Tooth Fairy

The Tooth Fairy came last night!  Jack has had a wiggle tooth for a few weeks now. Yesterday he said it felt funny, he grabbed it, and it fell out of his mouth!  Of  course, I have spent every day with him for the last four weeks, but it fell out while he was at Karen's yesterday...sigh!  

He is so excited!  He has been showing everyone he sees--yelling the news to our neighbors across the street and even as part of his introduction to the plumber this morning. 

He carefully tucked the tooth in his little pillow last night and was up before 6:00 this morning to see if the tooth fairy came. You can see by this photo, he was pleased :-)

Happy Father's Day!

A bath built for three :-)

Summer Vacation

We started our first week of summer break the right way. Swim lessons with our friend Amy, movie in the park Friday night, and Lauren's first trip to the movie theater Sunday. The kids have been staying up late and sleeping in every morning. We had glorious weather all week!  Of course, the kitchen remodel is in full swing, so that is crazy, but exciting too.   Thankfully it should be finished in about two more weeks. 

Feeling better

Nikki came up to help with the kids while Rob shuttled me back and forth from the hospital. Kids had LOTS of fun!  Slumber parties for two nights, driveway hockey, Legoes and more!  Meanwhile I had a date with the DaVinci robot. So far, everything they claimed about this new technology seems true. I am now 24 hours post-op and feeling pretty good. I have 4 punctures on my abdomen, some swelling and tenderness. This morning I was able to walk a few houses down to the pool to see the kids do their final swim lesson of the season. They were awesome!  Jack does full swimming, face down, kicking and big arms. And Lauren can go underwater like a champion and swim around the entire pool with her vest on. Amazing progress this year!  They both got gold medals. 

Nikki sent this photo to me of the kids with their funny faces. Jack said funny faces make Mommy feel better :-). He's right!

Thank you!

Beautiful get well flowers from Nick, Paula and Grandma Dotte. I feel better already!  Thanks so much. You guys are the best!

Some people say...

Some people say this father and son have the same smile.

Lauren's Little Baby

Lauren is already a mommy in training. This morning she put Cookie Monster down for a nap in her bed. Then she came out and shushed me to quiet down so I wouldn't wake him. Finally, she brought him out, put him in her old highchair and gave him lunch. Note the Cheerios, both on his tray and (later on) one in his mouth. She is pretty cute!