Category: Fatherhood

Today’s picture is from our families Easter Egg hunt this morning. Both Jacob and Violet got really into it. So much so they discussed strategies for finding all the eggs.

Today the sun came out and the temperature skyrocketed. So after Violet’s nap we headed out to the park. While there Jacob and Violet enjoyed the swings with friends.

With tomorrow being Good Friday, Jacob brought home the Easter basket he made at school. It’s a cute little basket and card.

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On nights when Melissa’s working we’ve got a pretty good bed time routine. Part of it I spend with Violet in her room reading to her or playing with some of her toys, before I tuck her in. Usually we have a bit of a discussion when I say it’s time for bed, she usually grabs another book from the shelf. Tonight she decided that she wanted to go to bed before I had a chance to say anything. I was sitting on the floor with her and she started trying to climb into her crib. Who I’m I to argue, I snapped todays POD and tucked her in.

Today we had lunch out. We went to one of our families favourite places to have a healthy lunch. One we’ve always thought of as Nut Safe. Well today it didn’t seem so nut safe. After we left the restaurant and were shopping for groceries we noticed a butch of hives forming on our little girls face. The didn’t last to long, but there was a moment as the spread across her cheek that we were really worried. It was probably a secondary contamination, but it makes you wonder, do we have to use disinfectant wipes before every meal out?

Today Jacob wanted to put together his big floor puzzles so we set up in the living room and started putting it together.  As you can see Violet was feeling well enough to join us. I tried to get a picture of both of them but today Jacob wouldn’t co-operate, so we’ll setting for just a picture of Violet. In the picture Violet is showing off her knowledge of animals.

Today we found ourselves in Urgent care once again. It was Violet’s turn today. My little girl has had a serious case of the poops for the last couple of days. By the time I got home Melissa was getting worried that she might be getting dehydrated so I dropped the two of them off and took Jacob to swimming. We got back to Urgent Care just in time for me to sit with her as they put in an IV. We spent the evening hanging in Urgent Care, thankfully Violet spent a lot of it napping. All we can do now is watch and wait hoping the worst of it is behind us.

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Today we signed Jacob for T-Ball with Alderwood Softball Association. It’s the second organized baseball we’ve scheduled for Jacob this summer. Luckily they have very little overlap so it shouldn’t be to hard to schedule them. After signing him up and grabbing dinner we popped into SportChek and picked out a batting helmet and new Glove. I’m really looking forward to practicing with Jacob over this summer. I really hope he likes it, but at least if he doesn’t like it, I’ll have another shot with Violet. She was really excited running around the store with a Pink Batting helmet and throwing baseballs.

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This week Jacob’s school is having a different theme every day, today’s was Crazy Hats. The kids were encouraged to design and wear the craziest hats they could think of. So Mommy and Jacob took some of his bug stickers and decorated his army helmet I think it turned out pretty good.

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With Jacob soon to be signed up for 2 separate seasons of T-Ball I thought it would be a good idea to start getting him used to different aspects of the game. So after dinner we went out and set up his T and I let him take a few swings. It was fun to watch. I’m really looking forward to going with him and getting a new glove and then out to the park to practice using it.