all grown up

1. Something major happened this week in our home... well, actually it happened at Isaac's preschool. Isaac lost his first tooth! I wasn't prepared for the feelings I experienced as a parent. My boy is growing up! This is the next step in his childhood. He is now losing those sweet little teeth that I have known for 5 years... the last piece of evidence that he was once my little baby. And now, some unknown, gnarly 'grown up' teeth will take their place, as we journey into the next stage in Isaac's life... the awkward years :) Everyone has to admit: this is about the time in a kids life where their cuteness starts to nosedive. Add to that an increase in social awkwardness, and there you have it: the awkward years. How long a kid stays in these years is unpredictable... some of us have a long struggle, others seem to only get slapped with a year or two. But, at least most of us are blessed with parents who love us despite it. At least for now, that new gap in his teeth is super adorable.

Oh yeah, and the tooth fairy? Isaac thinks he/she (he says a boy fairy visits boys, and a girl fairy visits girls) is the best thing, ever! He has had such fun speculating on the life, reasons, and mysteries of the tooth fairy.


2. Apparently Luke knows himself pretty well. The other night as we were about to sit down for dinner, Adam says, "We have pie for boys who eat their dinner." Without even knowing what was for dinner, Luke says, "Oh darn it." He knew he wouldn't be getting any pie.

3. For family home evening this week, I was talking to the boys about keeping the Sabbath Day holy. I asked them, what we do on Sunday that we don't do on other days (trying to get them to say 'go to church'). Luke yells, "Go to grandma's!". After a few other answers, I said, "Do we go to church?" To which they answered, "yes". Then I asked them why we go to church, and Luke said, "Because we have to."

4. Luke's new thing: "It's a secret (swecret)." He'll ask me things like: "Mommy, you know what song you should sing?", "You know what color vitamin I want?", "You know what I want to watch?", "You know what I'm going to draw?", etc. And the answer is always, "It's a swecret." Then he tells me his big secret.

5. Last weekend I was privileged enough to go to a friend's cabin for an all-too-looked-forward-ed-to girl's night. Man, it was a nice little break! The ever so thoughtful, Heather, sent an invite out to any of us 'girls' in the ward (area), who could use such a night. I am SO thankful to be apart of such an incredible ward, where there is such abundant friendship and love for one another... no matter who you are or what your social status may have been in high school (thank goodness for me :). No clicks, gossip, drama, etc. Just one big happy family (okay, that may be a bit much). Anyways, we had a blast going out on a late night (late for me, anyways) snow shoeing adventure, ate lots of yummy food and goodies (at least I did, anyways), and stayed up WAY. TOO. LATE! (I am still trying to recover). Thank you, Heather, so very, very much!!! Oh yeah, and thanks Adam for being so cool about me ditching you for a night!

PICS OF THE WEEK:


Asa's thing lately is to stick his hands down the back of his pants. Luckily it doesn't usually make it down the diaper, but this is what happens when it does. I'm so not wanting this to become a habit... I don't think I could handle another poop-player.








Asa and Luke are becoming good buddies. Maybe it's because Asa's gaining on Luke in size, so he's not as afraid of him.




I've had to wake Asa up from him nap a couple times (which goes against every fiber in my being) and this is how I have found him. It's just so cute!