Decoy Baby

I wouldn't give them mine, so they got their own.

This is actually a doll we've had since Brooke was little. Ryan has been carrying this doll around all the time and I finally put in some batteries. Now the kids have been busy taking care of the baby.

Notice how gently Ryan holds the baby by the neck as he feeds her ;)

Sunday She Said / He Said

Brooke: How do you play horseshoes?
Mom: Do you know what a horseshoe is? It's like a u shape?
Brooke: Yup
Mom: You throw a metal horseshoe at a metal pole and try to hook it around
Brooke: That's called a ringer!

Sunday She Said / He Said

Mom: You just have to be patient.
Ryan:Patient is so long!

5 Months Old

Luke is now 5 months old. Don't know how long he is, because measuring the length of a squirmy baby is totally impossible. I do know he's 19lbs :)

He's growing fast and already seems like so much less of a baby. He laughs and yells, rolls and kicks, and spends most of his day smiling. His big sister definitely gets most of the laughs and squeals, but Daddy's up on the top of the list too!

Another (Unexpected) Tooth Fairy Visit

The other day Ryan randomly mentioned he had a loose tooth. Considering the Brooke just lost one, we figured he was just copying. But, insisted it was loose ... and sure enough, it was. Thing is, 3 year old kids very rarely lose a tooth. Thus, it was pretty obvious something happened to knock it loose.

I brought him into the dentist and they informed me it was definitely a trauma. He fell out of his bed, HARD, last night. I asked if that did it and she seemed to think that was unlikely. So, Ryan mysteriously got his tooth knocked out. The dentist suggested we pull it to avoid any complications from him losing it and breathing it in or swallowing it. We put him on the gas and it was out in less than a minute :) Now we have to wait TWO YEARS for something to come in to fill the gap. That's a lot of goofy pictures.

Here is, right after the dentist. He's quite proud he lost his first tooth.

At night the Tooth Fairy had to scramble. She wasn't anticipating another lost tooth in our house so soon. Brooke also was not anticipating another lost tooth. She was very upset that her brother lost one, especially so soon after her highly anticipated and celebrated first tooth. "Real" or not, we celebrated it just the same. Ryan put his tooth on the nightstand next for the Fairy to come and add to her collection!

Ryan's First Day of School

Today Ryan started pre-k at Audubon! He's already a pro when it comes to school, and his days at Chalk Preschool were actually longer ... so we arent too worried about his transition. He is really psyched to finally be going to the same school as his sister :)

*Note: His first day and this class pic were in one classroom, but another slot opened for a better time. He actually was in this class for the first week of school only and then transferred to the class he would be in for the rest of the year.

From Jean

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I didnt originally post this card, but am backdating it to add it. Some memories become too precious to not store and honor. The postcard is not dated or time stamped, but Jean was in Copehhagen around Labor Day of 2014. This would be pretty close to whatever date she wrote and posted it.