Daddy Day!

Jim took a few days off of work to use up some PTO and since Finn had an appointment this morning, Jim decided it would be a Daddy/Son Day! I dropped Korri off at daycare, but Finn and Jim are spending the whole day together…just the two of them. They went to the dentist this morning (more on that later), out to breakfast and then golfing! At this point, I’m hoping Finn is napping (who knows, Jim might be too!).


Jim said Finn’s dentist appointment went well. The good news is that the dentist believes Finn will outgrow his facial asymmetry and that it shouldn’t cause any problems now or in the future! Yay! The not so good news is that he far more concerned about the lack of room in Finn’s mouth. We will need to keep a close eye on it and most likely, he will need to have some type of corrective measures taken at some point. Boo! Kristine had to have her palate broken and expanded when we were young and even though it didn’t happen to me, I was traumatized by it. I really hope either a. Finn doesn’t need that or b. the methods have improved in 25 years! The dentist told Finn he needs to be better about brushing his teeth (um duh!), especially in the back and behind his lower front teeth. The problem is that Finn just brushes the front, easy to reach teeth and then has a complete FIT when Jim or I try to “check” them after he is done. Argh…tell me it gets better!

After the appointment, Jim promised Finn breakfast at McDonald’s (it has kind of become their thing because Jim actually likes to eat there for breakfast…can’t beat an Egg McMuffin!). Jim emailed me, “Know what goes good with pancakes?” (I answered “wipes!”)

Ketchup, duh! Yes, Finn is dipping his pancake in his ketchup. Hey, at least it is less sticky than syrup!

After breakfast, they must have gone golfing at Glen Lake (one of their favorite courses) because Jim sent me this:

He looks so grown up! I think after nap, Jim is taking to a friend’s house to swim in their in-ground pool. Sheesh, if only I had been this much fun when I stayed home with the kids (of course, I never got them one-on-one either!). Jim is considering taking Korri for a Daddy/Daughter Day Monday or Tuesday. Wonder what they will do!!

Last night we attempted to go see the River Rats Ski Show…but…it was canceled because the river is too high and fast. Darn it! Hopefully we can make it another week because it really is fun and I’m curious to see Finn’s reaction…and it really is a great family-friendly (free!) event that is ALMOST within walking distance from our house. You can’t beat that.