More Firsts

Thomas has experienced a couple of big "firsts" that are definitely blog-worthy.

On Sunday, he celebrated his first Easter. We skipped the egg hunt and kept the Easter basket thing low-key...for a couple of reasons. Primarily, we were trying to avoid sensory-overload. I took him to Everett's Easter egg hunt at school on Thursday, and the frenzy of two dozen crazed pre-schoolers clamoring for hidden treats was a little more than he could handle. We also decided we're not going to play up the Easter Bunny part of the holiday too much....and then have to tell him in a couple of years, "You know that bunny thing we got all excited about? Yeah, it's not real." Please note: We are not making a value judgement on celebrating Easter with the bunny...we just want to focus on the real and unchanging significance of Easter. Expect a similar stance at Christmas vis a vis the Claus Man.


Thomas also attended his first full church service. We made an attempt on Palm Sunday, but all of the new people and their excitement to meet him prompted a quick exit to avoid a meltdown. So...I was very proud of him for making it through the entire Easter service, including Communion, which I'm sure he thought was a little strange.

Wondering if I'll ever get a picture with all of them smiling and looking at me

Vintage Everett

Like any good mother would do, I took my children to the dentist the day after Easter. Don't you do that every year? Actually, I wasn't even thinking about the date when I scheduled the appointment 6 months ago. As a bonus, Mike was available to go with us. When you're on call on Easter Sunday, your reward is taking your three sons to the dentist the following day. I'm sure that's how he viewed it.


Fletcher was first up and modeled "appropriate dental visit behavior" for his new brother. Props to our amazing dentist, Dr. Ederle, big brother, and a very curious six year old from a distant land...because he was a CHAMP. He even allowed them to do x-rays. I'm sure he was thinking, "As long as you keep the needles away, we're good here." 

Like a pro

High five from Dr. Ederle

As a reward for his great performance at the dentist, we went to Pei Wei for lunch. I love how he looks at a picture to tell me exactly what he wants - so middle man ate his fill of chicken, tofu, and rice. With a fork.

Kid knows what he likes

Oh, I love this boy!