This week at home

Makayla has been very anxious to lose her teeth, and has been working hard at getting them loose.  After she lost this one a couple days later she lost the other front tooth.  I began to wonder if she was knocking them lose for more money from the tooth fairy!  If she looses another one soon I will be very suspicious.

She was very brave and let dad tie her tooth up to the remote control car to pull it out.  It worked like a charm!  I tried to put the video on the blog, but it wasn't working.
Dad is teaching the kids how to change the oil in the car.  I love that Ben wants to do everything daddy does.
Makayla getting in on the greasy fun
My sweet Benjamin showed Savanah where the flour bucket is and how to have a good time with it.

It's great bein a mom

I think that one of the best parts of being a parent is being able to see the funny things your kids do.  Or seeing the adorable smile on their face that melts away any anger you might be feeling.  The other day I saw the jug of milk on the floor.  When I went to pick it up, I noticed several straws in the jug.  My first reaction was arrgg, but then I couldn't help but laugh because the thought came into my mind "this time, this time, this time." maybe this time my straw will reach the milk.  And then after church I found a pile of hotdogs in the fridge.  Ben informed me that he put them back in the fridge all by himself!  I love to see my kids wanting to help out and do things for themselves.  And even though it might not be how I want it, you gotta give em credit for tryin!

Happy New Year

Happy day, a new year is here! I am so excited for this new year. It's so nice to have that feeling of a clean slate. Last night we brought in the new year with my family in Utah. The hardest part about visiting a place where you grew up is there is always so much you want to do and so many people you want to see that it is hard to get it all in. The fun part about visiting for Christmas is you get Christmas morning two times! This morning Makayla lost another tooth, way to go Makayla! Start the year off right by bringin in the dough from the tooth fairy!
Aunt Kellee gave Makayla a special tooth holder for her tooth.

So this is what it's like to stay up all night! (She looks like she's been hitten too much of the sauce!)We played match after match of twister because everyone was trying desperately to beat the twister champion. I'm am happy to say that I am still the twister Champ!I'll tell you what, that yoga comes in handy in a game of twister!

Mike thought it would be funny if he came in underneath and then made it so I took my foot off the color (according to the rules this is not allowed) It's a good thing I'm elasti-girl!