Halloween Pictures.

Last night Jen and I took the kids to get Halloween pictures, and since Aspens dance teacher let them wear their costumes we thought it would be the perfect opportunity. Naturally Aspen was happy to get all dressed up with make up on. She was so excited. Bryant looked absolutely adorable in his bat outfit. Tell me you would be scared of that bat. Aspen would anyone who would listen that she is a Fall Fairy. It was a long night but well worth it.

Two Teeth! Four Teeth! Five Teeth??

I know it has been a while since I've updated our page. It's my fault, not Jen's. She has even provided the verbiage and pictures. Life has been busy.... But enough with the excuses here is the update!

Yes. the teeth are coming. Bryant got two teeth right away between 3 and 4 months. They were so nice to him that we didn't even know he had any until they were popped up and he was ready to use them. This go around we have been a little more watchful. The drool is plentiful and Orajel had to be used to take the bite (ha, ha, ha) away from the pain. His poor little gums are so swollen that it looks like he will get two giant buck teeth. Along with the 4 teeth it looks like he is starting to get a 5th. Not sure how this one will go, but an itooth is not the most enjoyable experience on the parents end. He is happy and loves working on them any chance he gets.

With teeth in mind he is watching the rest of the family eat and is inquisitive about it all. We have offered him some rice cereal a few weeks back and it didn't end up all that bad. However, these days, when we give it to him the cereal he doesn't want to keep it in his mouth. After all, it doesn't taste like his bubblegum Prevacid or the milk he gets. My hope is that he isn't like Aspen who went straight to table food. The girl didn't even give the pureed stuff a chance. Mashed potatoes still are not her favorite food.

Our four year old who has been adding things such as spelling, artist, and math to her repertoire can now add ties her own shoes, right after spelling. We have been trying to teach Aspen how to tie her own shoes since she was 3 years old. At moments she was almost there, and at other times she had given up. So a few weeks ago we got her a book to practice on her own. And after two tries she had got it and hasn't looked back. She is so proud of herself as she should be, that she tells everyone she knows. All the shoes with laces are now fair game to wear, because all of a sudden they have become more important than princess looking shoes.