Laura is 5!

On April 25, Laura turned 5.  Can you believe it? It seems like just yesterday she was a bald little baby and now she is tall and strong with a wild mane of curly brown hair.  She knows her letters, numbers, colors and is playing T-ball very enthusiastically.  She loves Gravity Falls and Poptropica and Reading Eggs.  She likes to jump on the trampoline, pick up roly polies and catch bees.  She likes mustaches, animal tattoos, zhu zhu pets and wearing a particular green dress every day she possibly can.  She likes rainbows and candy and popsicles and can ride a bike without training wheels. She especially likes her cousins and is sad that Josh is not coming to visit this summer :(  Her favorite colors are red and blue and yellow.  Her favorite food is pizza, even though she only eats the first bite.  She hates taking naps, eating regular meals and any time she has to stop playing.  She is fun and sweet and spunky.  I love this kid!

Sweet baldy baby

Actually wearing her hearing aids

Helping out at the old house in CO

Big sister Laura in 2010

The Madeline phase

With her first ear hat

Right after she played Rapunzel before her 3rd birthday

Laura's 4th birthday...She loves that dress!

At the Ren Faire

                                     

                                                Mustaches are the perfect accessory

Birthday morning

Her very own Merida bow and arrow set

                                     

Did I mention Laura loves candy?

                                         
                                       


                                       

She loves candy a lot

Enjoy your year big little Laura.

                                     

Adam is 3!

Its hard to believe it has been three years since Adam was born.  When I was pregnant with him, I couldn't imagine what it would be like with a little boy in the house. Now that he is here, I couldn't imagine life without him.  He is so fun!  Additionally, I rarely have to worry if his clothes match, because almost all boys stuff matches other boys stuff, bonus!  Adam loves cars, tools, daddy, action figures, the garbage truck, something to eat, baseball, daddy, peeing standing up, digging, the idea of dogs but not actual dogs, chasing chickens, wrecking his sisters' stuff, daddy, his blanket, Toy Story, painting, boots, swinging, playing with his cousins, and of course, daddy.  

newbie

first week

peaceful sleeper

baby model

first birthday

very artistic

two years old

                                          

with remote control Mater, cars cupcake and orange hot wheel

Such a big kid

 Yes, the boy does have hair, but its more down or fluff than hair, so we keep it short.  He looks awesome!

Laura

So on Monday, I took Laura in to get a large cavity filled.  They said their system was backed up and they didn't have tons of time,and since it was most likely going to be a baby root canal, they would do that one later and work on a regular cavity.  Turned out that Laura has soft teeth.  That regular cavity went down all the way and needed a baby root canal, which they had to finish, so the heck with their scheduling!.  How do I know?  They let me see it.  How cool is that?  I saw all the way into her tooth!  Sadly, it was the last time I saw her little tooth.  It is now covered in shiny metal, as is the matching molar on the other side.  She had two root canals in two days, plus another filling.  How did she take it?  Well, this is the same kid who was jumping on furniture the same day she had her tonsils out, so she was running around the house, playing Mario, being her usual self.  I admire her energy. 

I will admit, I feel sort of terrible about it anyway, as a parent.  I feel like I let her down and that other parents will be judging her and me by her teeth.  But hey, a bad parent wouldn't do anything about the teeth and leave them rotting in her mouth.  We have had lengthy discussions in the past on why she can't have soda 24/7, how candy is a sometimes food, etc.  She is still 4 though, for the time being, so that doesn't stop her from constantly asking.  These lovely new "princess crowns" are helping the other kids immensely, so I guess that is something too.  Bring on the water!