The Barons in Seattle: Five Year Check-up

"A house does not have to be perfect to be a home of joy, a child does not have to behave perfectly to love and be loved, and every moment of life does not have to be perfect to be of value. Too often, I realize, we fail to see the glorious reality of the simple joy that abounds in the seemingly mundane routine of day-to-day living. Instead, we tend to idolize the past, idealize the future, and devalue the present.... What better way to show our appreciation to Heavenly Father for what we have than to embrace our lives, albeit 'ordinary' and 'unexciting,' with joy?"

--Winnie Dalley; Ensign, March 1998

Friday, February 10, 2012

Five Year Check-up

Cooper had his five year check up this morning. He is very healthy and almost square, weighing in at 39 pounds and 41 inches tall. He had fun pumping up the blood pressure cuff himself and listening to his heart beat through the stethescope. He had one immunization today and was very brave, but broke down afterwards. He doesn't handle pain well :( I tried to cheer him up by telling him that most kids get 3-4 shots at one time (we delay and selectively immunize), but that didn't help. So, we hit Target afterwards and a new Cars race car for his collection seemed to help put the pain behind him.

He actually took his Cars collection to school this past Wednesday to share with his class. It has been fun to see what all the kids have brought in on their "collection day". Everything from crystals to Barbies!