and another one falls

Falls out that is. Koby's 4th tooth, his upper left front, came out at school today. He now has a toothless grin! He is so excited!

Yesterday at recess Koby along with several friends came up with a plan to expel the tooth. The plan was simple: have friends stand still while Koby runs into their shoulders. Hard to believe, but the plan failed.

Last night he requested that we once again pull out the bow and arrow and shoot out the tooth. However, the tooth was still quite attached to his gums and we didn't think it was "ready".

Determined, Koby set out for school this morning with the idea that he would track down one of two teachers known for their abilities to pull out teeth. In the end, he didn't need their assistance. He simply sat twisting his tooth until it fell out.

The bonus is that if your tooth falls out during class, Mrs. VanderLaan gives you a cool tooth necklace to carry your lost tooth in.

So now we have a toothless Koby, tooth necklace around his neck and dollar signs in his eyes as he waits to see what the Tooth fairy has in store for him.

a reason to laugh

On a day like today, we all needed a good reason to laugh. Kevin was diagnosed with pneumonia on Sunday and has been home recovering for the past few days. Koby, just having recovered from pneumonia himself, was up last night with the stomach flu. And Ky, well, he is finally feeling better after his bout with the flu.

So tonight when Ky went upstairs to make what seemed a simple request, we definitely had our reason to laugh.

Kev was resting in bed when Ky came in asking for "Mom's knee pads" for his football uniform. Unsure of exactly which "knee pads" Ky was referring to, Kev simply followed his lead. The "knee pads" were eventually located and father helped son suit up for the big game.




and after Ky needed a little help removing the "knee pads".



I'd just like to state for the record son....what you were looking for are called "shoulder pads" and believe me....that was not it!

100 days

February 5th was Koby's 100th day of school. This is a very exciting day for the kiddos. The day is filled with activities that have to do with the number 100. As part of a homework assignment, the kids in first grade were each given a hat that they needed to decorate with a hundred of something to wear to school on 100 day. After some discussion, we figured out the perfect 100 day hat for Kob:



100 LEGOS!



As a special 100 day snack, I made him a 100 chocolate chunck cookie. We each enjoyed a slice with a tall glass of milk. Perfect end to a fun day!

yuck!

The stomach flu has appeared to make its nasty way into our house. Let's just hope it leaves as quickly as it came.

a chocolate moose for dinner

Today Kyan "read" his very first book, A Chocolate Moose for Dinner. We snuggled in to read before nap and he picked this book. After I finished, he asked, "Mom, do you want me to read this book to you?" Without skipping a beat, that is exactly what our little man did. He read the entire book to me! I was so excited for him!

Tonight, Ky read the book to a very special audience, Dad and Koby. Koby was in awe. "Mom, a 3 year old is reading!" Followed quickly by, "Could I read when I was 3?" (I firmly believe a little competition is healthy...wink, wink)









So proud of you Toots!