M was very excited to go to the orthodontist because she knew she had done the work she needed to obtain the big prize she had been aiming for: at $30 Target gift card. She was not happy, however, when she learned the baby tooth that was being pushed forward by the adult tooth behind it had to come out immediately. M did NOT want that Novocain shot! After convincing her it had to come out and to tell the orthodontist he could do it (she demanded I buy her a horse if she had to get a shot), M decided she was going to yank that wiggly tooth out herself. She began pushing forwards and backwards and with the verbal help of the office manager kept on working at it, even with the obvious pain and outpouring of blood. By the time the orthodontist came back (and I was taking N to the bathroom) M had that tooth so loosened up that the orthodontist was able to just use some floss to make it come out! Once the blood was cleaned up -- there was a lot -- we were able to make sure the new device that had been made just for her still worked with that new permanent tooth in. And it barely does. The orthodontist said if we had waited a couple days they would have had to make another one. Whew! Turns out she doesn't like having molds of her mouth taken either. For me, this was a lesson in just how DETERMINED this 7-year-old is capable of being! When we told my dad about it he said he was 50% proud and 50% nauseous. That a girl! (Later she went to Target with Hubby and picked out the Rey staff, a BB-8 figurine and a box of Whoppers.)
Annual work night at Elitch Gardens Above you will find what happens when you try to take a picture of my son now-a-days. Below, excitement over poop emoji hats for sale. K says she wants to be a poop emoji for Halloween this year. You'll notice she isn't in any of the pictures because her first volleyball practice was the night and she really wanted to go. K is super happy that her 3rd grade teacher from last year is one of the coaches and she knows most of the children on the team so we felt like we had to let her go when my mom offered to take her for us. J's mom even took her to TCBY after practice!
N's first time riding the roller coaster in kiddie land.
The favorite ride of the evening.
N falling asleep on the Ferris Wheel. It was so much more crowded than other nights my husband's company has rented the place out. One person told me they had sold out of the 3,500 tickets they had for employees to purchase. Wowzers.
It's that time of year again! When my son is super excited to go knocking on neighbors' doors and stand in front of the grocery store trying to sell Cub Scout popcorn. If you want some, just let me know! Goes great with watching movies (see below). (;
This is how the Lego Batman movie looked at our house I love the smile on K's face! Are we happy we finished off the basement? Yes, we are!
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