A good day

Tonight at dinner I asked the kids for one high and one low.  Neither one had a low for the day. Granted, Beau played at three different parks today, Lainey got her wish and I was at school almost the entire day (volunteering for picture day), including lunchtime and they both got not only dessert but a show before bedtime.  So yes, they had a lot of highs.  And seeing them have a great day made my day.

It's been awhile

Since I last blogged, each kid has aged 6 MONTHS!!!!  I feel horrible about not documenting more of our lives.  I know I'll forget all their juicy little "funnies" as I call them and then I'll feel guilty for forgetting. Sheesh, is there no end to the Mommy Guilt?  

Two new things in this photo:  Lainey's missing front teeth and her bangs.  She's quite taken with the Tooth Fairy, in fact, she gets more excited about the tooth fairy than Santa Claus.  I just don't get that one. Seriously, she brings coins!  Santa brings presents AND candy!  Sigh. There's hope for her yet.  About the hair.  We got it cut today and I made the last minute decision to get her bangs.  She got bangs when she was a year old and it took 3 years to grow the blasted things out.  That was not fun.  One of Lainey's many strengths is her willingness to let me brush her hair. She very rarely complains about the knots and always lets me brush it as much as I feel the need to, or until I get her hair just right.  So we finally have the bangs grown out and what do I do-cut them right back off again! She's pretty excited about her hair.  All afternoon she kept asking us, "Can you believe I got bangs?!" and "I don't even look much like myself!" followed up with a little giggle.   Lord Almighty do I love this girl!

Interview with a 4 year old

I feel bad about being a little late blogging about this boy's big day but then again, isn't there's always something to feel guilty about when you're a mother?  Like every parent, I hate that my kids are growing up so fast.  Beau does not share that sentiment. He was very excited about turning 4 and wanted a gymnastics, Jake, superhero party. How does one pull that off exactly?  Well, we had his party where he has gymnastics class, his cake and invitations were Jake and the Neverland Pirates and in his goody bags to his friends were super hero capes, pirate tattoos, eye patches, etc.

Apparently turning 4 is a huge developmental milestone, at least in this little guy's opinion.  Everything he does is, "because I'm four," whether it's jumping off a big rock, running super fast, being brave enough to try new foods and whatnot.   So far, I am loving this stage.  He is thoughtful, generous, funny as all get out,  smart as a whip-seriously, nothing gets past this kid and I suspect he has a photographic memory.  Boy genius?  Not likely.  He does love to push his sister's buttons, is stubborn as heck, and eats boogers like he's going to run out of them and most definitely marches to his own drum.  But he's an incredible kid that I love hanging out with.  We have fun running the the most boring errand.  He's a great conversationalist and very observant.

I decided to do a little interview with my little man today.

1. What is your favorite color?  I like all the colors. But not the girl colors. Only boy colors like yellow, orange, blue, black, brown and I can't think of any others.
2. What is your favorite toy? All the toys in my room, like my marble game and the golf set that's outside. 
3. What is your favorite thing about your sister? that she reads stories to me.
4. What is your favorite tv show or movie? Jake and the Neverland Pirates and The Incredibles5. What is your favorite thing to eat for lunch? PB & J, cucumbers and peppers
6. What is your favorite shirt? my Luke Skywalker one.
7. What is your favorite game? Hi Ho Cherry-O
8. What is your favorite snack? Baby Food pouches-the mango ones
9. What is your favorite animal? rabbits
10. What is your favorite song? Band on the Run
11. What is your favorite book? Meet the Superheroes
12. Who is your best friend? Lucas and Connor and Lainey
13. Where is your favorite place to go? Hawaii14. What would you like to learn more about now that you're 4? Balls stuff and balls.  (not sure exactly what that means but I've learned not to doubt him.)

15. What do you love about yourself? That I love balls and ball stuff.
16. What does Daddy do at work? works for toys and money. He works at his computer
17. What do you like to take to bed with you at night? All my pet friends and Otis and Milo
18. What is your favorite thing to eat for breakfast? cereal19. What do you pray about? To help me not be scared of the dark.
20. What do you want to be when you grow up? A Doctor because they help people feel better. 

Here's to being 4 Beau-man!  You are one rad little boy! I love your generosity, thoughtfulness, sense of humor and our incredible memory.  And I love you dearly my sweet boy. 

Exactly one month later.....

The 2nd tooth popped out while she was chewing on a toy. Why she was chewing on a toy I have no idea but that's Laineybug.  I'm a little bummed I missed the event but happy that Grammy and Grampy (his new nickname) got to witness it. From what I understand, it popped out just after Grampy vacuumed the playroom (love a man that vacuums!) and all four of them were on their hands and knees searching for her tooth.  This time, she wanted the tooth fairy to take the tooth and said she did not want money this time.  So the tooth fairy left her a little stuffed dog that reminds us all of Cooper. She changes the name of it all the time but the latest is Snowflake, Bolt for short.  How she figures Bolt is a nickname for Snowflake is beyond me and not worth trying to figure out.

The adult tooth in the first spot is starting to come through so this smile is likely to change frequently. Right now, I'm loving this cute toothy one.

BIG news!

Lainey lost her first tooth! It went from a little wiggly to very VERY wiggly seemingly overnight!  She went to school on Thursday complaining because it hurt too much but was too chicken to pull it out herself.  Mid-morning, I got a text message from her teacher with a photo of Lainey missing one little tooth!  Her teacher yanked it out for her since she wouldn't leave it alone.  Her whole class went home telling their parents about how Lainey lost her tooth at school. She is pretty excited about this accomplishment but has no plans on losing anymore teeth. She says that's the only one that is coming out because it hurts too much.  Good luck with that baby girl!