Toothless

 Miss Paige lost tooth #2 today. . .at school.  According to her, that is the best place to lose a tooth because the teachers put the tooth in this cool necklace shaped like a tooth so it doesn't get lost.  Her friend bumped her at recess and the tooth fell out in the snow, but they found it.  She was very excited and likes that she can now stick her tongue out with her teeth closed.

Tooth Fairy pillow-other side has a message and this side has the tooth pocket for the tooth to go into.  Great invention and better than a glass of water on the counter!

Happy Valentine's Day

Plush Animal Zoo

Crafty project finally done--our plush animal zoo.  Its a verson of something I found online that stands up and is 2 story--he wanted $125ish dollars.  I have spent way more than that on tools for Cowboy; so I thought they better be put to use and make us something.  We modified it to hang on the wall and to be up high away from little brother's curious fingers.  Ours is also only one story; and it will hold alot.  I figured the critters in here would fill it up; but there is plenty of room to bring more up from downstairs.  Paige and I were going to make a sign; but her friend and her got the markers out and decorated it.  We had a misunderstanding of make a sign meaning "go color directly on the freshly painted boards."  However, its washable marker and will come right off.  Plus, it makes it hers.

Ice Skating

We finally made it to the ice rink for a bit today.  Paige's double bladed skates were great for her and she only fell once.  The ice was pretty bumpy, but it was a nice afternoon.

 Cooper thought the snow on the side of the rink was pretty great.  The poor kid hasn't really gotten a chance to play outside in winter weather.

Tea Parties & Chocolate

 Downstairs on Thursday when Mom was going crazy trying to organize a closet, they found it more fun to play tea party.  Cooper did quite well but didn't like his sister taking his dishes and swapping them out for different 'foods,' he didn't quite get that part.

Cooper has yet to meet chocolate he doesn't like--but the frosting on the brownie is better than the brownie as it got ate first.  Reminds me of someone else I know. . .



First Tooth Fairy Visit

Miss Paige is now one of those toothless kids!  She announced yesterday morning it was loose; and when I checked she could move it back & forth with her tongue.  Last night she tried to pull it out but couldn't get a grip on it, nor could I.  We told her to just keep working it with her tongue, and then about half an hour later, there was an shriek and an excited 5 year old.  We discussed where to leave the tooth--deciding against under her pillow since it could be hard to find in there and we didn't want the tooth fairy to wake her up.  She was worried if the tooth fairy would know where she lived; and Dad informed her that the Easter Bunny, tooth fairy, and Santa all hang out; so yes, she would knw.  She earned $1.00 for her first tooth, and thinks the tooth fairy took the tooth to give to some little kid that doesn't have any teeth yet.  I like the theory :)

What a horrible day

You know your day is going to start badly when you are awake with a baby from 12:30 am to 1:30am--who then falls asleep with DAD in less than 10 minutes with him.  Continue to 7am with Paige's gunky eyes from her cold and my mom decision to keep her at home today.  Visit to clinic tells us its pink eye, and oh yeah, Cooper's antibiotics from last week didn't cure his ear infection--its still red.  Cue the awake in the middle of the night alarm.  Sigh.  Drop off prescriptions, go do groceries, back to drug store, then home where its past lunch time and I have a hungry crew.  Realize the dog is slinking back in the door that is supposed to be closed and keeping her from the toy room.  Find chewed up toys for the first time ever.  Take dog outside, where she gets all wet and then finds the powder fine dirt to roll in.  Guess she's grounded to her room since she's all dirty.  Get the crew fed and get ready to dispense meds.  The drug store sent me home with a bottle of powder--they forgot to do their Rx magic to.  Luckily Grampa Rick came and got the meds and ran them back to the store so we wouldn't have to all load up.  Oh, throw in the first loose tooth of Paige's life that hurts when she eats--cue the "I can't eat" phrases.  I give it one more day and its out--maybe tonight if Daddy gets a look at it!  I feel like I ran a marathon and its only 5pm.  But I do have two sleeping children who will awaken soon and supper is in the oven.  We will see if I can get anything accomplished during the next few days since Paige is banished from school.  Here is hoping for some sleep tonight :)