Caleb's Firsy Day of Kindergarten

Caleb had his first day of kindergarten last week and he was so excited. He picked out his outfit and new shoes. He was so affraid he was going to be late he kept telling me to hurry up. We got there at 8:00 and he was the second kid to arrive. I was so proud of him. He acted like such a big boy.When it was time to say the pledge he stood up and said every word. Jeff warned me not to let the hormones take over and cry in front of Caleb and I didn't even though at one point I thought I could. When I picked him up he was excited and said that he loved it. I was so happy to hear that I knew that it could go either way with Caleb. I am now ready for the Phase-in days over and so is he. We are both ready for it to really begin.

My little Firefighters!

Pigeon Forge Fun

A few weeks ago we invited the Ridges to Pigeon Forge with us and had a great time. Beth and I spent most of the time at the Resort relaxing by the pool and at the lazy river while we watched the guys play with the kids in the water. The kids had a blast riding in the boat under the waterfalls. It was a great time of relaxation, I just wish it could have lasted a little longer. I look foward to the next time.

Some Not so exciting news!

Today Caleb went for his first real Dentist appointment. He was going to get his teeth cleaned and x-rays. He was really scared at and cried at first but ended up doing great. When he was finished they came and got me out of the waiting room so I could go see him. When I got back to see him Dr Barto came in and said he had good news and bad news. First the good news was his teeth looked great and he had no cavities. Now the bad news which I wasn't prepared for and started crying ( it doesn't help that my hormones are so messed up anyways). Caleb's x-rays showed that he has no permanent lower front two teeth so when he loses his baby teeth he will have to have a partial with fake teeth for a while and then have surgery to have teeth implants. I know that it could be worse and if this is the only bad thing that happens to him we are doing good but it still really upset me to think that my child will have to deal with this in about two years. I mean can you imagine your child having a mouth piece at the age of 7 years old. It will be like him having dentures until he has his surgery. We are really hoping that he keeps his baby teeth longer then normal since there is nothing there to push them out. Keep yours fingers crossed for us that he does. I told Jeff that it would be my child that would have this problem since it is so rare. Dr. Barto said he has only seen this about 5 times in his career.

Boy OH Boy BABY!

We are excited to announce that a new addition will be arriving in our family in Spring 2009! On Tuesday's our moms group meets for lunch and this week it was Zaxby's. When I first walked in the smell immediately started making me nauseated to the point I almost just left. I tried ordering a salad but I couldn't eat it. By the end of the day I was feeling extremely tired and just not myself so I decided to take a pregnancy test. And there they were, the two pink lines we had been waiting to see. We were happy but couldn't get too excited until we found out everything was OK. Since then I have taken two more tests and been to the doctor. Dr. Kerley called and gave us confirmation that everything was OK and told us that my numbers were great and even higher then what a normal level should be at this point. He told me that I should not worry about anything because I have a strong and healthy pregnancy. Any woman who has miscarried before understands how nerve racking it can be until you have finally been to the doctor for the first time and got your confirmation that everything is OK. Once Dr. Kerley called we were thrilled about our new little baby. We are so excited and look forward to the 8 month journey we have ahead of us. Spring can't come soon enough. I am hoping that all the excitement of the holidays coming up, taking care of two boys, and Christians surgery in January will make it go by fast. I'm sure it will. And yes, I chose pink writing in hope that this is our Girl!

Just Call Me the Brave One!

Yesterday we went to Heathers house for a play date and had a lot of fun swimming. While we were there I invited Austin and Thomas to spend the night after VBS. Of course they were very excited about it. Austin has spent the night many times but this was Thomas first sleepover at a friends house. Claire wasn't sure how he would do once it was time to go to bed so she said she would keep her phone by her bed and she would be happy to come and get him at any time. When I got to the church to pick-up Caleb, Austin, Thomas and our neighbors little boy Tyler they were excited and had plenty of energy, not sleepy like I had hoped for. As we were leaving Ryan Wood gave me a little grin and the token "Good Luck!" When we got home Jeff decided he wanted to be the COOL dad and let the boys play outside and in the Clubhouse after dark. I should not have made the mistake of going outside to join them because once I did Jeff lasted about 2 min. and then disappeared to the basement for the remaining of the evening. After that I let them play inside for just a little bit while I did a few things. About 10:30 it was finally off to bed with them. Thomas was awesome he was asleep in about 10 min. Caleb and Austin couldn't stop talking so it took them about 30 min. longer to finally fall asleep. I woke up this morning about 7:30 and got myself ready, fed the boys Kung Fu Panda waffles, had them get dressed for summer camp,made there lunches, got Christian ready, packed there bags to go home, got them buckled in the car with there favorite stuffed animals for camp and was backing out my driveway at 9:24 this morning. I realized on the way how early we were going to be but, I was OK with that. They were all the first ones to there class, it was kinda funny because that's the earliest we have ever arrived there we are usually a little late. If anyone was wondering, Yes I will do it again. They are great kids and have a lot of fun together. When I see how happy it makes Caleb to be with his friends it makes me think of all the fun times I spent with my friends and the great memories I made with them. I want Caleb to have the same memories with life long friends. It brings me Joy seeing him smile and laugh the way he does when he is with Thomas and Austin.

We made it through

Well, I am glad to report that we are all feeling better. I thought that Jeff and Christian weren't going to get sick since we made it through Friday and most of Saturday but about an hour after dinner Saturday night Jeff got sick and was all day Sunday. He felt fine this morning and went to work. I am now convinced that Christian is our little terror and is the one carrying the virus around and that's why he hasn't got sick. I really don't know how I can get a more active child that is in to everything then him. At least I hope that it can't get any worse and our next one is more layed back like Caleb. Thank You for all your prayers we really appreciate it.