"Best Behaved" at the Dentist

This week Isaac had his very first dentist appointment. We stocked up on "going to the dentist" library books over the past couple of weeks and by the time his appointment rolled around on Monday, he was reciting all of the things a dentist does and what he needed to do (sitting in "special chair," opening mouth real wide, etc). Yet, I still wasn't sure how the actual appointment would go. To my pleasant surprise, Isaac willingly hopped right up onto the chair, opened his mouth and said "I'm ready!" He enjoyed going for a "ride" on the special chair and cooperated 110% with the staff. They were able to do things they said 'they didn't normally do at 1st appointments.' They went on to comment that most kids Isaac's age won't even get into the chair, let alone cooperate with what they wanted to do. Isaac was the talk of the pediatric dentistry office that day, staff telling me that he was the "best behaved" child for his age they had seen yet. Ok, I'm boasting a little bit. I'm proud of my boy and am glad we had a positive first experience at the dentist. Oh, and for the tooth update...all teeth are in, no issues, and we'll be back in 6 months for a check-up. Until then, brush brush, brush...

Weekend Fun

This past weekend we took a break from our to-do list at home and went on a 24-hour getaway to Grand Rapids (about 90 min from Duluth). I had heard about a place from a co-worker called Timber Lake Lodge that had a great kiddie pool area, so we decided to give it a try. It turned out to be a perfect getaway spot - Isaac especially enjoyed the special frog slide into the kiddie pool:
After a few hours of pool time, we were all ready to wind down and relax. We headed back to our room, ordered pizza, and watched a few sad innings of the Twins opening game:
Before leaving Grand Rapids on Saturday, we visited the Grand Rapids Children's Discovery Museum that we had heard good things about. Being a smaller community, we didn't have to battle the typical weekend crowds that we would have in the city. Amongst Isaac's favorites were the "fireman room," the train table (of course), the water table, and the talking tree:
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