Monster Sundaes.  Anyone who has spent any bit of time with Griffin is well aware that he loves ice cream.  Monster Sundaes, in particular. As I’ve mentioned before, each night when I put Finn to bed one of the last things he says is, “Mom, when I wake up we go to the ice cream place”.  He follows that with a little giggle and an I Love You.  It’s so sweet (and silly and cute) and I love it.  It makes me smile every night.

On this particular day, Grandma Armstrong was here to watch Finn during the morning and I left work for the day at lunch to take Griffin to his 3-year check up.  Can you believe that?  Three years?  Where does the time go?  I know everyone says it, but time is really passing pretty fast and I just want more time to soak it all in. I miss being home and spending time with Griffin and Kevin while I’m at work, though it certainly makes me pause and enjoy the time that I am home even more, or the fun activities and adventures that we have together all the more fun. He had an excellent checkup! I had thought he was due for a shot, so we had been talking about visiting the doctor and getting shots and how he was going to be very brave. Well, turns out no shots at this appointment! For the record, Finn checked in at 31 pounds, 3.2 ounces (44th percentile), 37.75″ tall (57th percentile) and BMI of 15.4 (29th percentile). His language skills and physical abilities are all on track or ahead. Dr. Wilde (who we love) gave him a two thumbs up! We celebrated afterward for the fun of it at Grater’s, with a MONSTER SUNDAE.  Later that afternoon after we played in the front yard with Lily (and tried on Finn’s new rain boots – he was e-x-t-r-e-m-e-l-y happy to have his own pair now and be able to jump in rain puddles) we drove Grandma Armstrong back home to their new house. Griffin liked exploring the outdoors full of leaves, sticks, fallen trees, and such. We did a walk around the house to scout out all of the plants in their new yard too! They are really making headway on their renovations inside. Their master bath is really quite something.  It’s a very unique shape and will have many water heads! The tile is in and looks great! It was an otherwise calm and slow week around here. I’m thankful that Finn still loves to cuddle. Our morning routine is for him to get a drink and snack and come to our room to watch a show. He loves to sit in my spot and get under the covers ♥.  And here is a sampling of Finn’s artwork from the week, both at pre-school and at home. He loves to paint!