Questions and answers with Wesley- age 2

1. What is your favorite color? blue

2. What is your favorite toy? Mickey Mouse

3. What is your favorite fruit? apples

4. What is your favorite tv show? Elmo

5. What is your favorite thing to eat for lunch? bread

6. What is your favorite shirt? Elmo

7. What is your favorite game? Jake

8. What is your favorite snack? fish

9. What is your favorite animal? cow

10. What is your favorite song? abc

11. What is your favorite book? dog book

12. Who is your best friend? Elmo

13. What is your favorite cereal? bread

14. What is your favorite thing to do outside? rocks

15. What is your favorite drink? juice

16. What do you want to be when you grow up? circle

17. What do you like to take to bed with you at night? doggy

18. What is your favorite sport? baseball

20. What is your favorite thing to do? play with Brandon

Question and Answers with Brandon- age 5

1. What is your favorite color? my favorite, favorite color is blue

2. What is your favorite toy? Doc

3. What is your favorite fruit? pears

4. What is your favorite tv show? Max and Ruby

5. What is your favorite thing to eat for lunch? a peanut butter sandwich

6. What is your favorite shirt? a white shirt

7. What is your favorite game? Candy land

8. What is your favorite snack? graham crackers

9. What is your favorite animal? giraffe

10. What is your favorite song? Twinkle Twinkle Little Star

11. What is your favorite book? Jake

12. Who is your best friend? Quinn and Shane

13. What is your favorite cereal? Daddy's cereal- I like the white part, not the yellow part

14. What is your favorite thing to do outside? play

15. What is your favorite drink? milk

16. What do you want to be when you grow up? a dentist

17. What do you like to take to bed with you at night? my stuffed animals

18. What is your favorite sport? soccer

20. What is your favorite thing to do? talk to my best friends, Shane and Quinn

Happy 5th Birthday Brandon

Brandon's 5th birthday was yesterday. I can't believe it has already been 5 years since he was born, weighing only 1 pound, 14 ounces and 13 inches long. He has come such a long way in the past 5 years. He will be starting kindergarten in the fall and is so ready for it. He is already reading at an age equivalent of 7 years, 2 months and is doing math at an age equivalent of 6 years, 10 months.

We started Brandon's birthday off with donuts.

Then he opened his present from Wesley.

Then we went to Sesame Place for the day. Brandon LOVED going on the water slides there. We also saw Elmo and Big Bird which was a really big hit with Wesley. Brandon and Wesley's cousin, Ben, came with us to Sesame Place along with my parents.

When we came back from Sesame Place Brandon opened his present from us. He got a Wii. Ours broke about a year ago and Brandon has been dying for a new one. There was a really good deal a few weeks ago at Target so we decided to get him one. He was so excited when he opened it. He got a huge smile on his face and hugged it.

We ended the day with a birthday meal at our house (Brandon requested gnocchi) and Toy Story birthday cake.

4th of July

We went to fireworks on July 3rd since our town has them that night. Stu's fire department is on standby during the fireworks so they always have a barbeque at the park. Brandon couldn't wait to go to it this year. He loves fireworks and was so excited to see them. I wasn't sure how Wesley would like the fireworks. Last year he was sick so wasn't able to see them and lately he has a fear of everything. He was excited to run around at the barbeque and see his friends. When the fireworks started he was initially in awe of them but then started telling me the fireworks were going to hurt him and was covering his eyes. His cousin Ben and Aunt Debbie and Uncle Rich met us at the fireworks a little bit before they started. Part way through Wesley wanted to sit with Ben. Brandon had been sitting on Ben's lap watching the whole time. Wesley fell asleep against Ben watching the fireworks.

Yesterday Brandon and Wesley had swimming lessons on the morning. Brandon is really starting to do a good job. The teacher has them wearing konfidence life jackets during swimming lessons. There are foam pieces that get taken out as the kids start swimming. Brandon got his first foam piece taken out yesterday.

Later in the day we met Ben, Debbie, and Rich at the beach. Brandon loved the beach. He has no fear at all when it comes to the ocean. He kept running in and jumping in the waves. Wesley wasn't a huge fan of the water at first but warmed up and eventually was running in too.

Please Touch Museum

Yesterday Stu had an eye doctor appointment at Wills Eye. We brought Brandon and Wesley with us to the appointment so that we could go to the Please Touch Museum after the appointment. The boys both loved it. Brandon especially loved the room where you pretend to be a doctor.