Teeth

One thing I wanted to do on this blog but never did was make a list of milestones and dates down the side. Something quick and easy to scan. So far hasn’t happened and probably never will. Sigh. Anyway, I do want to keep track of the teeth, in case it ever matters. On Tuesday Lex lost another tooth. That’s five total now. This one was his bottom tooth, just to the right of the two front ones he lost first. He was eating a bakery bagel. Part way through the bagel he quietly tapped me on the arm and handed me a tooth. It was loose, but nowhere near as loose as the top front ones that hung on for so long. They make cute tooth fairy pillows… I was going to post a picture from Pinterest but the Internet is being annoyingly slow tonight that will have to wait for another day.

Mad Libs

For some silliness at snack time we got out a Mad Libs book this afternoon that the kids got for Christmas. They have gotten these books once or twice in the past and never shown much interest, but today it clicked! We went through a bunch of them. Most of the time I did the writing and the kids came up with words, but for a few of them Lex did the writing while Eve and I came up with words. It was fun! I think it would be a great car game. I’ll have to remember for future car trips :)

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Mad Libs Lex

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Eve got pretty excited thinking up crazy words!

At one point, when asked for an adjective, Eve said, “Love.” I said that’s not an adjective and she said, “‘Love’ means ‘I love you.’ I’m describing you with love.” So sweet!

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Lex diligently writing the crazy words we thought up.

Christmas 2011

I know you all thought I forgot about this blog. I’m sorry! I’m suffering from a severe case of post-holiday hangover! We have slowly, slowly been putting the house back together, unburying the living room, finding gifts tucked here and there. I had a massive pile by the curb for the recycling truck yesterday. Today I busted out the vacuum cleaner (twice!) and swept the floors. I feel like I can breath again. The family is gone, the chocolate is gone (sent to work with Alan!) and we are starting to find places for things. Alan is back at work and the kids and I are home, trying to clean and not be too crabby with each other as we all suffer through sugar detox together. Good times! :)

I know what you’re all waiting for is the photos, so without further ado…

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1112 – Christmas 2011