This week we did our annual tradition of planting seeds that will grow into plants for our patio vegetable garden. Griffin enjoyed pouring the water into our expandable peat pods and watching them take shape. We planted an assortment of cucumbers, cilantro, tomatoes, zucchini, butternut squash, green beans, sweet peas, watermelon, and cantaloupe.  We also planted a couple of flowers (cosmos and sunflowers). It may be a little ambitious given that we will have a busier than normal spring with the arrival of our little boy. 

It was fitting that this week Griffin learned about x-rays (letter of the week was x) as he had his semi-annual trip to the dentist for his check up and he received his first-ever x-rays! It is pretty neat to be able to see his next round of teeth as they currently sit up in his gums. His dentist visit went great. He was an excellent listener and got a great report from Dr. Bob and his assistant. He always loves filling up his goody bag to take home which includes a new toothbrush (he usually chooses a superhero), a mini-toothpaste, floss, a sticker, and a toy of some sort. Today he chose the sticky action guy (that sticks to the wall when you throw it – joy!) and he got to pick a second toy for getting his first x-rays, so he chose an animal that has a parachute attached.  Lily is doing well and this week went in to have her Mast Cell Tumor removed. Everything went well and we will hear in a week or less the grade of the tumor (our hope is a low-grade tumor meaning it is localized and hasn’t spread). She has to wear the cone of shame for another two weeks. Thankfully this girl is a rock star with her cone. She is gentle with it (not blasting into things) and doesn’t mind wearing it. Sometimes I let her get comfy in her crate and then put it on her as it can be a bit difficult to turn around inside her crate with it on! Her incision was pretty large as they have to remove a large area around the tumor to ensure they get all of the tumor by taking the good skin around it as well.  After we picked Lily up on Saturday morning we quickly went home to drop her off and then headed to the fun annual Powell Easter Egg Hunt at Village Green Park. It was a beautiful and sunny morning and there were TONS of eggs so Griffin took home quite a bit of candy!

I had to head in to work for a bit after the egg hunt. While I was there Kevin and Finn headed to the zoo for Greta’s birthday celebration. Amy had party bags for each of the kids complete with baby aviator sunglasses and animal crackers! Everyone explored the zoo for several hours and I was able to meetup when I wrapped up with work.  Afterwards we went to Amy and Andy’s for pizza and cookie cake. 

On Sunday, we headed to Griffin’s first flag football game after church. We signed him up through i9 sports and he plays right in Powell at the South Liberty Park field which is a short 5 minute drive from our house. Kevin is helping as an assistant coach too so it is fun for everyone :). Griffin looks so small is in over-sized extra-small jersey, number 3! He had a lot of fun and even though he is typically super confident when he plays with us or his grandparents he was a bit timid this week amongst new kids and in a new environment. He was also a bit preoccupied with the mouth guard they have to wear. He was regularly taking it in and out of his mouth while out on the field playing!  He did score a touchdown – see the video below. 

And here are a couple of Finn’s exercises from the week – Easter and Spring words – and writing his name on his papers :).