And the tooth FINALLY comes out!!

Corbin has had a loose tooth for several weeks and we were beginning to think it was never going to come out. Corbin didn't know this, but the dentist was concerned about the adult tooth starting to grow in behind it and was thinking she might have to pull it if it didn't come out soon. Fortunately it came out tonight, the night before he starts 1st grade. What an exciting thing to be able to tell his friends tomorrow at school! When I tucked him into bed tonight I asked him about his tooth. He showed it to me and I could tell it was ready to come out. So I showed him how to push it forward and pull on it. He was afraid it might hurt but he wanted it to come out so bad he really didn't care. After a few minutes it finally came out. He immediately jumped out of bed and ran into Max's room where Ryan was putting him to sleep. He couldn't wait to tell daddy about it. I can't remember the last time I saw him that excited! It was so neat to be a part of. He wrapped his tooth up in a kleenex and put it under his pillow and wasted no time going to sleep. I wonder if he will dream about the Tooth Fairy tonight. The Tooth Fairy will be visiting him shortly and leaving him $10. He should be happy with that! Oh, and the Tooth Fairy will be leaving his tooth behind, he was really worried about that. He didn't want to see it go!

Camp Mommy Day 1

I borrowed this Camp Mommy idea from another teacher mom and this was our first year trying it. The idea is to have a fun way to end the summer. So we devoted one week to Camp Mommy. Each day we had a different theme and the days were full of fun activities.

Day 1 was water day. We started with some water balloons.


The boys had a great time throwing them at each other.




After about 5 minutes all of the balloons were gone.



Then we went to the Republic pool.

After the pool we came home and played in Max's water table.

Camp Mommy Day 1 was a huge success! The rest of the week is going to be full of fun too!

Camp Mommy Day 2

Day 2 was cooking day. We started with jello jigglers. We put the jello in the fridge first thing so it had time to cool. Then we made a cookie pizza.


After the cookie pizza we moved on to flip flop cookies. I saw these in a magazine and thought they were a cute idea. They were just Vienna Fingers iced with sour straws for the straps. So easy and so cute. Corbin really took this seriously and worked very hard on them.


Here is the finished product! They were so proud of them.

Now the best part, eating our treats. Max was so excited!

And so was Corbin.

Another fun day of Camp Mommy!

Camp Mommy Day 3

Day 3 was parkapalooza! We visited the Republic and Battlefield park and then went out to lunch.

At the Republic park Max was afraid to cross the bridge to get to the slide but once he got across it he was a happy boy.

Max peeking out of a tunnel.



Corbin really wanted to climb this tree but it just didn't work out with his flip flops on.

I got the boys to sit still under this tree for about 5 seconds, just long enough for a quick picture.

Playing on the swings with grandma at the Battlefield Park.

It was a pretty hot day so instead of having a picnic at the park like we had planned we went to Godfather's for pizza. It was delicious!

Camp Mommy Day 4

Day 4 of Camp Mommy was arts and crafts day. We started out with some painting. Max was really into this.


Both boys working hard on their masterpiece.


Then we made stick puppets using foam cut outs and popsicle sticks.

After we made our puppets Corbin decided to use them to entertain us with a puppet show.

Then Max joined in on the puppet show.

We also got playdough out but I didn't get any pictures of that. It was another fun day!

Camp Mommy Day 5

To end our fun week we took a tour of Springfield. We started the day at Krispy Kreme. The boys were so excited to get a balloon and a hat. They both had 2 donuts. Yummy!


Then we went to Jump Mania. The last time we were there Max stayed in the area for kids ages 3 and under. Not this time! He got in all the big jumpers. I was a little nervous about this but he did great and Corbin stayed right with him.



Corbin really wanted Max to climb up this ladder but of course he was too little so Corbin had to do it on his own.

After Jump Mania we went to Incredible Pizza. I was so busy chasing after the boys there that I didn't get any pictures. That night we finished our week with some sparklers outside. Then Ryan and the boys camped in a tent in the living room. It was a great week and I can't wait to do it again next summer.

A fun day at the lake

A few weeks ago we spent the day at the lake with friends from school and their kids. Ryan even took the day off to go with us. It was very hot that day so the water felt great! The boys had a blast and we ended up being there for over 4 hours. Here are some picutres of our fun day.