Wordless Wednesday: Say a little prayer

Her last night...

with her GINORMOUS...

tonsils.

Tomorrow, my little princess will have her tonsils removed. She is the first one of my little ones to undergo anesthesia. It's a simple procedure, however I'm still nervous. (I will be very happy when the procedure is done.) All prayers are greatly appreciated!

Love is...

Growing up, I would often clip this cartoon out of our daily paper. I still love receiving my daily "Love is..." email. Sometimes they are a little cheesy, but sometimes the message hits close to home. Here are a few of my favorites:

May the force be with you...

Bobby loves, loves, loves Star Wars. At a very early age, he began watching the original movies and playing with anything Star Wars. Disneyland has sectioned off a small portion of an outdoor amphitheater for the Jedi Training Academy. Youngsters of all ages crowd around the stage before the start of each show in hopes of being selected to "train" with the Jedi's and fight the dark side. This year, both Katie and Bobby were selected to participate in the Jedi Training Academy. They had a blast!!!

The force is strong in these young ones...

Lightsaber training begins!

(Notice Katie's princess hands as she trains! :))

Katie fighting Lord Vader!

Bobby fighting Darth Maul!

Lord Vader tries one last time to tempt the

young padawans to turn to the dark side...

Bobby meets a Storm Trooper up close!

The kids loved meeting the characters from Star Wars. In the words of the Master Yoda "Size matters not. Look at me. Judge me by my size do you? Hmm? May the force be with you..."

Laughter IS the best medicine!

One of the greatest things about our kids right now are the innocent things that they say. They look at you with the most serious look on their face and tell you their inner-most thoughts...which more often than not make me tear up with their heartfelt honesty or have me laughing hysterically! Here are just a few of the gems that surfaced while we were on vacation...

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Bobby wanted to know where he was going to sleep at the hotel. We had told him that he would take turns sleeping with mommy and daddy.

Nana said to Bobby, "Boppa will be sad if no-one sleeps with him."

Bobby: "I don't want to sleep with Boppa. He sleeps in his underwear."

Nana: "Doesn't your daddy sleep in his underwear?"

Bobby: "Yes, but Boppa is furry!"

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As we returned to the hotel after a fun-filled day at Disneyland...

Me: We're here!

Andy: We're here! We're here! Home sweet home! I love my white crib!

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Andy has started to announce when he needs to poop. He'll announce, "I'm pooping!". (Since he appears to be ready, we will be beginning the potty training this week.) After one such event at the hotel while I was changing his diaper:

Me: Wow, Andy! That stinks!

Andy: BEST POOPY EVER!

Me: LOL!!!

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Are You Ready For Some Football?

Are You Ready For Some Football?

Flag football that is!!!

Bobby started playing football this year. Since this is his first year, he started off in the flag division. He is a member of the Vail Vikings Flag Gold team. He absolutely loves it!!!

Bobby plays on both the offensive and defensive lines this year. He is the center on the offensive line, crossing over as a receiver when needed. On the defensive line he plays a hybrid linebacker position. He's even got to punt the ball once! He is learning the rules for the game and cannot wait to play tackle football next year!

Robby was able to pick his jersey number and he picked number 51 after the great Dick Butkus. Robby tries not to choke on the word "Vikings" and even wears his Viking shirt to each game. We each got a t-shirt made with Bobby's name & number on it. We wear them proudly to each game, despite how much it hurts! :)

His first game

Team Captain for a day

At his offensive position

Punting for the first time

Robby marking the line of scrimmage and

tracking the downs...

Andy is helping to measure for a first down!

Bobby's personal cheerleader

That's all for tonight folks! I'm going to try to do a blog-a-day in October. There is so much to blog about since I've been a slacker the past few weeks...upcoming blogs will include pictures from our trip to Disneyland, lunch at American Girl Los Angeles, Katie's tonsillectomy, and much more!!! Stay tuned...

Our Lives Are Made In These Small Hours

For those of you who know our recent family history, you know how big "this" was today!

Our Little Wonders

A Wiggly, Jiggly Loose Tooth

One of the many great things about being a Kindergarten teacher is that there is a song for EVERYTHING. Want to learn the letters of the alphabet and their sounds...there is a song for that. Need to know the days of the week or the months of the year...yep, we have a song for that. Lost a tooth and want to celebrate...we have a song for that too!

On Thursday, while I was stuck at school completing a marathon work day, I received a text from my daughter. It said, "Mommy, Please call me. I want to tell you something. Love, Katie." As soon as I had a free moment, I called to check in. Katie was so excited to tell me that nana had been checking her wiggly, jiggly loose tooth and she had a loose tooth. (What she meant to say was that she had lost her first tooth!) I couldn't wait to get home and see my princess's new smile!!!

We sang the loose tooth song together and then I tucked her in to await her very first visit from the Tooth Fairy.

The loose tooth song goes like this:

"I have a loose tooth.

A wiggly, jiggly, loose tooth.

I have a loose tooth hanging by a thread.

So I pull my loose tooth!

My wiggly, jiggly, loose tooth.

Slip it under my pillow...

And then I go to bed.

The fairy took my loose tooth.

My wiggly, jiggly, loose tooth.

Now I have a quarter and a hole in my head!"

Sweet dreams, princess! I hope the Tooth Fairy brings you lots of money!!!