Milestones

Both kids hit milestones today. Trevor finally lost his other front tooth. If you know the saga of his front teeth, then you can appreciate how relieved we all are that he actually kept his front teeth until now! He almost knocked them out 3 times starting at age 3 and he had to have double root canals (called a double pulpectomy) to get them filled when he was 3 years old. So, today was a happy day (not to mention that this one has been hanging on for a couple of weeks past its welcome and was becoming a nuisance). His Daddy actually pulled it out. Mom has pulled the others. So now he's lost 4 teeth, and he looks exactly like I did in first grade--no front teeth on top. Maybe I'll find some photos and compare them side-by-side. If you look closely at the picture you can see the new one coming in on bottom. He also has 3 of his 6-year-molars coming in, so he has all kinds of changes going on with his teeth. Maybe that explains some of the fuss lately!

Also, today we took the rails off of Sarah's bed. Yes, she still had bed rails and wasn't ready to have them taken off. Today, out of the blue, she said, "Mommy, I want to take the rails off my bed today." I was ecstatic! Not to mention, it is a whole lot easier to make the bed. Whew!

So, the fact that today was a VERY LONG day of summer break for Mommy which started at 5:00 a.m. (son woke up then and never went back to sleep) and didn't end until daughter fell asleep sometime after 9 p.m. was made a little bit better by the fact that both kids hit some milestones tonight! Yay!

Penguins and Papaws

Today was Father's Day and we've had a very busy weekend! Yesterday we took the kids to see Papaw Tuck and they played outside and rode their power wheels. Sarah cannot wait to pick tomatoes in their garden! Today was also Papaw Tuck's birthday and we gave him a new fishing pole.

Today we went to the lake and the kids went fishing with Papaw Horton and caught several fish off the dock. The water was too choppy to take out the boat, but it turned out to be a GREAT day for fishing off the dock! Trevor caught a small bass and several bream. Sarah also caught about five fish before she gave up and came inside (the dock was really rocking from the choppy water). Trevor fishes like an old pro. He bait his own hook with live crickets and even threw the fish back in the water with his bare hands (with a little help from Daddy who took the fish off the hook).

The kids Father's Day present for their Dad was fishing bait--go figure--and Trevor had a blast picking the bait out at the store.

We also took the kids to the zoo last weekend and they finally got to see the new penguin exhibit which was a lot of fun. So, here are photos of fishing and the penguins at the zoo.

Trophy Time!

The Cardinals played their last regular game of the season last night. They played the Blue Devils which was his friend Evan's team. The game was tied and they played an extra inning to break the tie. The Cardinals scored 6 runs and got some outs finally, and managed to win the game. Everyone was excited!

It was a late game, and by the time we stayed for an extra inning and for the presentation of trophies it was really late! The parents presented the two coaches with gift cards to local restaurants. It was a great ending to a great season. Trevor was a little teary-eyed when it was over because he really loved this team and Coach Trey. We think he is one of the best!

GO CARDINALS!

Jungle Party Tonight

The kindergarteners put on a really cute show last night called "Jungle Party Tonight". Trevor was a parrot, and there were all kinds of little jungle animals running around the school, including butterflies, lions, monkeys, frogs, and elephants, to name a few. Trevor was so proud of the costume his Ya-Ya and Papaw made, and Mom somehow managed to stitch together some feet that worked. He was exhausted after performing three times that day, but everyone really enjoyed seeing the show! His friend Evan was also a parrot so the feathered friends had their picture taken together. What fun!

Parrot Feet

We have so much going on right now our heads are spinning, and all I can think about are the parrot feet I have to come up with by next Tuesday for Trevor's school program. He's going to be a parrot in the kindergarten program. Thankfully Ya-Ya has agreed to make the costume, but Mom has been left with the task of coming up with feet for the costume. Stay tuned....photos will be posted later!