Lily's First Dentist Visit

All three kids had dentist appointments the week after spring break.  I scheduled all three appointments on the same day at the same time, because who wants to go through that torture more than once!  And yes, I made sure it was a day that Cory could go with me.  I'm efficient, not crazy!

 

Parker hopped right up on the exam table, made small talk with the hygienist, and had his teeth cleaned like a pro.  Again...where has my baby gone?!?!  He had a great checkup with no cavities and found out that four of his teeth are starting to loosen.  I hope the Tooth Fairy is saving up!

In an effort to let Lily watch what she was about to do, Eden decided to be a good big sister and go next.  She chose her sunglasses and with a little hesitation allowed the hygienist to start her cleaning.  Lily watched every little move with a lot of curiosity during Eden's cleaning.  Eden also had a great checkup with no cavities.  (I'm so thankful that so far the kids are taking after me and not their daddy when it comes to their dental genes!)

Last up was Lily.  She was not thrilled about it finally being her turn and almost started putting up a fight until the wonderful hygienist suggested that Eden sit and assist her with the cleaning.  Lily thought this was a great idea and became the most cooperative two year old I have ever seen!  She picked out her glasses, laid down on the table, and didn't make a peep the rest of the cleaning.

We were even able to get x-rays of her teeth without any trouble!

After they were all finished, the hygienist let the girl's "clean" the snake's teeth, which they both thought was very fun!  I'm thinking we may have a couple of dentists in our future!

The kid's checkups went much better than I ever expected and I was very happy about no cavities x 3. We love how wonderful our dentist and her entire staff were with all three of our kids and look forward to seeing them again at our next visit.

Golfing with Granstan

The last Sunday of Spring Break, Parker got the chance to go golfing with Granstan and Daddy.  The weather was perfect and Parker had a great time chipping and putting and pretending to be a real golfer.  Notice in the last picture how he is lining up the ball before he putts... just like Granstan!  Hopefully, this will be one of many golfing outings together.

Flashback

The weather was so nice during spring break and we enjoyed family walks around the block every night after dinner.  One night as we were walking, I saw this:

 and had a huge flashback to this:

Where has my little baby gone?  It seems like just yesterday that we were taking Parker to the park for the first time.  Time goes way too fast and it's moments like these that make me wish I could slow it down just a little bit.  Before I know it, he's going to be just as tall as his Daddy.  Now...can someone please pass me the tissues?!?!?!

Happy Helpers

The week after spring break, I had to go to Sam's with the other AR coordinator to buy supplies for an AR trip.  Eden and Lily tagged along with us and "helped" us with our shopping!

When we got to the check out stand, we had a little problem with our school's Sam's card and ended up having to wait in line for almost 45 minutes while they found a solution.  The girls both did a great job of being patient (even Lily who had not had a nap!).  It turns out that sitting/climbing on a cart full of coke boxes can be quite entertaining! 

Parker's Kindergarten Program

A couple of weeks ago, Parker had his kindergarten program at school.  All of the students sang several songs and got to tell one thing about themselves.  Parker chose to say "My name is Parker and I love my little sisters."   He came up with that all on his own, which I thought was very sweet.  He really is such a good big brother to Eden and Lily (most of the time!). 

 

Parker and his classmates all did a great job!  It's pretty easy to be a crowd pleaser when you're 5!

 Parker was excited that Aunt MerMer got to drive down for his program!

Let's Play Ball!

It's that time of year again... baseball season!  Watching Parker play tball has become one of my favorite things to do in the spring!  He has grown and improved so much over the past two seasons and is turning into a pretty good little ball player.  His batting has improved drastically and so far this season he has hit three home runs and one grand slam.  He often plays pitcher or first base and has made lots of outs in both of those positions.  

 

He is on a pretty good little team this season and so far they are undefeated at 4-0.  Win or lose, Parker loves to play and his passion for the game shows every time he steps foot onto the field.  His coach told Cory last week that the one thing he appreciates about Parker is that no matter where he puts him on the field during the game, Parker doesn't complain.  It doesn't matter if he's making lots of plays at first base or standing out in left field, he's just excited to be playing.  I look forward to his games every week and I hope he will always love playing!   

Parker got to play catcher for the first time ever during his second game this year.  He thought putting on all of the gear was really cool! 

Coach Joe and the Indians

One little...two little...three little Indians!

We got very lucky and both of Parker's best friends, Trip and Cole, ended up on our team this season.  They have had so much fun playing together!

Happy 4th Birthday, Aubrey Kate!

I'm back...again!  The day after my last post, I sat down to blog and my laptop crashed.  The motherboard died and forced me to get a new laptop.  I'm thankful to be back up and running again but am so behind in my posts that I don't even know where to start. 

 

There's no such time as the present so I guess I will start with Aubrey's birthday and then work back from there.  My sweet, spunky niece Aubrey turned 4 years old this past week and last night we were thrilled to get to celebrate her birthday with her at Build-A-Bear.  Parker had a t-ball game so Granna and I took the girls for a fun evening. 

 

They started the evening by picking out their animals.  As usual, there was no originality and all four girls picked the same flower bunny!  At least they won't have any jealousy or regrets about which one they picked!

After everyone had chosen their bear, they picked out a heart to put in it and took turns stuffing and fluffing their bunnies.

 

This was Lily's first time at Build-A-Bear and she loved it!  Here she is giving her new bunny a big squeeze!

 The whole group (minus Eden who was not into picture taking towards the end) 

 After the bunnies were complete, we headed up to the food court for presents and cupcakes.

 All the girls! 

For one last birthday surprise, Granna treated everyone to a ride on the carousel.  The last time we tried this there were a lot of tears but this time there was only smiles!

Perhaps the most fun thing of the evening was riding on the escalator without being held.  It was by far the highlight of Lily's night!

 

Happy Birthday Aubrey Kate!  We love you so much and are so glad we got to celebrate your birthday with you!