Kid's Dental Visit

Today we headed to Dr. Mike Shannon's for our bi-annual dental check-up. Luke had a great report. He has another 4 loose teeth! Kai on the other hand refused to sit in the chair! Ugh. What's new? That kiddo exhausts me! Finally, Dr. Mike did get to look into his mouth and said things look great there too. Maybe next time he will be able to actually get them cleaned by the hygienist. We'll see....

Luke's Class Holiday Party

Last Thursday Luke had his class holiday party. They completed a cute tree decorating craft that they got to eat after they finished up. He was sent home with so much sugar that day! He did however, receive a book from his teacher and from another student as a gift. I though that was so kind. Apparently earlier in the week they had "hand" made their t-shirts, yet he was only 1 of 2 kiddos actually wearing them. I heard a mom say she just didn't want her daughter's to get messed up! Hello, it's kid's clothes. Luke was really happy to wear his!

Bowling

Yesterday we took the boys bowling. We had a great time, but it was really hard keeping Kai behind the line. He kept attempting to slide on down the lane. Luke was trying to decide if he wanted to bowl left or right handed. He is right handed, but plays all sports left handed. The verdict is still out to lunch on what he will choose. All in all a fun couple of hours. And thank goodness for coupons! Bowling ain't cheap these days!

Smith/Salinas Family Christmas 2011

Today we celebrated Christmas a little early with my side of the family. Bill was missing for a bit as he was checking in on his parents and we also missed Nic as he was home (AZ) due to his new job. The cousins absolutely LOVE spending time playing together. Wish we could spend more time together. We all loved Kelly's homemade gift of personalized family coasters. All in all a wonderful visit. THANK YOU to my parents who go out of their way for all of their kids and grand kids. We love you!

My Lttle Elf

Auntie Eryn arrived in town last night as was given the official job of "tree waterer." First attempt: FAIL. She dumped over her cups of water and had to begin the clean-up process. I ended up chiming in and helping. It's kind of like having a third child around. Except, this one is old enough to love, tend to, and drive my other two around! Yahoo! We love Eryn!

PS. Notice the tree is in a different spot Facebook friends? It is now safely on the tile and off our new carpet after the tree falling incident the other night at 2:30am.