Friends help friends pull teeth

Shane picked Paige up from the bus yesterday. He said she sounded funny. "Let me see your teeth" he said. The front one. . . gone. That's three teeth in 1 week. THREE. Our neighbor friend was in the car, excitedly telling how Paige's "friend" had pulled out the tooth. Paige was acting so funny about the whole thing, like it was some big secret.

Me: Did Shawn help you pull out your tooth?

Paige: (looking at the floor) yes

Me: Why are you so nervous to tell me? Did Shawn tell you he was going to help you pull out your tooth?

Paige: No, he didn't say anything. I just said, will you help me pull out my tooth 'cause I want some more money. Then, he helped me.

Wow, true friend there. That boy really must be smitten.

Tyler says she looks like this:

Nah, she's much cuter.

She says that the kids with the best-looking pictures on the wall at school are missing lots of teeth. Umm . . . o.k.

10 years

Happy Anniversary to us. It's been 10 years and 10 great years at that! We're headed out for the night. . . I'll post more later!

Oh no they didn't!

School has begun. In fact it started 2 weeks ago for us. Paige came off of the bus today saying goodbye to a little kid. Here is the conversation that followed:

Me: Who's that?
Paige: Oh, that's Shawn
Me: Is he in your class?
Paige: Yup.

10 minutes later. . . .

Paige: Mom, Shawn has a girlfriend.
Me: What? In Kindergarten? He's too little to have a girlfriend. Who's his girlfriend?
Paige: Me
Me: What?!?!
Paige: He told me I was his girlfriend.
Me: You're too little to have a boyfriend.
Paige: HE'S not MY boyfriend. I'm just his girlfriend.
Me: you better not kiss that boy. . . just tell him you are too little to kiss boys
Paige: He didn't kiss me MOM, he just hugged me. And, he told me I was the beautifulest girl in the whole class. And, he told me I was the most beautifulest girl in the whole universe.
Me: That Shawn sure is a smooth talker. oh goody *sigh*

She also lost 2 teeth recently. One at home, and one at school in the lunchroom. "Mom, I tried to eat my second sandwich, but I bit it, and their was BLOOD on my sandwich!" (Oh, that's appetizing.)

In other news:

Morgan has started walking. (First they're walking. . . and, before you know it. . . they're being someone's girlfriend at school.)

She started about a month ago pushing this little red chair up the hallway. For her birthday, she got a little stroller/walker and has been kissing (a.k.a licking) her baby and taking it for walks every day. Just that last couple of days she has been braving it on her own.

Family pictures

I swapped with fellow photographer Larry Reeves way back in May, and we just now got the pictures to each other. Um. . . embarrassing. They turned out great, and I can't wait to blow one up for our entryway. Thanks Larry!

Happy Birthday to MO yesterday!

Happy 1st birthday Mo! We love you! I can't believe it's already been a year.

We Finally Went Away!

For our 10 year anniversary (Aug 14th), we took a cruise to Cabo San Lucas. It was our first cruise and it probably won't be our last. We had a great time. A great big thanks is a must for Barbara, Harland, Summer, Sarah and Vanessa for watching the ninos. Here are a few memories.

1. Arriving at the port to find that there was a murder on the cruise just before ours. . . same ship . . . awesome.

2. Now we know what Simon means when he says that the song "sounded like something from a cruise ship."

3. Me and dramamine don't mix. I may as well have taken 2 benadryl and called it good.

4. Roulette is not Shane's friend.

5. Pumpkin pie should not jiggle like jello.

6. Showgirls make great line-dancing teachers

7. It's going to be a cracker of a day!

8. Don't try to drink Pepsi while in an inflatable speedboat in the bay of Cabo.

9. Sometimes towel animals can go wrong.

10. Always, always, always sit on the balcony of your cruise ship, watching stingrays jumping in the water and licking a strawberry frozen yogurt cone.

Now, Shane. . . . give me your best "I'm a cruise ship entertainer" SMILE!

Very nice, you're hired!

THE END