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.

9/9/09 @ 9

How did you celebrate 9-9-09? At our house it was just another school day for Holyn , but ... Mr. Max went back to school. (Max is attending Little Scholars Preschool 5 mornings a week.) When I went into his room to wake him up that day he sounded reminiscent of a Spongebob episode, "I'm ready, I'm ready, I'm ready". He jumped out of bed and ran to wake up Holyn. She wasn't as thrilled to get up, though she was happy for him. After a quick dose of cereal and toothpaste, they posed for more back to school pics and hopped in the Torrent.

We dropped off Holyn and had a little time before Max needed to be there. So what do you do in the morning when you are somewhat hungry after breakfast and bored? You go share a McGriddle breakfast sandwich in the car. Then more pictures with Mom and Dad, a kiss or two and wave goodbye. Thank goodness he loves it already!

1st Day of School - Part 2

Well, today it is official. Our little 1st grader is moving onto 2nd grade after only 2 weeks of school. We took a new first day of school photo and headed back to tackle this new year. So a new classroom, more new friends, and another great teacher, Mrs. Vickers. Holyn is excited to be growing up really fast this week. We are over the moon thrilled for you Holyn, keep up the great work!

That's Not My Name

Holyn started school this morning. I got up and washed and styled her hair. She looked so grown up. She proudly posed for pictures and we got to meet her teacher. We dropped her off in the gym for the daily meeting and blew her kisses. I can't wait to hear the stories after school. Holyn loves this song, and hopefully they get her name right (or she will correct them by spelling it and saying it really slow and sarcastically. Yup, she's my girl).

Wild for Watermelon

On August 1st, we discovered the local celebration of Watermelon Fest. We had no idea how much Max loved watermelon, until there were free samples everywhere you turn. Holyn sampled the yellow, orange and red watermelons, but Max was still partial to the red. (I personally couldn't taste the difference in the colors, but was nonetheless impressed.) Holyn decided to have her face painted after lunch and Max participated in the seed spitting contest. Yes a contest for Max to spit (how perfectly that fits him). Check out his attempts.