First Tooth!

Trey finally lost his first tooth!  Our boys are so funny.  None of them will wiggle a tooth.  They just want it to magically fall out.  Trey was no exception!  He has complained for about two days saying it hurts to eat.  This morning before school he wouldn't eat breakfast and was starting to get pretty frustrated.  I knew it was because he was hungry, but he didn't want to eat because it hurt to eat.  I didn't want to send him to school without eating and knowing he wouldn't eat lunch either.  Thankfully, I convinced him to let me pull his tooth out. I LOVE to pull teeth out!  He was so worried, but we just numbed the area and I pulled.  Out it came.  Here is his new smile!

why boys have moms!

Trey would totally wear this out in public if he didn't have a mom.  Your welcome son.  One day you will thank me!

Kyle turns 11

Kyle didn't even realize his birthday was yesterday till I told him.  A little different from Kory who counted down for like three months!  He wanted Hamburgers for dinner with milkshakes.  He didn't want a cake, but I did get some doughnut holes and hot chocolate for him to enjoy when he got home from school.  Kyle is awesome!  He comes up with the funniest things.  He usually makes me laugh out loud at least once a day with something funny he says, not ever trying to be funny.  He has the most tender heart of any kid I know and I love that about him.  He is usually the first one to say, "So mom, how was your day?"  or "Dad, how did work go today?"  He has had some trouble with multiplication, but is finally catching on and yesterday totally impressed me with how fast and correct he did his math fractions worksheet.  I think he just needed to believe he could do it.  He really enjoyed Football.  His favorite team is the Chargers.  He still loves birds.  He got a camera for Christmas and is enjoying taking pictures.  He is pretty good at it too!  Kyle is a great kid to have around.  He also Loves food.  He isn't picky except he doesn't like raw tomatoes, but we will forgive him for that.  :)  We love you Kyle.  Can't believe you are 11! Thanks for being you!!

For his birthday he got some things for boy scouts, a Chargers blanket and baseball cap, an owl calendar and a Wyoming jacket.(appropriate for a kid who was born in Wyoming).  

 

Arrow of Light and Wolf

Tuesday night Kyle finally received his Arrow of light award and Kory finally got his Wolf.  They were pretty excited.  Now Kyle is offically a Boy Scout and Kory is a Bear.  Time is flying.

Good job boys!  

Makai turns 4

Makai turned 4 and I just can't believe it.  He is such a great little man.  He has a pretty easy going personality and is fun to spend the day with.  He likes attention, but is also known to go find a corner and play with toys by himself.  He is really into video games.  He loves Super Mario Brothers and talks about Halo, but won't be able to play that for like 11 more years!  I think he likes the toy because he can put them together.  For his birthday I let him go to Target and pick something out.  He choose this. 

I never would have picked this out for him, but he was happy with it.  

A couple days before his birthday Makai wrote his name for the first time in the right order.  We were pretty proud of him.  Great job big man!!

Christmas Program

Would Christmas really be Christmas without an elementary Christmas program.  This year we have three boys in Elementary school.  All their programs were on the same night.  I thought we were lucky, until I read the invite.  1st grade at 5:30, 3rd grade at 6:30. and 5th grade at 7:30.  I thought it would be perfect until I realize that each program was only about 15 minutes long and I had to just sit around and wait for the next program.  The kids songs were cute.  None of the boys were comfortable on stage.  I did see Kyle come out of his shell for a minute and pretend to play an electric guitar like a pro.  Kory hates to be looked at so if he saw me looking at him he would just roll his big gorgeous eyes at me.  Trey LOVES to be looked at and if anyone enjoyed the stage it was him.  However, he wouldn't do the hand motions.  He just stood with his hands in his pockets like a 'cool stud'.  It was a long night, and busy day.  We didn't have dinner till 9:30 that night, but some nights are just like that.

Kyle after his program

Feeling awkward with a bell in his hand as he only had to ring it once.  But looking cool!

Being patient waiting for all the programs.

Our handsome little man.  Don't be fooled by his cute face.  I had to tell him about 5 times to stop skidding along the gym floor in his church pants.  Oh, and he was so upset he had to wear blue pants because he doesn't have a black pair.  He didn't want to disappoint his teacher.  However, the blue worked out okay.  Kory 3rd grade

Not sure why he makes a funny face for every picture, but it is a trade mark.  Trey 1st grade.

O Christmas Tree, O Christmas Tree...

This year we decided to do something we've never done before and go cut our own Christmas tree.  Let me tell you...it was so much fun!  I've never had so much fun getting a tree.  There is a place here by the boy scout camp where you pay $10 and go cut your own tree.  So, we loaded up the kids with some hot chocolate and muffins and decided to make a day of it.  We did search for about an hour and then I found the perfect tree!  AHHH!!!  Monty and the boys cut it down while I sat in the car warming Makai's feet back up.  His boots leaked and since he was the smallest he sunk into the snow waist deep while the rest of us were only calf or thigh deep.  He had fun the first 20 minutes and spent the rest of the time on a stump or in the car.  Anyway, we did however underestimate the size of the tree.  I remember saying, "Yeah, and it's perfect for our house.  We have such a high ceiling."  Ha...um maybe not as high as I thought. 

Um...a little taller than we thought!  We laughed so hard. 

We had a blast decorating it.  It was Tyler's year to put on the star. (thankfully I kept a blog last year, so we went back and saw Makai did it last year.  Makai was convinced it was his year!  Or maybe he just thinks it's his job!)

So, the tree skirt got wet when the tree fell over in the middle of decorating it, so it's drying in the laundry room.  Other than that I think it turned out pretty good.  We will definitely be making this a tradition!  Next year we will however bring a measuring tape!