Camden's Tooth

Camden finally lost his first tooth. It was loose but he didn't want to tell Brad because he didn't want him to pull it out. We went to the drive in on Saturday night and it fell out in Teresa's car. Camden couldn't find it so we told him to write the Tooth Fairy a letter. 

It said "dear tooth fairy. I lost my tooth. It was lost in my cousin's car so i have to write this note to you. Thanks for the money and can you bring a picture of you with your name at the very bottom for me. I lost my tooth yesterday."

 That was great until you looked at the back. It said, "I Forgot, I don't need you to give me the money. I just want a pictre of you and your name at the bottom." Such a simple, and cheap request.

 Thankfully Brad is creative and we came up with a plan. The tooth fairy wrote him a tooth fairy size note. It said, Dear Camden, I found your tooth. Enjoy the $2. Love Esme, the Tooth Fairy." 

When he woke up he was a little disappointed to not have a picture, and of course he couldn't read the letter. I zoomed in on the letter and told him what it said and then I told him that Brad and I heard something just before we went to bed and ran in with the camera and took a picture, and this is what we saw. He was so excited to have a picture of the tooth fair. If you zoom in, it's a tiny fairy. Thanks to Photoshop and the complete faith a child has, it was a good experience for him. 

The Falls

It was really nice today and we wanted to do something outside, so we went for a picnic and walk in the falls. The kids loved it. They walked a lot and didn't really complain much. The liked exploring and they all kept trying to find a lizard. 

About 4 or 5 years ago we took the boys down to the falls and took pictures. We found the same tree and did the picture again. 

 They look a little older but still just as cute. 

Tithing

 We had an FHE on tithing a few weeks ago and the boys finally got some money and were able to pay it. Camden was mad at something that happened before the picture so he wouldn't smile. 

 Not only that but he wouldn't let Beck touch him. Beck wanted to put his arm around Cam, but it wasn't happening today.

The boys thought it was pretty sweet the carbon copy that came off the tithing slip. That was the highlight of filling it all out. 

Cam's New Trick

Brad saw Camden doing this the other day. I'm not sure I like his new trick. Any bets on how long it is before he breaks something else? 

Week Of Projects

This week was a fun week for projects. The kids still get excited each day and wonder what we are doing. Monday we made pizza and had a picnic. Camden and Beckham wanted theirs to look like faces. Cam's has teeth and Beck's has hair made of sausage. 

 Wednesday we made rainbow cakes. The kids thought it was cool to mix the colors. Beck didn't understand at first and wanted to put a pot of gold at the end of his rainbow cake. 

 Thursday was play dough. Whoever came up with it is a genius. It keeps the kids busy for hours.

 Friday we dipped candy in chocolate. It was a little hot around the bowels but the kids loves to eat the finished product. 

Teaching

Along with summer projects comes summer chores. Just before school got out the boys were acting out a lot. Any discipline we tried they didn't seem to care,but they do love to earn money. We decided to do an allowance for the kids. They have a set list of chores they do a week and if at the end of the week they are done they get some money. The other side to it is they can loose money for certain things also, like talking back, hitting or other things they know they aren't supposed to. This was the first week and they did well with doing the chores. The bad part is it is more work for me to teach them to vacuum, wipe counters, pick weeds and all of their other chores. I could do it in half the time if I just did it, but they do need to learn to work so we'll keep it up. There were a ton of weed in the front and Camden picked them all by himself so he got an extra dollar. 

I'm also teaching Jackson to put his dished away. He's good with his clothes and diaper, but now it's time for dishes. He tried his milk the other day without my help and well it didn't go so well. I guess at least they are all learning good life skills. 

Rest of the Week

The rest of the week was pretty easy for projects. Once a week we will eat lunch in the park. It gives me a day off of making lunch and a day off of trying to think of something new to do. I am not a huge fan of the lunch in the park, but it's a free meal, I can't complain too much. The kids were excited that the day we went it was pizza. A little windy, but they still had fun. 

 One day we did a blanket fort. I took our king sheets and pinned them up around the boys room. They played in it for hours. It was nice that something kept them preoccupied for so long. 

 Friday we played with beads. Their hats were supposed to be wind chimes,but they made better hats. They also made bracelets and necklaces. I used to love playing with beads, so it's fun to do it with the kids now. They have had fun with week, but I'm glad its the weekend and we are off for a few days. 

Balloon Race

Yesterday our project was balloon races. I didn't anticipate how much work it would be for me since the kids can't really blow up balloons. They had fun with it though. 

 They went too fast to get a good picture or to tell who won.

It is funny to see their faces when they try to blow them up. 

They probably had more fun afterwards just blowing up free balloons and letting them go. The only bad part with that is somehow they spit a ton in the balloon so when they let is go spit when everywhere. 

Baseball

The boys have started baseball. They have two games a week for about a month.  It was really hot, but they did really well. They look super cute in their baseball gear. 

 As you can see from their faces it was hot. By the end of the game it cooled down. 

They both hit the ball the 3 times they went up. They had to use the tee once or twice, but they did really well. They got to base and Beck even made it home. He was so excited when he rant to home plate. 

 This is how Cam let his team know he wanted the ball. 

We're happy they are getting a little more competitive and liking more and more sports. They have been practicing hard at home and it shows when they play. First Grade baseball is interesting because everyone gets to hit and if the ball goes in the outfield then everyone runs to get it. It's fun to watch though. 

Emery's Room

Since it is summer the boys are able to stay up a little later, but Emery still needs her sleep. With her in the boys room it made it hard getting her to bed and them staying up. This weekend we moved the bedrooms around. She is now in the old toy room. I got room stickers for her to make it a little special. So far she has done great being alone, I just hope it keeps up. The boys were excited to get their own room. 

Sweet Prize

Brad was in a golf tournament this weekend. It's a fundraiser of some sort for the hospital and he's done it the past two years. This year he won two prizes. One of the holes has a longest drive contest and he won a sweet chainsaw with that. What are we going to do with a chainsaw? Next his team won for the best score so he got a gift certificate to the pro shop at the course. That's a little more practical...all in all a good weekend for Brad. 

MRSA Scare

We had an interesting week last week in our house. I have to say I'm glad it's over. Sunday Beck and Emery were sick. Nothing too bad, but not fun. Tuesday Brad and I celebrated 8 years of marriage! Crazy it's been that long, but it's been a great 8 years. The only bad part is I got sick. I guess with whatever Emery had, but it wasn't fun. Friday the kids wanted to swim in the pool. It was in the 90s so I let them. Emery came out with her suit to have me help her put in on and I saw her leg, that sweet picture. She gets spots often but never this big or bad. I took her into the quick care and they said it could be MRSA, a bacteria that is resistant to a lot of antibiotics and very contagious. We washed all we could in bleach, including the tubs and all surfaces. I washed all of her clothes in hot hot water and dried in hot heat. We were really careful about her getting near anyone all weekend. We found out this morning there is no infection, which is a good thing. We just don't know quite what it is, but we do know it's not as bad as it could have been. 

Super Hero Day

 Today we had a Super Hero Day. We did a few different project and the kids had a ton of fun. Target has a lot of Hero things on sale, so it made the day even better. All the kids got a mask and a cape. Emery was Wonder Woman, Jacks was Green Lantern, Cam was the Flash and Beck was Batman. 

 Apparently to Jacks Green Lantern growls.  

 And poses like this. 

 They all got to color the cape how they wanted to. They only had Batman capes though. 

 We also made a beacon  and did some sand art. 

 And no Super Hero is complete without some sweet word tattoos. Jacks was pretty impressed with the tattoo part. They even watched some super hero cartoons at quiet time. It was a busy morning, but a lot of fun. I'm really glad were doing these projects.