A stomach virus weekend

Well, we started our weekend with a fun trip to Nonna and Grandpa's in Peachtree City. We went out to dinner and Jack ate his entire meal (a rarity) and everyone was in good spirits. He and Dave then went for a golf cart ride and, of course, got lost and were gone for over an hour! They took some funny pictures - including this one here.

The fun stopped early Saturday morning when Jack developed a bad tummy ache and then proceeded to get sick in the kitchen on his way to the bathroom. Poor baby. We headed to the doctor's and he got sick in the car as well. Dave had to bring fresh clothes to the doctor's office. The doctor confirmed that he had a stomach virus and was indeed contagious. We had to miss Garrett's birthday party at the Chattahoochee Nature Center and have now spent two straight days in the house. I think we're both going a little stir crazy.

He is fully recovered and will be at school tomorrow for his first full week! (Tuesday - Friday schedule this year). Hopefully he didn't pass on the virus to anyone at school, although I think that is where he picked it up.

First Day of Pre-K

Jack could not have gotten out of the car faster in carpool this morning for the first day of "pre-K." It's hard to believe that this is our last year of preschool at St. Ann's. But then again, he's ready for the next challenge! He had a great day first day and had lots of fun with his old and new friends.

Back to school tomorrow!

We had a great meet 'n greet with Jack's new preschool teachers this morning. He's in the four-year-old or pre-K program so this is our last year before Kindergarten. I have to admit that I'm glad to have one more year before he goes to school five days a week for those long days!

His teachers are very sweet and it's a nice group of kids and parents! I'll be sure to post first day of school pictures tomorrow. It's also the beginning of my year as Chair of our preschool parent association so I'm looking forward to a busy year!

A side note - today's smitten kitchen recipe looks fantastic so check it out! (it's to the left of the posts)

If we could talk to the animals...

While Jack and I are frequent visitors to Zoo Atlanta, it's rare that Daddy has a day to join us but so it was this Friday. For the five days preceding our visit, Jack kept careful count of how many "mornings" there were until Daddy came to the Zoo. And he also reminded me many times during the week that he and Daddy were going to ride the train or he and Daddy were going to look at the elephants. Mommy was clearly second fiddle but it's a role I've come to accept and enjoy! Nothing is quite so enjoyable as watching the two of them having fun together.