The boys were invited to a neighbors birthday party. It was so cute. They had it all camoed out and they had one of the uncles come in his military uniform and had the kids do some workout routines. It was really fun.

In this one Spencer is showing the kids how to do jumping jacks. Can you see what Lincoln is doing....yes I think they would kick him out for these shinanagins. He jumped around with that hat over his eyes. He's such a comedian.

THen after the kids did there warm ups, they were rewarded with dog tags with their names on it. It was really cool. The guy saluted each kid and they did it back to him. So fun!!

This is Lucas thinking he's such a big boy. He has figured out how to pull himself on his feet, they once up, he holds on for dear life.

Do you like the tail? Yup, I was too lazy to do up his onesie. And the award for best mom goes to.......

This is his satisfied face.....yes, he says, I am so big.

This is when he was jumping fast asleep.

This is how Lincoln watches tv. You have to cross your legs with your hand on your chin.....concentrating, is what Spencer says he's doing.

Another shot of Lucas....fast asleep.

We took the boys on the new Trax that runs right next to our house that goes downtown. We had a great time. It was Lincoln's birthday, but since we already had a party for him, we just hung out as a fam. It was really fun. Went to the Planatarium and walked around Gateway. So fun. Lincoln's favorite part was the "Choo choo twain".

So Lincoln is a fireman cowboy. He couldn't decide which one to wear, so he wore both.

My referee cowboy!!!

Fireman referee

THey then had the kids decorate sugar cookies with skittles and starbursts. It was so fun for the kids.

Sorry these are all out of order. We are now back to the birthday party.

Push ups

THey played "duck duck goose" and Lincoln's turn went "Pig, dog, cat", so as you can see this is his first experience with this game.

So Spencer wanted to read to Lucas while I made lunch for them, but unfortunately he had the idea of putting him on the bottom stair to do this, and after Luke fell forward onto our "BOO" rug this is how his face looked. All scratched up on one side. Spencer felt so horrible. Needless to say, that won't happen again. But after a short cry, all was forgotten.

You can't really see the damage on his face in this light, but it is all scraped from forehead, eyelid, cheek, chin.

So this is how his lip looked after our visit to the dentist, even using the rolls of gauze in his cheek so he didn't bite it while it was numb, he still did found a way. It was so swollen for a long time. Now that it is healed we are going back in 2 weeks for another go at it again. Yipee!!

Spencer's first fillings

We all went in recently to the dentist for our annual check-ups. We all had x-rays taken and cleanings, I got a perfect score (not a surprise, really...I really take care of my teeth, brush them faithfully once a month, sometimes twice on a good month) and Jason and Spencer had some cavities. Once I realized that we were going to have to take Spencer in....I was freaking out. This was the kid that went in for immunizations and it took 4 people to hold him down and still it took more than once to poke him because he would bend the needle. So I tried preparing the dentist beforehand telling him what I thought it was going to be like. And the dentist says, "Oh, don't worry about it, just don't tell him anything and we will be just fine". Before we left the dentist told Spencer that he needed to come back because he had some small sugar bugs that needed to get taken care of and that he was going to be fine. So we went home and I stressed like crazy for the day to happen.

So the day came and Jason had to work so my mom watched the other kids for me and we went in. Spencer totally surprised me. HE went in and sat in the chair like an adult. He opened his mouth like an alligator and everything went perfect. I was in total awe. I kept texting Jason keeping him informed of the progress and after Spencer was all numbed up and the doctor was starting, in walked Jason to be there with us. We really were prepared for the worst and hoped for the best.

Spencer was supposed to raise his hand if he needed them to stop for any reason. He did just that. One time he held up his hand and they took all the instruments out of his mouth and asked him what was wrong and Spencer says, "I just have a quick question to ask you." He had the ladies laughing, they couldn't believe how well he was taking it all. He didn't wince once and was a real trooper through the whole thing.
The point in which I was really nervous is if Spencer saw the needle that the numbing stuff was in, that was gonna be the end, but the assistants knew where to point the light barely in his eyes so he would close them at that point. I think they've done this before.....you know.

We had a little 6 yr old little boy in the chair next to us that was freaking out just getting x-rays taken and Spencer says to me, "Mom, should I go tell him it's really no big deal". I laughed.

He thought his lip was huge ( you know when your mouth is numb, it really feels like it must be a balloon) so they gave him a mirror to look at it and he kept touching it and laughing. He thought it felt so wierd.

This is him relaxing waiting for the dentist to come in and while his cheek and lip were getting all numb. I wish I was that chill when I'm in that chair. That's not the case with me. I'm a basketcase.

When the dentist came and saw how chill Spencer was, he made me eat my words. He said, "I told you so", and he was right. He was so good with him. He showed Spencer all the tools he was going to use on him and turned them on and had him hold them while they were on. He was talking to Spencer the whole time making him laugh and totally reassuring him. At the end he said, " You're so good that maybe you can be a dentist when you grow up, would you like that", Spencer said that'd be awesome and he hasn't stopped talking about that since. He has been saying since he was little that he wants to be a doctor when he grows up so who knows.

All in all, it went perfectly. The dentist was so impressed with how well he did and he wishes all his patients were that well behaved. The assistants said they loved him and wanted to laugh so many times. It was great to have Jason surprise us and be there. And Spencer's first experience with fillings went better than ever. Now he is so excited to go back next month to do it all over again on the other side. I know, I need to start brushing his teeth now, maybe I should invest in a toothbrush for my kids maybe.....or maybe not. Toothbrushes are so overrated. Anyways, until next month, we shall see how that appointment goes. We will cross our fingers it goes as well as this time.

Just hanging out at home

Lately we have been just at home relaxing. So here are some of our pictures of my little boys.

Lucas is growing like a very handsome weed. It is crazy how fast time does go by. I know, I say that all the time, but it really is true. I mean, it's unbelievable to me that it is almost Christmas. AHHHH!!! I don't have a little one anymore.
Again asleep in his bouncer. I think he does this knowing I will take a picture of it and make me look like a horrible mom. Yup, that's it, I know it.

Luke has discovered his tongue. He loves to stick it out.

Look at those cheeks. I think he's storing nuts for the winter in them. He's worried he won't get fed enough so he has decided to store food in his cheeks so he gets enough.

Poor kid.

He's clenching those 2 teeth. It's tough standing up like this.

And it's defineatly hard to look this cute.
It's just so exhausting. Where's his bouncer so he can sleep in it. That's what he's thinking.

I can't believe it, but Kambry is no baby anymore. She has stretched and is so toddler looking. It's crazy what 2 weeks can do. She has grown up so much in such a tiny little time. She is so ready to walk. I know the next time I see her, she will be. She's that close.

Look at where Luke's hand is. Je loves her so much. He is so lovey. They both are, that what makes it so awesome. They are gonna have so much fun growing up together.

Cute cousins.

We went over to see Alisa's new bathroom makeover. It's so awesome, by the way. And this is Lincoln loving on "Ichabod" as we named him. He loved kissing on him and hugging him. I think this is a tradition every year because I remember last year him doing the same thing. He's a strange one.

Lucas showing us his pearly "toofies" as Lincoln calls them. And it fits since he only has 2 for now. The top 4 are coming in fast though. It won't be long, unfortunately.

"Hi, mom"

Spencer wanting a picture with Mr. blue eyes.

This little "Teddy" has been all my boys favorites. It was given to Spencer as a baby from his Uncle Kevin and Aunt Tenille and I wish we knew it was going to be such a favorite because we should've bought 2 more. This poor bear has been wahed and hugged and kissed more times than I can count (and yes, family I can count pretty high....it's when I have to go beyond my fingers and toes that stumps me a little, but I soldier on). Just to give you a idea of how special this bear is, to let Lucas hold it for this picture, Lincoln had to be distracted, bribed, promised the world, etc. etc. This is Lincoln's bear to have and to hold from this time forward.....you know the rest. He has to have it to go to sleep, to play, even has him watch as he eats. Life is over when we can't find him. I can't tell you the hours I've looked for this silly bear. Anyways, thank you Kevin and Tenille, thanks a lot. LOL!!

Who needs a crib when you've got a bouncer. I mean, I think we're on to something. It's smaller than a crib....maybe we should just get rid of the crib and have this instead. Hmmmmm, it's a thought.

I really do like that cribless idea, I'll have to pitch the idea to Jason.

Ok, here's my question, how can someone eat "rice peepees" and get them on your cheeks like this? Can you see them on both cheeks. I mean, it takes pure talent. He's so talented that most of the time he can also get it on his nose and sometimes even on his forehead. Pure talent. I'm so proud. I need a bumber sticker for this one, one that might go something like, "Your kid might be a honor student, but can they get Rice Krispies on every surface of their face....I think not".