Toothless Sammy Pie

Samuel has been walking around for a good two weeks with jacked up looking teeth. He has had 3 loose for quite some time. This week each night I would sit on him and try my hardest to get that loose tooth out (most of the time he thought it was funny)! At dinner tonight, Caleb came up with a plan that we would tie floss to his tooth....and rather than slam a door.....we would have the monster truck pull it out! And yes...we have success. Please see the following video.
You know on Monday I had an aggrevating day. Have you ever heard the phrase..."A mother is only as happy as her saddest child!" I have thought about that saying alot this week. I feel like I sometimes find myself in this category. I must say though....it is nights like these that I know "A mother is as happy as her happiest child!!!" Enjoy the footage. (Oh and you may want to mute my music playlist at the bottom of my blog if you can't hear the video that well!)

Julia Bug Turned 4!

Our little Julia turned 4 on January the 5th! I chose that date because that was her great-grandfathers birthday. Yeah I like c-sections for that reason...for the most part you can pick a birthday. She woke up the morning of her birthday and made two changes. I had been talking to her for a few months about giving her sippy cup up on her birthday. That morning she didn't even ask! WOW. Then at the end of her day she went to sleep with no snuggles. Caleb and I have always failed at establishing boundaries for bedtime. Our kids still get snuggles for longer periods than we like....most of the time it is until they fall asleep. They also wake up during the night and climb into bed with us. It works most nights. Well she said that night she was 4 now and didn't need them anymore. So I had to post a picture of own sleeping beauty. We are so proud of her. Birthdays in our home almost always turn into more than a "day" affair. Julia had a fun filled weekend packed with a couple family get-togethers. I have posted a pic of her giving her dad a "marry kiss" as she calls it at the end of a slow-dance they shared. The day of her actual birthday we went to Jump-n-party for some fun with her cousins. I can't believe it my baby is 4!

New Year - New Things!

Have you seen this before? I just used it for the first time. One is located about 1 mile from my home. I love it. Here I was standing outside of a gas station and renting a movie for $1! My neice Alyssa and I were just laughing our heads off! I think people thought we were strange. If you go to Red Box website ahead of time you are eligible to get your first rental free! Anyhow....new year and new things to do. Happy New Year!