Tooth Fairy

Trevor is almost 6 1/2 and finally lost his first tooth! Although there was some help from the dentist he can now proudly say he has lost a tooth. We have been watching his two bottom permanent teeth come in for over a month now. The two bottom baby teeth just do not want to budge. They have been a little loose but not enough to get them out.

Trevor was so excited to be going to the dentist. He had said several times he hopes the dentist pulls his tooth out so the tooth fairy will finally come and visit him! Leave it to Trev to find the harder way to do things :) He was so brave sitting in the chair. The dentist asked him if he was ready to have his tooth pulled. Excitedly he said yes! The dentist pulled and twisted it for awhile then finally he just pulled it right out of there! Trev had gauze for the bleeding for about 15 minutes. What a trooper he is. Trev got to bring home a special tooth case with his tooth in it. Hopefully his other teeth will come out on their own without any extra help from the dentist. His two permanent teeth are almost completely in. So once they move forward he will not have a gap for long.

He has been very excited for the tooth fairies arrival. He is hoping she leaves him legos. Good thing we bought legos almost a year and a half ago for this very reason. We just didn't think we would have to wait this long :)

Hidden Talents

The other day all 3 kids were playing the piano and I was listening to them while cooking dinner. Trevor kept calling for me that I had to look right now! I went in and to my surprise Allie was standing ON the piano keys playing with her feet... I think she may have discovered a new talent :) She was so happy to show me what she was doing. It was very hard to discipline her with a straight face. Sometimes when they are being naughty they are just being so cute!

We have explained to all 3 that you only play the piano with your hands not your feet. Allie does love telling people she can play with her feet though...

Busy, Busy, Busy

We have moved! This is the 2nd week in our new house and it is quite the adventure with 3 little ones! Trevor started a new school, the girls celebrated their 3rd birthday and we moved all within 2 weeks! Yikes! We did not plan that very well... But everything went pretty smoothly. The girls decided to start potty training during that time too.

Trevor is enjoying his new school. He is looking forward to all of the exciting field trips. I have been enjoying time in the classroom thanks to wonderful friends who are helping to watch the girls. It is a big adjustment for us all to drive Trev to and from school each day. Maybe someday we'll find someone to carpool with and make it a little easier on us all. Trevor is playing soccer and scored his first goal of the season last week. Trevor also has two loose teeth and one permanent tooth is starting to pop up. He is excited to lose his first tooth.

The girls are enjoying swimming and are truly little fishes in the water. They are getting so big and wanting to go to school like their big brother. I have told them that MOPS is school and so far that has satisfied their need for school. They have also potty trained themselves. It looks like the trick was to tell them they are three now! They can now recognize about 1/2 of their letters and a couple numbers. They can also count to 6 and know all of their shapes and colors. They are starting to really show their likes and dislikes. Scott painted their room pink and purple and just the other day I could hear them saying "I am the pink princess, YOU are the purple princess, so you can not be on the pink side!" Attitude already :)

We still have a lot of unpacking, painting and fixing up the new house. Hopefully soon we will be able to start enjoying it!

Potty Training... Big girl style!

The morning the girls turned 3 I sang "Happy Birthday" to them and told them they were 3 now and big girls. They were excited and told everyone that they were 3 now. I was not prepared for what happened next. Later that day they told me they had to use the potty. I have heard that one before... They actually went, and the next day and the next day and so on!

So, I think I can say that my girls are officially potty trained! They have only been in diapers at night. Yes, they have had a few accidents, but otherwise they have been wearing their big girl underwear proudly! They have even had success in the middle of our move! Where ever we are at they will use the potty. Of course they ask if there are treats when we are out, and usually the answer is no. But I make up for it when we get home :)

Yay! It was so much easier with the girls. I pretty much let them potty train themselves. After the many months of heartache with potty training Trevor we decided we would just kick back and wait for them to let us know that they are ready. I should have told them they were 3 six months ago!

Happy Birthday to my sweet babes!

Allie and Kara are 3! Where did the time go!?! Happy Birthday to my sweet babes. You are growing up so fast. We had fun celebrating their birthday with some wonderful hot summer weather. Who knew it would be 90 in September! We turned their party into a pool party. Of course we had the party in the middle of the day with just a little shade. It was very hot to be outside but we had fun celebrating with family and friends!

We had two pinatas which the girls help make. One pink and one purple. They got to swing at them at the same time. Then everyone else took turns. We also made ice cream sandwiches and those too were a big hit! Perfect for a hot summer day. 

The girls woke up to me singing "Happy Birthday" to them. They had huge smiles on their faces! Happy Birthday Kara and Allie!

Water ball

Random pics

Soccer drills

 Little fishies in pink and blue