January 29 2012

We have definetly had a week of teeth. Benjamin lost his front tooth Saturday, January 28th. I was worried that he wouldn't be able to pull it since the gum was so tough from when he lost his other tooth. But he got it out. He was so happy. In the process I ended up calling poison control for Emily. While I was trying to help Ben with his tooth, I used Ambesol (the adult super strength) to numb his tooth. He was crying and said he was in a lot of pain. He hasn't cried with any other loose teeth. While I was applying it to his teeth Emily proceeded to try and drink the ambesol. From what I calculate she didn't drink much and she spit out what she could, but her mouth was numb. I couldn't risk it so I called poison control. When I told Eric about this he said well maybe it would help her teeth feel better. Which brings me to the other teeth issue.
Emily and Ben were playing ball on the tile and she slipped and feel. She broke her front tooth and chipped the other. Luckily I was able to get her into the dentist in a couple of hours. They said she could keep it and later we could fill it if we wanted to for cosmetic reasons or if it started to bother her. I of course cried because my little pageant princess can't compete with broken teeth. Which I am sure pleases most people. While my Em and Ben are having problems with teeth I am happy to report that my little Joey has all of his teeth :)
A couple of weeks ago we had snow. A lot for this area. They ended up cancelling school for 3 days because of the road conditions and ice. The kids had fun. It was like watching "A Christmas Story" when I put Emily in her snow suit. At one point she fell down face first and couldn't get up. Of course the nice mom I am, I have to take a picture first. Emily has been really loving lately and has been kissing everyone. She is so funny. She was kissing Eric all over his face and I tried to get it on video but then she thought I was taking a picture so she was giving me her cheese face. Exciting couple of weeks.

January 15, 2011

Joey started a new primary class and he loves his teacher. He has been really helpful with mom lately and is doing well in speech.
















I wanted to curl Emily's hair but I know that she will not sleep with curlers so I purchased some perma curlers that all the girls are using in Washington. I put them in her hair with mousse and we let them stay in her hair for about 3 hours. Her hair curled beautifully and they are way easier to put into her hair than any other curler. They lasted all day too.















































Ben came home from school and told me that he wanted to learn how to tie his shoes. We have tried in the past, for days and minutes at a time. But this time I realized that the reason we were having so much trouble is that Ben is left handed and we were teaching him right handed. So I mirrored him since I am not left handed and he figured it out in about 10 minutes. I am so proud of him and he says he is proud of himself too.

New Years Eve December 31, 2011

This year for New Year's Eve, Eric's friend Dan (Uncle Dan) was visiting. We decided to have a family New Years Eve Party from 6 to 9 p.m. We started off the night by dancing a game on the Wii. It was fun to have everyone participate. Then we played Beatles Rock Band, which surprisingly the boys shared the drums. Then while Eric went outside to get the campfire started the kids and Uncle Dan played Twister while mom refereed. Then we bundled up and went outside to roast marshmallows. Thank goodness that it wasn't horribly cold like it has been. Then we came inside and hot cocoa and confetti cake. Last we did our countdown around 9 p.m. to bring in the New Year. It consisted of a balloon fall, confetti and poppers. The kids had a lot of fun. They were exhausted and easily went to bed. It was a great way to start the New Year!