No, I don't use Botox

Max had a little slip yesterday on the playground monkey bars. I was talking to Holyn's teacher when he came running towards me with a mouth full of blood. I really hate that moment before you assess the damage and the fear it being really bad. He lost his footing and bumped his mouth against the bars. He explained it to me as this "Mom, I slipped and I had to choose between hurting my mouth and hurting my pp". I guess we know which way he decided. We went to the ER, but thankfully no stitches needed, he does have a chunk bit out next to his right eye tooth. Take a look at the before and after. This morning he woke up, looked in the mirror and exclaimed "Wow, I look like (Val Kilmer as) Batman! He even grabbed his Halloween mask from his bedroom to check it out. Lant told him people in Hollywood pay good money to look like Max does right now.

The Future's So Bright!

Not only is she a dancer, athlete and actress, she gets good grades too. Holyn brought home her 3rd 9-weeks report card yesterday and she has again made the honor roll for straight A's! We are so very proud of our girl. Just had to gush about her again, way to go Holyn!! Keep up the fabulous work.

Magical Mexican Jumping Bean

Our resident thespian (Holyn), tested her craft this weekend by portraying a "Magical Mexican Jumping Bean" in her school play of Jack and the Beanstalk. The Missoula Children's Theater is a traveling theater company that works with schools all over the country to produce a play with an elementary school in just one week! Tryouts for the 60 parts were this past Monday and by this Saturday, they had 2 shows for us. It was adorable. Holyn thought her costume was a little less than glamorous, I told her she looked like a Mexican Ninja. At least I got her to laugh. I took video of her part, but unfortunately I cannot get it to load correctly. So instead, enjoy the pictures of Holyn before and after the final curtain call. Ole'

Kicking and Screaming

Max has been playing soccer at our local YMCA and loving it. We soon realized that every time he starts to run, he gives a "Woo Hoo" yell and takes off. His favorite part is the kicking along with all the running they get to do. I took his team picture on Saturday (because I haven't been thrilled with the studio that does the team photos). Maybe I have a new line of work ahead of me. Who knows when I'll work that into the schedule. (Back to the game) Max scored a goal this week and two goals last week. He sometimes plays as goalie, but it's hard for him to stay in one place while the other kids run everywhere. Hard to keep a good kid down!

OUCH Mom, just do it!

Yesterday, Max informed us of his 1st loose tooth. He has been wiggling it non-stop ever since. And very excited to have the toothfairy drop by with some cash. To say he has been worried about pulling it out is an understatement. He called his Dad at work today saying he was "having a bad day" because of this tooth. Max really wanted me to pull it out, but it was still hanging by a thread. I had to laugh when he said "Can't ya just use the scissors to get it out?" Holyn offered her words of wisdom on the subject also, but he still couldn't rip it out. Tears were shed a couple times today, but ultimately it turned out to be a happy ending. Check it out.

Paoli Peaks

Today, in weather that felt like early spring (51 degrees), we traveled to Paoli Peaks. The four of us linked our tubes together and off we went. Going down the hill was great. Getting back to the top was not as easy. Yes there was a 1 foot wide "moving sidewalk", but the tube was more than 4 foot wide and the kids didn't want to drag their tubes to the top. They could barely keep their balance while throwing snow at one another. Note to self: tubing is a workout disguised as a fun Saturday with the fam.

Halloween and Super Heros

I know, I know, its been too long since I last posted. So here is the Halloween update. Max decided long ago (like August), that he would be Batman and Holyn followed suit by serving as his villain, Poison Ivy. The Batman costume for him was easy, thank goodness Kohl's has great pjs for boys. As I quickly found out, there are no Poison Ivy costumes for girls, just the sexy ones for adults. So after ordering leaves from Hong Kong (no I didn't know that's where the eBay seller was shipping them from at the time) sewing more than 110 leaves to her costume and making a cape, skirt, arm bands, boot covers and head band, her outfit was complete. No, I do not have the ability to do anything simple, must be my nature.

We did manage to have a super time this Halloween in Vincennes. First we trick or treated down the Historic Main Street and ran into the "real" Darth Vader and Batman. So cool, Max had trouble concentrating on the task at hand, when Batman and his daughter (a fairy) followed us down the block. Next we begged at our neighborhood houses, and came up with wonderful treasures like coloring books and of course chocolate. Finally, we joined Holyn's new buddy's family for trick or treating in their neighborhood and a kid filled pizza party.