Tappin' to the beat!

Tappin' to the beat at the annual pumpkin festival at Butlers Orchard!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JuAfzc08_ik

Trouble!

Kira has recently perfected her climbing skills - onto Cole's bed, onto her high chair, and (pictured here) onto the train table! As you can see, she is thrilled with her new capabilities! Mama is not as thrilled...! Am tempted to put a helmet on her since we all know this means trouble!!

THIS should take care of the nasty cold!

Meant to post this a week ago. Kira had a cold for a few days (with a constant runny nose) and Jess was making penne ala vodka. I hope this pic isn't indicative of Kira's college years! :-) But she sure thought she knew what a good cure to the common cold was! (Don't worry, the cap was on tight.) :-)

Yeah, that's right, I'm not afraid to get dirty!

Cole, looks like he has a black eye but it's really just dirt from running the bases on a baseball field and playing with a bunch of dirt clods. When I asked him to pose for a pic, he put on his serious face! :-)

Quotes of the Week

"Mama, would you look at what your daughter is doing?!" 
Background:  Dave, obviously, says this to me when Kira is doing something impish.  This time she was putting her dirty clothes into the diaper bin instead of the hamper and trying to stuff them down in there!  Cole, having heard Dave say this to me several times, pointed at Kira and yelled that to me.  Hysterical!

"Mama, can I say what the hell?
Background:  Ummm...clearly I had said it earlier in the evening.  My response:  "No, Cole, you say "what in the world?!"  :-)

"Mama, what's the hickus?" 
Background:  My father loves to tease the kids and will point to something or tickle Cole and say things like, "watch out for the hickus!" or "where's the hickus?"  It defies explanation...you need to be there.  I could not answer that one - I told him he had to ask Grandpa when he saw him next.  So he did, and my dad busted out laughing!

Coles first dentist appt

Cole had his very first (non-emergency) dentist appointment today and did AMAZING!  The dentist and technician could not believe how great he was.  He was definitely leery when he first sat down in the chair...and then they tilted him back and he was even more nervous!  He was like, "Um, what the heck are you doing?!"  But he managed to get comfortable, hold his mouth open wide, let the dentist count his teeth, clean them and polish them.  He rinsed and spit like a pro, too!  He had a choice of toothpaste - you would NOT believe these choices.  When I was little it was bubblegum, orange or mint I think.  Now it's chocolate, chocolate mint, orange, watermelon, apple, mint, strawberry...you name it, they have it!  Cole chose chocolate mint.  (I was jealous.)  The dentist said he has great teeth, no cavities, and his gums look great too.  A very successful visit!  Yay!  (Pics attached)