The Tooth Fairy

The Tooth Fairy was about to make the switcher-ooh. A dollar for a tooth. But Leighna woke up! So she hid herself in the closet, or was she under the bed??? She just couldn't get caught, so she waited patiently while Leighna grabbed the tooth from under the pillow and ran in to show Me that the Tooth Fairy didn't come. But the Tooth Fairy had had a very long night picking up children's teeth. So she waited, it was still very early in the morning. Then a very disappointed Leighna, put her tooth on the table and layed down on the couch. But the Tooth Fairy couldn't come and get the tooth from the table, she might get caught, so she stayed hidden in the closet. I went in to talk to Leighna and told her she should put the tooth back under the pillow so the Tooth Fairy would know where to find it. She didn't want to get up, so I told her I would put it under her pillow for her. As soon as I left the room the Tooth Fairy must have waited to make sure everyone was being quiet and still so she wouldn't get caught and she grabbed that tooth and was out of here!!!

To which Leighna nonchalantly replied, "Nice story, Mom."

Well, I hope so because otherwise we have a very, very lame and forgetful toothfairy at our house!

Breaking News....

Breaking news at our house! Leighna has her first, real live, loose tooth!!!! Oh, we have been waiting for a long time for this! All of her friends have already lost a mouthful of teeth and poor Leighna is starting to get a little wiggle on her first one! But hey, it's a wiggle. I have had to wiggle it several times already today. (what we do for our children ;-)) It actually really grosses me out, but that's okay. Anyway, she has told me several times tonight, "Feel it mom, it's even looser!" She is so excited. I also found out on our way home from school today, that little Leighna ~ who never wants to get married because she wants to live with me forever ~ has a crush! His name is Kaleb, and my goodness he sounds like a pretty funny guy. She just kept saying, "He is just so funny!" Tonight I was laying on the bed trying to get more details, all I could get was, "He is just so funny! I like to give him heart pumps." (pressing both her hands over her heart and then pumping them :-) just in case you were wondering.) And, my personal favorite... "I like to call him my crush-man!" I asked her if she told him she liked him and she said, "Yes, and he freaked out!" And then she did her little giggle that I just love so much!
It was so cute! My daughter's first crush! I told her to make sure she doesn't kiss him. She asked, "Why, what will happen?" I said, "Your lips will fall off!" Since Adelah has always been a 'lover' and had a little boyfriend since she was born....maybe that's an exaggeration, but not much of one. Anyway, she was always kissing boys when she was in Kindergarten so we had to get drastic, we told her if she kept doing that her lips would fall off. Then one day my kids watched Anastasia, and you know the part where Rasputen is falling apart??? Well, his lips fall off and slide down his beard. All of my kids were like, "Is that what happens when you kiss before you're married?" .... :-) I just want to thank those movie makers because I couldn't have given them a more clear image!!!

P.S. We will re-discuss the kissing thing when they are a little older! ;-) Maybe.... 

Dear Friends,
It's been a while since I have updated my little blog. I'm sorry for my delay. Life just keeps trudging on, and we just keep trying to keep up. There are just a few items that are note worthy and must be posted, so forgive me if you have heard these stories in person and this blog is a repeat. 
So here you go...

I shot my first deer...yep, you heard me, I shot it. All by myself. I didn't gut it or any of that disgusting stuff, naturally...but I'm the one who pulled the trigger. The Babe was so excited. He was jumpin' up and down asking me to pound knuckles with him and had the biggest grin on his face, I think I've ever seen. I was a little bit in shock and was really trying not to cry for taking this beautiful animals life, so I just kinda walked around a little bit. But, we have some meat to put in the freezer for the next year...I'm sure it won't last that long though. For those of you who think I shot Bambi...well, I pretty much did. But you know, the little bucks are the most tender and delicious. And the way I see it, if I shoot little ones, then I don't have to have a big deer head hanging on my wall! Although that would be The Babe's dream come true.

 

 

See this, he is almost a two point :-)

It was actually a pretty fun hunt. It was awesome to spend time with my Hubby and my dad doing something that they love! The Babe cooked us up some steaks yesterday, and I have to say, it is probably the best deer I have ever tasted! Yeah me, at least I shot something I can eat!

October of course brings our fun little tradition of Donut Night! The Babe's family used to have donuts every October. Then one day while Mom was making donuts, she got a phone call and found out her dad had Lugaricks (I'm sure that's not spelled right) disease. Since that day, she has not been able to bring herself to make donuts. Which is totally understandable. When I heard that story it broke my heart. So I decided to bring Donut Night back! We have been having Donut Night for the past five or six years and it has been a ton of fun. Every year it gets a little bigger, because we have decided to share this tradition with the people that we love. So friends and family gather and I make a zillion donuts and we drink chocolate milk or plain milk and we eat our little hearts out! Good thing its only once a year! Just to give you an idea, just imagine a donut for each one of these donut holes!!!! It's so much fun and they are so delicious!!! So next October, stop in for a delicious little bite!

And of course October brings Porter's birthday and Halloween. Porter turned 4 years old! I don't know how that happened! He is such a cute little boy and he is growing so fast. Just now as I was sitting down to type up this blog, he was in the other room with Ty. Talking to him and playing with him when suddenly I hear a little sing-song voice say, "What the hell, little buddy!" Just like it was normal!!!!! Oh my. Kids pick up on so much! Guess we are going to have pull out the soap! :-)

Weren't my kids adorable for Halloween...Poor Ty doesn't have a mother with enough ambition to come up with something cute for his first Halloween, he just got to go as the little brother! Porter was Diego, Leighna was Little Bo Peep, and Adelah was Mario! It's fun to see them dress up and have such a good time with it!

 

And this was Ty while we were trick-or-treating, he was enjoying himself immensely! He didn't know he wasn't dressed up! He has cut two teeth by the way, and he is rolling everywhere. It's not going to be too long before he is crawling around creating tornado-like disasters!

 



 

 

Of course everyone knows that election day was on Tuesday. Well, Addie and Leighna's school had a little election for the kids. I asked Addie who she voted for. Our conversation went like this...

 

Who did you vote for at school today, Addie?

 

Mitt Romney.

 

Oh really? What made you vote for him?

 

....hesitation, and a look like she was going to get in trouble.....

 

You're not going to be in trouble, you get to vote for whoever you think is best. I was just wondering what made you vote for Mitt Romney.

 

Oh..... I voted for him because he's so handsome!

 

and then we laughed!!!