was beside Brantley's name?

Zoo

Since our daycare had an inservice day today, I took the day off and we went to the zoo with one of Brantley's best friends. We had a blast. The Zoo has really improved since the last time we went and it looks like they are working on a couple of new exhibits. We spent 6 hours there today! It was so hot, we were drenched with sweat. The day was really nice until Brantley had a meltdown in the gift shop which continued into the car on the way home. It's been so long since he has acted that way, it must have been because he was so tired.

Pre-Kindergarten Graduation

Okay, I admit it's silly. Having a graduation for a pre-kindergarten? Who does that? Well, we went today for Brantley's graduation. It was cute and all, but I don't think any of the kids actually wanted to do it. Here is Brantley with his teachers.














And here he is with his friend Alyssa who he has been there with since they were both babies.














And here is the graduate!

Quotable Quotes and Thunderstorms

Brantley has developed a fear of thunderstorms. He really dislikes thunder. It started prior to the big hail storm, but I think the big hail storm topped it off. He's very concerned about the weather and wants to see the radar. He even knows what some of the colors mean. We had a storm with some small hail in Charleston. Brantley was hanging out in the bathroom scared to death. Finally, we hooked up my MP3 player and he started listening to music. That helped. The next night we were out to dinner and it started to lightning again. Brantley wouldn't eat and I kept telling him to eat his dinner. Finally he said "I'm taking my food back to the condo and I'm going to eat it in the bathroom!" Matt and daddy might be able to correct me if I didn't get the quote exactly right. Well, today we are having some thunderstorms with some small hail. Look at where Brantley is....

Vacation pics

More pics. I think I ran out of storage at Kodak and Yahoo is unlimited.

Vacation pics

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Back from vacation

It's always hard getting back from vacation. We came back a day early so Brantley could go to his last baseball game. It was hot! Now he's in a bad mood. Early bedtime I hope, cause he needs it. Vacation was fun though. We went to the aquarium and hung out on the beach. Brantley learned how to throw a Frisbee and saw live starfish in the ocean. I'll post a photo album as soon as I have time.

Bracken Assessment

I think he's ready for kindergarten.

Mother's Day

Here is the inside of my mother's day card from Brantley:

Battin' a thousand...

Another great game with the Dodgers. Everyone was there to play today and the kids were hitting great. Since the opposing team only had 5 people there we actually got to play 3 innings today. Brantley didn't need the tee at all today. He had some great hits and he's actually running well too, except for looking at me as he is running to first base. And, check out this kid trying to get Brantley out while he's standing on first base. The other coach apparently doesn't know we don't have outs in this level.

The Dentist

Ahh...the dreaded word...dentist. I personally do not like going to the dentist. I can't stand having their rubber hands in my mouth. But, no matter how much we dislike the dentist, we have to go. So, today Brantley had his third dentist appointment. The first time he went was a year and a half ago because I was afraid he had a cavity. He didn't have a cavity, and he also didn't let them clean his teeth. They were able to clean the spot that I thought might be a cavity and the dentist was able to look at his teeth. The second visit he actually got his teeth cleaned. He was very polite and said "No thank you" when they tried to clean his teeth. He kept trying to get out of the chair. But, the hygienist was able to clean his teeth and put on the fluoride treatment. Both times, I was with him the whole time. So, today we were waiting in the waiting room and they called for Brantley. We get up and I follow behind Brantley and the hygienist says "He goes by himself now." Yeah I said thinking she was talking about how he went willingly with me following behind instead of dragging him in. I kept walking with them and she looked and me and said again "He goes by himself now." Huh....what did you just say. She repeated herself again and I of course say I don't think he will do well. The hygienist assured me she would come get me if he didn't do well and sent me back to the waiting room. I was upset. I sat there the whole time thinking I'm finding him a new dentist. The receptionist could tell I was upset. Another child started crying and I knew it wasn't Brantley because I know his cry but the receptionist made sure to tell me it wasn't Brantley. So, they call me back when the cleaning was done and the dentist was going to see him. Brantley was laying in the chair looking at the flat screen tv mounted on the wall. He said to me "Mommy...they have American Idol" and he smiled real big. One of the morning shows was showing clips from AI and he got to watch while she cleaned his teeth. She said he did great and he was covered in stickers. The dentist checked him out and then asked what it was about one of his teeth the hygienist had mentioned. They noticed that one of his front teeth was a little discolored and asked if he had fallen. He did fall 2 years ago. It was on the playground at school and his mouth was bleeding and got blood all over his jacket. We had taken him to the doctor and the doctor just looked at it and said it would heal nicely. Well, apparently it damaged his tooth a bit. They took an x-ray just to check it and the root of the tooth has already started to be absorbed. The dentist said as long as the tooth doesn't bother Brantley, it will probably just fall out sooner that normal which is about age 7. The x-ray was pretty cool because you could see all of his permanent teeth behind the baby teeth. After that, we left and I think Brantley enjoyed it. I realized how silly I was. He probably is much easier to work with without me being there. I just wasn't ready for that. He's only 4!