Carpentology

Kindergarten

RJ started kindergarten this week.

I knew it was coming, but it still took me a little by surprise. I think that Beth and I were more nervous than RJ. It took a minute for him to get going, but once we got near the bus he was off.

More on Tony’s First Haircut by RJ

We thought that it was only appropriate that since RJ removed all of Tony’s hair that he suffer the same fate.

Pediatric Dentists and some Monkeys

I do not know how old I was the first time I went to the dentist … all I remember is that I really dreaded those visits. We started taking RJ to the dentist at two years old. I am really not sure of the effectiveness of dental visits at this age since all the teeth that they have now will fall out in a couple of years, but that is what is recommended, so that is what we do.

Tony had his first visit to the dentist yesterday. He did fairly well for only being two and a half and having a complete stranger’s hand in his mouth. Not that I would remember, but where were all the cool flavors of toothpaste when I was a kid? Tony had chocolate toothpaste for his cleaning and a bubble gum fluoride treatment.

After the boys dentist appointments we made a trek to the Columbus Zoo. The motivation was two fold … the kids got to see the animals and Beth got to go to the Parent Expo. We have not been to the zoo in about two years. This was long enough ago that Tony was more of an accessory for Beth than a patron.

RJ insisted that we see the elephants and rhinoceros first, which worked out since they were right next to each other. We made our way through the lions, tigers and bears, although not necessarily in that order. Our next stop was the reptile house where both the boys had the opportunity to pet a snake, although one of them chickened out. Can you guess which one?

We stayed at the zoo until it started to rain, but we had several good hours of watching our little monkeys.

Tony’s First Haircut … by RJ

The boys each got their first haircut around a year old. Since that was a scrapbook moment, we took them to a barber shop. From then on, because of time and my frugality, they received their haircuts from me.

I have extremely short hair. I do not think my hair has been over a quarter inch long in the last two years. I cut my hair every week down to an eighth of an inch. I cut my own hair and the boys usually enjoy watching. I have a nice set of clippers (thanks to my Mom) along with just about every accoutrement a non-barber could own.

I got my clippers out this morning to give my face fuzz a quick trim. I was running a little behind schedule and did not put them away. You can see where this is leading …

Early this morning, Beth thought the boys were being a little too quiet and decided to go upstairs. She discovered Tony sitting patiently while RJ cut his hair. I think that is an excellent haircut coming from a four year old.

Kindergarten Visit for RJ

RJ had his kindergarten visitation yesterday. He was very excited.

During the visit RJ got to see where he will be going to school in the fall and some of the daily activities. He also saw some of his friends who are already in kindergarten.

This visit was almost all he could talk about for the rest of the day. I think he was excited, don’t you?