didja feel the world stop spinning?

Yes? That’s cause my mother went to the beach. With us. Shocking, I know.

Well, it only took 10 years to get her there. We have invited and invited and invited her but the answer was always no. Finally, she agreed (with some argument of course) to come and we went on Monday for a while. And the first thing she says after sitting in her comfy chair, under her shady umbrella, reading her book and watching the boys play? "This is lovely. Why didn’t you invite me sooner?" Uh huh.

Ken wanted to know if she was beamed there by aliens.

We took a picture with the newspaper for date proof. I swear the picture is not photoshopped.

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Today was the day of the "jewish field trip" (as coined by Nelson). Visit as many doctors possible in one day. We did pretty well…pediatrician in the morning for Jack & Patrick, then eye doctor in the later morning also for Jack & Patrick. The boys did great at both and got a clean bill of health all around. Patrick’s turn to be taller than Jack this year (by 1/4 inch!) and they are both in the 80th %tile for height. Jack is still around 10 lbs heavier than Patrick. Eye exams were all good and they can still see! (although their sight seems to be fine, I think the dr. should have double checked their hearing cause they can’t seem to hear me most of the time.)

Then off to the denist in the afternoon for all three boys. Timmy’s first time at the dentist and it was great! He had a great time (not my kid) and loved the whole thing. The hygenist that sees the boys is just the most wonderful, sweet, calm, kind woman ever. She’s so reassuring and lovely. I had to give her a huge hug at the end- she’s just that good! Jack finally got a clear exam with no cavities, and Patrick had 2 cavities. He was less than pleased with that news. Back in September for some fillings!