December

Well, this month we've been treated to musical extravaganzas at churchand at school.And when the little advent tree calendars looked like this
we knew it was time for this. You can see that they were mildly excited. Christmas morning, Max's face appeared at the side of my bed, exclaiming (with the lisp of a six-year-old missing his front teeth), "Mama, I was on the nice list!!"

Other developments...with regards to this new addition, I will just quote Stephen Colbert: "Hello, Sweetness." 55" Sony Bravia. You can see that Andrew wasted no time finding a quality TNT western.

And look how well-behaved our dogs look. Tricky little canines.

Our house has also become the epicenter of some mad jigsaw fun! And after all the fun on Christmas, I got to do some organizing! It brings a smile to my face, just thinking about it. Look at that closetAhhh...and see that drawer? It is big enough to hold the Play-doh kits! I love everything about Play-doh except its mess factor, but it's so much fun that it's worth it. I just had to figure out a suitable way to store those kits and this drawer is the answer! Amen to that.

And the organizing frivolity continued into the basement. And look, it's the playroom floor! Hello floor! Such a zen feeling to have the toys in their places, and to have room to play.

On Regular Visits From the Tooth Fairy

Good thing I made this little tooth fairy pouch last week because we went from this to this today. Max had three teeth pulled to make room for the permanent ones hiding just below the surface. The x-rays show each of his permanent teeth is about twice the size of each baby tooth. Without enough space, they would tend to twist and turn to try to fit into the space left by his baby teeth, so we tried to make a little more room for them.

He definitely takes after his mama in that he needs as much help as possible trying to get those teeth to come in straight! Our dentist affirmed what we already know...he's going to be an orthodontic patient. Just trying to make sure our dentist and orthodontist retire early and in style!

And here's cute little brother, wanting to get in on all the picture action.