The good, the bad and the embarassing

Today all the kids had a long-awaited trip to the dentist. Do you know how long in advance you have to schedule 3 kids' appointments for the same time? Try January....ugh. We almost didn't make it because the battery on the van died last night. There was NO WAY I was going to try and re-schedule it. My very good husband went all over town last night looking for a replacement (Thanks, Dave! You're the best!!)

We made it to the appointment right on time and the kids all waited patiently in the waiting room. Literally, 2 minutes before they called our names Lauren says to me, "Mom, my tummy doesn't feel so good". Yikes, this could be bad! We went back into the room and each kid took a chair to get their teeth cleaned. I warned Lauren's hygienist that she just mentioned her tummy was hurting. I told her that I thought it was nerves so she said she would take it slow. Noah's hygienist got the "you'll need a strap to hold him in the chair" warning. The cleaning took place and the dentist started looking inside their mouths. The GOOD - No cavities for anyone (whew). The BAD - She predicted that probably all 3 of them will need braces at some point. :(
The last thing that needed to be done was the fluoride treatment. They now have this new type of fluoride which they just brush on with a little paintbrush instead of the trays of gooey stuff they put around their teeth like when I was a kid (thank god!). Lauren was done first and I leaned over to say something to Benjamin when suddenly heard Noah's hygienist scream. The EMBARRASSING - Noah had puked all over the hygienist. YUCK! They were really nice about helping him clean-up. They even had a spare shirt for him to wear home. Obviously that was not the first time it has happened. He was the last one I expected that from. Needless to say, I won't let Noah pick the mint flavor fluoride treatment next time.

Happy Birthday who??

Today the kids were so excited to wake up because of the 4th of July. We stopped by the local fireworks stand yesterday for each of them to pick something out...and mom and dad too! They wanted to shoot them off right after breakfast. We were talking to them about what we celebrate on the 4th of July. Benjamin sat and thought about it. I gave him a clue by saying it was a birthday. All of a sudden you saw the light click on in his brain and he said, "I know, I know....it's baby Jesus' birthday!!!" Close baby, but not quite.

Happy 4th of July!!!

The Beach....FINALLY!

Today we spent our first afternoon at the beach. It has been so cold for so long that we haven't been able to get there until today. When we heard the temperature was going to hit 80 degrees, we packed up and loaded up the car. It was the most perfect day. Lots of beautiful sunshine, light breeze, not a lot of people there and we even ran into several friends. Ahhh! This is the life.

The Dump Truck Cometh

Right now I have 2 little boys sitting on the kitchen table with their faces pressed up against the window. That is the best vantage point to see the dump truck that is coming to our house this morning. The truck is bring 7 yards of dirt for a garden project I'm doing this summer. (2 yards is for the neighbors and Yes, I know how much dirt that is!). The truck will be delivering it sometime this morning and they can't wait to see it. I imagine their interest in the truck will end pretty quick when they see the pile of dirt it's going to unload. Then they'll be on top of the pile. Probably with their sleds. Can anyone say "bathtime" tonight?

1 Fish, 2 Fish

The first scheduled event for the summer is swimming lessons. Lauren and Benjamin both started on Monday. Each are in the pool at the same time but in different classes. They are having a great time and it's fun to see how much better swimmers they are becoming. Lauren has always been the fish of the family and her favorite part is going off the diving board into the deep end. She has been doing that for years now and there is no fear on her part when she jumps off the end of it. Her goal is to try and touch the bottom of the deep end. Benjamin on ther other hand is much more hesitant. He like to go in the water and put his face under. Once you ask him to go on his back, he'll do it but he's not crazy about it. He goes off the diving board too but with a lot of coaxing by the instructor waiting in the water right below him. Noah and I just sit and watch the fun. He would LOVE to be in the pool with them but the rule is you have to be potty trained before you can take swimming lessons. Since that hasn't happened (and might not...ever!) we just sit and watch. He does like to scream their names and wave as they get ready go to off the diving board.

Last Day of School Celebration & TBall

Tball kickoff was Saturday morning. Benjamin is the only one playing this year. He also has the best coach ever (his mom!). He has been waiting for so long for the season to start. He was also watching the sky intently so there wasn't a rainout. After the soccer season that was 50% rained out, we were all worried too. There was no reason to worry because at noon when we played it was about 80 degrees with lot of sun and humidity. Whew! The kids all looked like they were going to melt on the field.

The last day of school was Wednesday, June 4th. On Saturday we celebrated everyone's accomplishments by going to a movie (Kung Fu Panda) and out to eat (at TGIFriday's). Throw a little stop at the Dairy Queen on the way home and everyone was happy as a clam.

Wildlife Rescue

On Saturday, we found a bird in our yard that appeared to have something wrong with it's eyes. We were able to walk right up to the bird and touch it without it flying away. I caught it in a cage and you could see that its eyes were red and swollen. We put the bird in the cage in the garage so we could take it to the wildlife rehabilitation place in Roseville. During that time the mother bird would fly in and out of the open garage door checking on her baby. I even found Noah trying to help the bird out too. He managed to empty an entire box of croutons into the cage for the bird. Evidently he thought it was hungry. LOL. Later when we took the bird in to the rehabilitation place, we found out that the bird had pink eye. Who knew birds could get pink eye. They kept the bird at their facility and were going to treat it. They will release the bird when it is healthy.