Dentist

This past Tuesday we took Benjamin to the dentist for the first time and he did great! He was so good that the dentist even said he was the past patient at that age. She would ask to see his teeth and he would just open his mouth up big. She was able to check for cavities, brush his teeth and floss them. He was really excited about his new toothbrush that he even asks to use it in the morning.

I was concerned about him sucking his fingers and she said let him do it and its not a problem as he may need braces but it doesn't hurt anything else. We have been telling him that when his sister arrives he will be the big brother and big brothers don't suck there fingers. Let's see how that goes...

Grants Farm

Last weekend Grant's Farm opened for the season and of course we were there! It was beautiful outside so there was a little wait and we even got there within an hour of it opening. St. Louis Cardinals Fredbird even stopped by and Benjamin got to give him a high-five.

Most importantly, we got our parking pass so if anyone needs to borrow it please ask!

Myseum

A couple weeks ago we took Benjamin to Myseum which gears towards science. It reminds me of the Magic House buy a lot smaller. We still had a blast and learned some interesting things.

This was by far his favorite 

Papa

More sad news to report...Papa went to the hospital mid last week due to some chest pains and after a lot of test they discovered that he has liver cancer. It is so bad and too late to do anything about it. They have already put him on home hospice since they can't do anything for him. He kind of knows, but doesn't really remember. I just don't know if I can handle losing both of my grandpa's in the same year let alone this close together. The one thing that I do know is that both of my grandma's are very strong women...

Easter Activities

Yesterday afternoon Benjamin and I went to Bug-A-Boo's (my sister) house to get ready for Easter. We dyed eggs and Benjamin said all of them looked like daddy. We made treats: chocolate peanut-butter Easter eggs, cheesecake nest and brownie nest.

Purina Farms

The Haupt's and I decided to try out Purina Farms on Sunday and it happened that their Springtime Village was open for Easter. We were able to get a photo with Peter Cottontail and they had a petting area with all kinds of animals. We even got to see some of the dog show until it got too windy and cold outside.

Eckert's Easter

Eckert's is my favorite place to go with Benjamin. Whenever I have an opportunity to go we are there. They have there Easter Egg-citement going on now so we we took advantage and went with Tina and her family. We got to hunt for eggs, go on a tractor ride, pet some baby chicks & bunnies, decorate a cookie, plant a seed and of course see the Easter bunny (which we had to do three times because Benjamin is in love with him). We decided to eat lunch there as we have never eaten at the restaurant and didn't even get the fried chicken which they are famous for.

 We need one of these! 

The Easter bunny gave these to him and had to bring them to school today to show everyone!