Libby at the Dentist......

Libby had her first visit today. She is only 2 and the Dentist said she was one of his best patients. She did exactly what they said and didn't fuss at all. It makes me so happy the kids both were so good while getting their teeth cleaned and x-rays.
Notice that Libby had her pretend Cinderella cell phone the entire time. Just in case the dentist wasn't nice she could make a call to get her out of there :)

The Booger Tumbler.......

Lake started a tumbling class 3 weeks ago. My dad signed him up. The kids range in age from 4-8 years old. Lake is 3 but my dad said he was 4. The 4 year olds barely have an attention span for this class so you have to understand how crazy it is to try and get a 3 year old to do backward summer salts and the splits. Needless to say, my son pretty much runs around while the other kids to the tumbling.
He decided to go and sit up by the tumbling instructor last week. All the kids (about 20) were watching the instructor do warmups. Lake sat there and decided to pick his nose instead. I wanted to run up and stop him but all the kids would see so I just sat there shaking my head and praying it would stop. Then it happened............I see him pull a booger out of his nose and begin to hand it to the teacher.
[Mind you, I have always taught my kids to hand me wrappers, empty containers, and yes -- even boogers (I do put them in a wipe). I guess Lake felt like this is what he was supposed to do.]
He tugs on her shirt and says, "Here". She assumed it was a wrapper or something. She sticks out her hand and he wiped it on her as he said, "here" again. She literally screamed and said, "Ooohhhhh....Grossssss". I was one second from walking out and pretending he wasn't my child. But, instead I walked up to her and handed her a wipe. I quickly grabbed my purse and Lake's hand. We (I) opted to leave 20 minutes early that day and miss the next week in hopes that the booger tumbler would be forgotten. Ah, the joys of parenthood.

p.s.
Before anyone asks what happened to his head.....his bandaid in this picture is fake. He loves to put on tape and pretend he is hurt. Libby does the exact same thing. It stays sticky for about 2 minutes since they take it on and off the entire time and move it around. :)

Lake's 1st day at the dentist.

Lake went to the dentist for the 1st time today. Libby goes for her 1st time in a few days.
He did an awesome job. He was quiet and did exactly what the dentist asked. His favorite thing is going to the car wash so I had to keep telling him it was a car wash for teeth. It got him super excited to go. The funny thing is that this was a Pediatric Dentist so they had headphones and a movie playing. Lake had headphones on and was talking SUPER loud. I couldn't stop laughing every time he said something.

The dental assistant asked him to open up really wide like an alligator but he wasn't really paying attention since he was so into the movie they were playing (Ice Age). So, being the helpful mom I am, I walked over and opened my mouth really wide. I was showing Lake how wide he needed to open his mouth. It was working great until my gum fell out of my mouth and onto the floor. The dental assistant didn't see it so I waited there to hurry and pick it up before she saw. She then slid her chair to reposition herself and her foot went right on my gum. I was afraid to say anything so just stood there. Lake then said, "Mommy, your gum dropped". He still had his headphones on so said it VERY loud. She looked down and saw her foot was right on it. I was so embarrassed. I had to help pull it off her shoe and act like I didn't realize it had dropped out of my mouth. Yes, it is as bad as it sounds. Awkward!!!! But, overall the visit was great. I guess I won't being chewing gum when I take Libby this next week ).

No Supermodels Wanted In This House.

I ordered my kids a set of, "Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories". It has a lot of bedtime stories that are narrated by famous people. Shelley Duvall is the creator of the movies so it shows her before each story is read. Most people would not describe her as a looker but my son LOVES her. Every time we watch the bedtime stories he says to me, "Mommy, She's Pretty". The first time he said it I thought he must be talking about a character in the book, but eventually realized it was Shelley he was going on about. I almost asked him if we were watching the same person on TV (but I didn't). I now realize what they mean when they say, "Beauty is in the eye of the beholder".

For those of you who don't know who Shelley Duvall is, I will post a few pictures so you.

Things they never tell you as a mom.........

It's funny because when you think of having kids you think of laughter, hugs, kisses, and cuddles. What you don't put into the equation is when kids stick things in their nose and you have to be a doctor and get it out.
This is exactly what happened to me two nights ago. Lake had a necklace he had made in preschool. It had beads on it which he had strung onto the necklace. Apparently he decided to take the beads off the necklace and put one in his nose. This is pretty much how the conversation went:

Lake: Mommy, Get it out.
Me: Get what out Lake?
Lake: Mommy, GET IT OUT!
Me: Lake, do you need to blow your nose? [He had his finger half-way up his nose at this point].
Lake: Mommy, It up there.
Me: Lake, Let me get you a tissue and we can get it out (thinking it was a bad stuffed up nose).
Lake: OK (walks over to me).
Me: (Looked into his nose and couldn't see anything) Lake there is nothing there.
Lake: Mommy, bead in nose
Me: Are you being serious. Did you really stick the bead up your nose?
Lake: Yes
Me: Lake, tell mommy the truth.....Did you REALLY stick the bead up your nose?
Lake: Yes. Get it out, Mommy.
Me: Okay, just do what mommy says and we will get it out.
Lake: Okay

The bead was up his left nostril so I covered his right nostril with my finger and told him to blow really hard (hoping the pressure would push it down). Right when he did it I heard a huge whistle come from his nose. We repeated this a few times but it just kept whistling. I was trying not to laugh as he was scared at this point....and frankly so was I. But, hearing the whistle was hilarious. Before heading to the emergency room I thought I would try and pull it out myself. I told Lake to lay down and not move. This was the first time he actually listened. He layed down and I got my tweezers. I took the tweezers and mirror and began my surgery. I put the tweezers up his nose far enough to grab a hold of the bead and pull it to where I could see the bottom of it. I stood Lake up and repeated what I had done before -- putting my finger on his right nostril and having him blow really hard. After about the 3rd time the bead shot out of his nose. I gathered he and Libby and showed them the bead explaining we don't stick anything in our nose or ears as it can get stuck. Once it was all done Lake looked and me and said, "Mommy, can I have my bead back?"

And No, I did not give it back to him :)

Crystal Gayle is cooler than I thought........

I was driving today and heard this song. I had never heard it before but loved it. I looked up who sang it and low and behold it was Crystal Gayle. I guess I will have to check out her other songs because I loved this one:

Lyrics:
http://www.lyricsdownload.com/crystal-gayle-i-ll-do-it-all-over-again-lyrics.html

Song:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uMlH_fAkI8A&feature=related

You may have to copy and paste the link into your browser to hear the song but I swear it's worth it -- at least to me :).

We finally got our Christmas tree up!

Here are a few pictures of the kids the day we put up our Christmas tree. Libby's hair made me laugh, so I had to get pictures of it. This is after she woke up from her nap. Then there is Lake wearing his Chef outfit which he thinks is his "work" outfit. He helps me clean in it. You can see he is cleaning the sink while wearing it and kissing the kitchen lights :).