Bo Boykin's Homework

Bo has taken quite an interest in writing words and knowing the correct spelling of words. The other day, he had to color these pictures green, but he took it upon himself to write "Bo Boykin's Homework" on the front and back of his homework page. The impressive part was that he didn't need any help spelling any of the words.

Another cute thing that he said the other day had to do with the calendar. Ever since his 4th birthday in August, Bo has paid close attention to the holidays and events that happen each month. On the first day of November, we were having breakfast and Bo said, "It's November. It's time to thanks give!" He also shocked us the other day when he spelled November without looking at the word. With Christmas and the move into the new house, it will be interesting to see what he has to say about December.

What amazes me more than anything is his love for Molly and Molly's fascination with him. He makes her smile and laugh constantly, and he still wakes up every morning immediately asking, "Where's Molly?"

Good Golly Miss Molly!

Molly had her 6 month well-visit at the end of last month, and she's healthy as can be. As a matter of fact, she's even healthier than we thought she was. In just six months, she has gone from the low end of the growth chart to the high end for length and weight. She is now in the 90th percentile for length at she's tipping the scales at 18 pounds which puts her in the 75th percentile for weight. She was in the 10th percentile for length and weight when she was born so she's done a lot of growing (which explains why she's outgrowing her clothes way faster than I'd like her to and it wears me out when I try to hold her for longer than a few minutes.)
Molly is close to being able to sit unsupported (without her big head making her tip over) and she's learning to wave too. She can recognize who we are talking about when we say Daddy, Bo and Mommy. It's just amazing what a little person like her can do already!
We go back to the doctor in another week to have her head re-measured. As long as it's not any further off the growth chart, we won't have the CT scan done. We hoping for good news before Thanksgiving!
Here are a few pictures of our precious Molly!

The House that Judd and Bubba Built-Weeks 6-8

Since my last post, there has been lots of progress on the house--insulation, drywall, bricks, fireplace, stairs, doors, paint...there's something new every day, and we are so excited about being able to move in around Christmas! We pick out tile, carpet and counter tops tomorrow and then lighting on Saturday.

These are from week 6:

Master bedroom

Living room
I took these on Sunday so this shows another 2 weeks of progress:

Breakfast area
Kitchen

Living roomDining room
Bonus room/playroom

The House that Judd and Bubba Built-Week 5

We now have a roof, windows, insulation, bath tubs, siding and the wiring for cable and phones. Next week, they will be adding the bricks!

The living room

Kitchen/Breakfast area

Master Bedroom

Master bath and closet



The start of the screened in back porch
Bonus Room (I had to take this picture very quickly because there was a little family of birds up there that did not like me intruding on their new living room!)

Classic Bo

Bo cracks us up on several occasions on most days. This week was no different, and I had to post my favorite "Bo quote" from this week.

One morning, Tyler was joking with Bo about choosing not wearing a shirt to work, and Bo seemed convinced that Tyler could get away with it without a problem. Tyler said, "No way. My boss would fire me!" Bo replied, "Then you'd have to stop, drop and roll!"

He's also super excited about Halloween, and he has been learning different Halloween songs and stories that he sings at home several times a day.

This was his artwork/homework from this week that he designed. He had to draw five little jack-o-lanterns on the gate but he added lots of details to go with the story. He even drew a light and the wind to blow it out. (I'm not sure why this picture keeps rotating sideways when I try to load it...)

Here are a couple pictures of smiley, happy Molly from this week too.

Molly News

We took Molly to her visit with the pediatric neurosurgeon this week. He did pretty much the same exam that her pediatrician did, and he said that everything that he saw did not indicate that her larger-than-average-head-size was most likely related to genetics. Her soft spot on her head is soft and she has good motor skills. Her head was still off the growth chart so he said that we could have a CT scan just to rule out the possibility of any other conditions. However, he said it wasn't necessary and after talking it through, I think we are going to see how her six-month well-visit goes before we make an appointment for a CT scan. We may just follow up with the neurosurgeon if her head size gets any further away from the norm.
Of course, I took a few pictures of her while we were waiting for the doctor in the exam room.

Fall Festival and other fun

Giant slides, tractors, pony rides, buying cute hair bows (thanks Shelly's Studio!), listening to live music, playing in the corn box and eating funnel cakes--that's what the Oconee Fall Festival is all about for the Boykins!

This was Bo in the corn box last year...

...and this year, it was still lots of fun!

And here are two more cute pictures of the kids from this week: