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Unexpected visitors are always welcome! Come any time!

A Visit from the Tooth Fairy

Emmry had been complaining about her tooth hurting for a few days before we figured out she had her first loose tooth. At six and a half we should have seen it coming, but what can I say... we didn't. Ryan is a lot like my Dad when it comes to things that need fixing, the two of them just can't leave them alone. So when a loose tooth presents itself, it's just asking to be pulled.

So before Emmry new it, she had a piece of floss secured around and under the tooth. Emmry was not party to it being pulled, but the floss offered a way to wiggle the tightly packed in tooth so she obliged. What she couldn't foresee was that the only way for the floss to come off was with the tooth.

In the end, Ryan got his tooth and Emmry has a beautiful window in her smile.

Name Calling

I'm often asked if the twins play well together, and of course I tell them that they are best friends, "BFF, right mom?" And they truly are. But like all siblings they have their moments. Actually, at age three they have a lot of moments and they've developed a few endearing ways to make their feelings known. "I shate you!", "Poo, poo Hadley!", and "Bad Chloe!" are among my favorite. But the one that gets the most reaction and is the biggest insult of all... "You Prince Eric!" Because what princess wants to be a handsome prince?

Happy 11th Birthday B!

The morning of March 4th Braden presented me with a wish list for his special day. It read:

24 hour screen time

No piano practicing

Skip school

Choose dinner

Tease babies

Ryan and I contemplated the list. It just so happened Ryan had taken the day off work so he and Braden spent the day on the golf course and at the movies. The girls joined the boys at the baseball field that night for Braden's opening little league game. Go Giants! The restaurant of choice was In-N-Out and dessert was the traditional tower of doughnuts.

Though I'm generous and gave into nearly every request including 24 hours of screen time good for March 4th only (it seems he didn't get around to that one), I drew the line at teasing the babies. A kid's got to have some limits!