The Week of Broken Teeth

On New Years Eve, the girls were jumping on the bed with me. Zoe kept standing on me and then letting herself fall down. I was trying to do research for work, and would try to keep them in check as I was working (sometimes it's difficult being a work-at-home mom!). I should've drawn them to a stop because what happened next sucked! Zoe fell off the bed- and this kind of thing happens all the time- but this time fell staight on her front teeth!!

Oooh it was a mess. Lots of tears & blood. Lots of fear on my part.

We called the emergency dentist who suggested we have her in on Monday to make sure there was no permanent damage. Monday was 3 days away!! Zoe adapted quite well despite her injury. Mostly it was her parents who lacked adaptation.

Her appointment went off well. The dentist said her teeth may even heal themselves! The alternative is that they will fall out early, but she was optimistic.

But get this-- the morning of zoe's appointment I was getting Sophia up and saw her smile looked funny. Her two top front teeth were chipped! Falls & trips happen regularly with young ones and i have no idea when this happened.

What an interesting week. I'm thinking we'll laugh about this in the future.

Winter

I have been thinking about winter this week. It's been pouring here all week, which I love. I like to pretend that it's blizzarding. Seems like people here don't know what to do with the rain, they are used to sunshine. It's a hard life here in the winter :) Anyways, I enjoyed these winter-themed videos. Even though it's not what it looks like here now, I remember the snowy days fondly. The snow is so peaceful. and sometimes, it was a nice excuse to be trapped inside your house. It slowed life down. And when the snow subsided, it was an adventure digging you & your car out. Good times. Happy winter, world!

Enjoy the videos & also here's an epic rap song called "Snow Day."

They GROW So FAST!!!

Oh my!! Look at the difference between our pumpkin patch pictures from this year & last-- especially in Sophia.

The left one is '09 & the right is '10! Sophia is 6 months in the left picture and 18 months in the right. Zoe is 4 1/2 on the left & 5 1/2 on the right.

They GROW so fast!

Thankful & counting...

Found this list of thanksfuls from last year & thought they were still worth posting... Will make another thankful list soon!

Becky- For the main & deep (love, Faith, friendship) & the auxiliary (artistry, white mochas, laughter, growth, color & variety, bike rides, dark chocolate, story-telling, tacos, atmosphere, etc.).... mmm


Matt- Living in a house full of pretty girls.  Knowing that while other people are shovelling, I'm picking lemons from the tree in our yard.  A great job.


Zoe- Everything Mom, God (He's cool & awesome), Sophia (I get to take care of her), Grandma (when she comes to visit), Chart (she can kill bugs for me)


Sophia- dad, mom, zo-zo, baybes, chart

Apple Picking!

Why did we wait so long to do this?! It was a very fun time to pick our own apples... an adventure in and of itself. It was a novelty since we don't grow our own apples (though we do grow lemons, mandarin oranges, peaches, lavendar & rosemary!). We found a farm that doesn't charge for picking, only charges by the pound. The 5 lbs of apples went for snacks & the rest turned into pies. Another great adventure!

Veterans Day Parade

We went to the sweetest Veterans Day Parade. I'm sure most of you know that Veterans Day is our day in America to celebrate all the men and women who have served in the military. We had a blast at this parade. It was our honor to cheer and clap for the vets as they came by. How sweet was it to see them tear up as people cheered! I'm so thankful for all the vets! How admirable to give your life to God & country. Some gave the greatest gift they could give- their life. For the first time in my life I also enjoyed seeing all the marching bands from all the area schools. Man, it brought back memories from my band days! So glad we went and so glad for this great time together!

Tea for One

MMM, I just love how this image turned out!

Sophia has started the fine art of make-believe!!

I know it's easy to miss these precious moments after having more than one child. I never want to do that! Yet staying on my toes as family archiver isn't an easy job. :) I'm working on it...

This photo is catching Sophia in the act of her first days of pretend... her very first tea party! Keep the imagination coming sweet pea!