stupid computer problems

I don't know why I can't upload pictures from my hubby's laptop! It's so darn annoying! I have so many posts in my head and can't share them because they're only fun with pictures!!!! Oh well. Don't give up on me, I'm trying to figure this out!!

In the mean time a few cute quotes/stories from my kids:

We were talking about how my kids need to start getting back on the school routine, I said something like, "We can't stay up late anymore because pretty soon Buddy is going to have to wake up early!"

He said, "I know and I hate being woken up in the middle of the night to go to school!"

One of the days we were on vacation for Christmas my Princess went out with her Beesha to get Beesha's hair cut. My Princess enjoys spending one-on-one time with people. While they were gone, Beesha asked her if she had gotten gifts for her brothers. I had thought about having them buy gifts for each other, but quickly pushed it out of my mind.

But she went to a store with Beesha to buy her brothers a gift. After Beesha convincing my Princess that maybe her big brother didn't want a sparkly wand or that little brother didn't want a mirror, she decided on their gifts.

Christmas eve rolled around and she was so excited for them to open them that she didn't even care that they didn't get her anything. It was so touching to see how excited she was to give them something just from her. When she gave them their gifts, she said, "Buddy, I got this present just for you!"

He opened the gift and he gave her the biggest hug ever. It made this mommy tear up.

That night we found some nail polish we were planning to put in her stocking for him to wrap up. He was so excited for her to open it that he had her open it very first. They, once again, gave each other a huge hug! I love that my kids love each other so much and that they want to do things for their siblings with no expectations in return.

I love My Buddy

Inside the program for church was a pamphlet for profiles on Mormon.org you can see mine here.

My buddy is loving reading and he was reading some of the questions:

First and Last Name: he filled in the blank

Introduction:

Why do you go to church: he wrote, "Be cus I love it."

Then he got out a blank piece of paper and wrote three sentences,

"I love the God he is my frend"

"Good Got rezrectid."

"God is Fun."

He then drew his very own depiction of the First Vision.

He drew Joseph Smith and Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ.  He told me what the picture was and in an excited voice pointed out to me who was whom.

"Mom, this one is Heavenly Father, he's bigger than Jesus."

The big ultrasound!

Yesterday morning, we piled into the car to head to the OBGYN. It was the day of our big ultrasound!

We took my Princess and Little Man with us. I think it's fun for the other kids to see what they're new baby will be!

We didn't wait very long (shocking for this office) and went straight back to the ultrasound office.

Question Girl was in full force that morning and wanted to know if she was going to have a little sister or another little brother.

The tech said, "Are we finding out today?"

And before I could answer, my Princess says, "YES!"

The tech went to town looking between the cutest little ultrasound legs I have ever seen...and guess what...there was nothing to see!!

That's right, my Princess is getting a little sister!  She jumped up and down when the tech said, "you're getting what you want, a little sister!"

I had tears in my eye. Oswald is quite the pro at the ultrasounds now, he said he knew it was a girl as soon as the tech started looking. I was pretty sure I did, too, but was not willing to say anything in case something was hiding.

But there was nothing hiding and we're so excited to bring another little girl to our home. My Princess is so excited that everything is even now. 2 girls and 2 boys.

Everything else went smashing with the ultrasound. She's healthy and moves a whole bunch. We were in the ultrasound for an hour because she wouldn't move her hand away from her face for the tech to look at her mouth and nose.

I'm excited to get out all of the cute little girl clothes that my Princess wore that I just could never part with. I am excited for more hair bows and pink! I wanted a little girl, and it's kind of nice to get what you want!

Iron Chef Birthday Party

 My Buddy turned 6 on Tuesday! I know I'm super late posting, but life has been pretty busy/crazy around here! 

For his birthday we went to the school and ate lunch with him. I am at the school for a couple of hours that morning, so we just made it longer and took him Chick-fil-A for lunch!

My Little Man felt super cool getting to eat lunch at the tables with all of the big kids. He even grabbed one of Oswald's chicken fingers and ate the whole thing!! Guess he's growing up!

That night we had an Iron Chef Party! Each kid arrived and got an apron to wear because Chef's wear aprons!

 They played games until all of the guests arrived. My kids love to play games, so it was fun to get to play some games with their friends!

 Then everyone washed their hands, got their own ball of dough and went to town rolling out their pizzas. Each kid felt so cool to be their own chef!

 After the pizza was eaten, we decorated cupcakes! It was so much fun! The kids loved using real piping bags and getting to do their own decorations.

 And what's a birthday party without candles and the Happy Birthday song??

 The quietest part of the night was when everyone had their mouths full of cupcakes!

 Time for presents!! Oswald had all 8 kids on his lap at one time! The kids were all so excited that in order for my Buddy to actually see what he was getting, he had to turn his back to everyone!

I guess at 5 the cool thing to give is legos! He got so many lego toys. He can make a boat, Cars 2 cars, a spider man, and so many other cool things! 

I had a fun time, but was completely pooped when the party was over! I think all of the kids had a good time, but what really matters is that my Buddy did!

Happy Birthday, Buddy! Thanks for being part of my forever family!

The Great Christmas Decor Debate

Christmas in North Carolina 2 years ago our tree is currently still in the garage.

There is a debate going on at our house right now, do we set up the Christmas tree and all of the holiday decorations or do we wait a little longer?

Here is the problem, we have a very "busy" 15 month old in our house. And by busy I mean, he is into everything. He pushes buttons on the DVD player, we tell him "no". He carries shoes all around the house, we tell him "no". He's into everything. Today he took a toy thermometer and pushed the water button on the fridge and water poured all down his arm! He's busy!

Oswald doesn't want to have to constantly tell him "no, don't touch that." I don't blame him. I get tired of saying "no". I think we all get tired of saying "no".

So what do we do? Do we postpone decorating? doing that makes me feel like it's not even the holiday's. Do we only decorate in places he can't reach? or do we just decorate the way we want to and spend the next month saying, "no"?

It's a tough call. I want to get out the decorations and make my house feel festive. I am ready to see Christmas lights and to feel the joy the holidays bring.

But decorating is a lot of work and I will need to put my fall decorations away in order to get the Christmas ones in place. It's a tough call. Maybe I'll let Oswald make that decision.

A Cherry Coke Zero taught my Little Man Manners

Today started out like any other day. I woke up, got my buddy off to school, walked home from the bus and crawled back into bed, only to be rudely interrupted by needing to puke (that part was not normal). I rushed to the bathroom to take care of business while Oswald got me a banana to eat quickly. Once I had a bite of banana in me, the morning sickness/nausea was gone.

We got dressed and headed to do the grocery shopping. Lucky for me, Oswald was working from home and could accompany me to the store. We did out shopping and various errands all without incident. As we were driving home, my Princess says, "Dad, can we go to a restaurant for lunch?"

"It's up to mom." is his reply.

So, of course, we head to Firehouse Subs for a delicious lunch. If you have never had Firehouse, you need to find one and find one fast.

But, I digress...

Oswald orders and I sit down with the kids. I'm trying to keep my Buddy as happy as he can be when he's starving and forced to sit in a high chair. Yep, I'm one of those mom's who makes their toddler sit in a high chair, meanie!

Again, I digress...

Oswald brought me my drink of choice, a Cherry Coke Zero. Yep, caffeine. I had a headache and that's one of the things my Doctor prescribed for me to take in order to combat the terrors that are my headaches. It's that or a narcotic, so I think I'll stick with the caffeine.

Once again, I digress...

So my Little Man is DYING for some soda. He's flailing his arms and making the most awful noise with his mouth you can even imagine.

So being the mean mom that I am (see paragraph 6) I look at him and say, "Can you say 'please'?"

He looks at me with those big brown eyes, grins and says, "Meese". How could I refuse?

Thank you Cherry Coke Zero for teaching my Little Man manners!!


How have you taught your kids manners? Any ideas or suggestions for this Mormon Mommy?

Full of Thanks

This Thanksgiving my heart is full.

I am Thankful for my husband who works hard to support our family. I am thankful for his willingness to wake up early to get my Buddy off to the bus when I am to tired. I am thankful for the love he has for me. I am thankful for the love he has for our children and especially for the love he has for the Church. I am thankful that I never have to worry about where we will be on Sunday, we'll be together as a family at church.

I am thankful for my Buddy. I am thankful for his love of learning. I am thankful that he loves school and loves his teacher. I am thankful that he is a nice, generous big brother. I am thankful he is excited about his new brother/sister.

I am thankful for my Princess. She is a light in my life. I am thankful for her willingness to help her mommy do anything. I am thankful for her sweet smile and her loving personality. I am thankful for her strong will, even though it makes us butt heads right now, it will help her in the long run. I am thankful she can't wait for her "sister" to arrive. (that's what she thinks we're having)

I am thankful for my Little Man. I am so blessed to have him in my life. I am thankful he takes a 2-3 hour nap each day. I am thankful for his smiles and his hugs and his kisses. I am thankful for the sweet spirit he has brought into our home.

I am thankful to have a home to live in, for renters in my house in NC. I am thankful for Tylenol, extra strength and the kind with codeine. I am thankful for friends and family.

But mostly I am thankful for my Savior, Jesus Christ, because without him there would be no point to this life.


What are you thankful for this Thanksgiving, leave me a comment!

The winner of the hat will be announced tomorrow!!

My first Thanksgiving play!

 My buddy taking a bow after his First Thanksgiving play

Wednesday morning, I got up at my normal time to get my buddy on the bus. After he got on the bus, I rushed home to get ready to go to the school.

I had to get in the shower, fix a breakfast cake for the classes "feast", get the other two kids ready and make it to the school early in order to get seats for a kindergarten play featuring my son, the corn.

I rushed and rushed frantically around my house, and got to the school an entire 45 minutes too early. That was way early!

We popped our heads in the classroom and saw the pilgrim men, the pilgrim women, the Indian men, the Indian women, the preacher, and of course the ears of corn.

Those kids were so excited and looked so cute sitting there with their legs folded. I dropped my cake in the room across the hall and made my way to the cafeteria for my first every Kindergarten play!

We got to sit on the second row. My buddy was right in the front row waving and giving me a thumbs up the entire time. 

His little part was to say "pop, pop, pop" each time the narrator said "corn". Each little section had their own three word part. Talk about totally cute!

So this is my life now, rushing around making yummy food to take to school plays to see my kids do and sing really cute stuff!

And guess what, I love it! After all, this is what Mormon Mommy's do, right?

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Teach them while they're young...

In our family we believe in everyone helping and pitching in around the house. From washing dishes to putting away laundry, our kids learn from a young age that they need to pull their weight around the house. My older two kids clear the table off before dinner starts and then they also set the dinner dishes on. They also put their own underwear away, help sort the laundry and also help me clean the bathrooms. It is very important to me that they learn these things, and understand what is required of them.

Oswald was taught by his mom the importance of a clean home and one of his favorite things is the vacuum. He is my go-to man when it comes to cleaning the floors in my house. All of my kids have taken their turn with wanting to push the vacuum around the house, and now it's my little man's turn. He grunts and whines until he gets to push the vacuum. He's not really picking much up off the floor, but he is learning the importance and he's having fun while doing it, and that is super important to me!

Every time I see this picture, I can't help but think of a verse in the bible,

Proverbs 22:6

Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.

I know this is in reference to teaching them the world of God, but I also like to think of it in relation to any kind of teaching. My kids college roommates will love them. Mission companions will love them. Their future spouse with love them. Because, really, what is better than someone who can help you clean up? Someone who can pitch in on the "not so fun" jobs around the house?

So I would challenge all you mom's out there who read my blog. No matter how old or young your kids, let them help you clean. You may end up re-cleaning what they "cleaned", but they've helped and they've learned something in the process. Plus, that's some good quality family time...cleaning!

So, how do you get your kids to help around the house? Do they enjoy doing the dishes or dusting?

A little misty eyed

The last few days have been emotional ones for me. I'm sure it has something to do with being pregnant, but it probably also has to do with a few of the conversations I have heard happen.

A couple of days ago, we were all riding home from some friends house and my kids were talking about what they want to be when they grow up.

My Princess asked her big brother, "What do you want to be when you get big?"

"I want to be an Iron Chef" he replied confidently.

"I want to be a mommy." she said without skipping a beat.

Sometimes I wonder if the "work" I do around the house is noticed or just brushed aside as "what mom does." Seriously, when I heard those words, my eyes filled up with tears. She wants to be a mommy. What a great goal to have. She'll make a great mommy and I hope that by her being home with me all the time, she is learning a few things to help her become the mom she wants to be. And hearing that made my heart swell. Made me realize that the work I do is not in vain, but is fully appreciated.

The other conversation happened this morning between my Buddy and Oswald. I told Oswald last night that he was getting up with our Buddy and going to do the "go to school" routine with him. I had not had a nap in a couple of days and the night before last, I didn't get much sleep. I was exhausted!

Of course, Oswald had no problem helping me with this task. He's amazing like that. But when he came into our room this morning at 8:30...that's right people 8:30...he told me something very sweet.

As the boys were putting their shoes and getting ready to walk out the door, my Buddy looked up at his dad and said, "Tell Mom, I love her."

Bring on the waterworks. Such a sweet kid. I never realized how much he enjoys me being with him in the morning. I love being with him in the morning, but I guess I thought it didn't mean much to him. But now I know. In his own little way he expressed how much I mean to him.

I am one lucky and blessed girl to have such amazing people in my life. People who help me realize my self-worth and who appreciate the things I do for them!

Perfection

Some people might describe perfection as a state their body will one day be in, when they get a tummy tuck or a boob job or when they lose that last 5 pounds.

Others may say they will reach perfection when their kids decide they want to play together or even just get along.

While some of us might think perfection is a state of being that we can only reach when we die. While I agree with this to some extent, the other day I experienced what perfection can feel like.

The weather was gorgeous. Mid 70's here, the sun was shining, the leaves were changing colors, my kids were playing happily outside, and Oswald was raking the leaves. All while I sat on our porch with my feet up, reading a book.

I couldn't have asked for anything better than that! It's amazing what a little warmth and vitamin D will do for your body, mind and spirit.

I feel re-energized, re-focused and ready to tackle any obstacle that comes my way. It's amazing to me how the sun can make me feel like a whole new person.

What is your idea of how to spend a "prefect" afternoon?

Any good book recommendations? I need something new to start reading!

Just want to remember

My Little Man like this...

Happy and Smiling

Cheeks full of fluff...and drool on his chin

 

Always ready for an adventure...even if it's only to the grocery store!

 Quick to give a high-5 and even quicker to give a huge hug!

Curious about everything...and not afraid to figure things out.

Can't wait to see how much you change in the next year, Little Man. Hopefully, I'll remember to take pictures closer to your birthday...but no promises!

So Tired...

(My little man fell asleep like this one evening after dinner, guess he was completely pooped!)

exhausted, actually!

I have good and bad days. Yesterday I woke up feeling like a new woman. I cleaned my house, went grocery shopping, read a good book and took a 2 hour nap.

Then last night was hard to fall asleep. It was one of those nights when I couldn't get things out of my head. I just kept re-playing all of my worries over and over in my head.

Stupid worries, really. But still worries that kept me up way past my bedtime.

Then today was a rough morning. I pushed snooze on the alarm. I pulled myself out of bed. Once I ate some food, I felt a little better, but let's be honest, I would have much rather climbed back into bed and slept the morning away.

On days like this, a nap is a requirement. But lunch was late being fixed, then it was time to shower and get my buddy from the bus, and then we went to the dentist (yes, the dentist days before Halloween!) So there was no nap for me.

Now it's 5:30pm and we're cooking our chili for the Trunk or Treat at the church. I'm exhausted and who knows how I'll feel a hour from now when it's time for the party to start. I can hardly keep my eyes open and when I close them, they burn, that's how tired I am.

I still have the final touches on the kids costumes to figure out, procrastinate much, I think not!

This stupid thyroid of mine is kicking my trash and I can't wait for the medicine to help me feel better. I know it's a gradual thing, but I don't do gradual very well. I am more of an instant gratification person, that's why I worked in TV and also why I don't sew quilts! It's just to hard for me to wait for something to happen. So when I'm faced with a trial that might take a while to solve...it's really hard on me. But I digress.

It seems that the medicine is helping me out in the morning and maybe in the next week it will help me in the afternoon and the week after that help me in the evening? We can keep our fingers crossed, right?

I know life is rough on all of us and my worries are minuscule to the worries I could have...but I just had to get this off my chest. Venting is over. Now back to your regularly scheduled programming.

Meet Question Girl...

 (don't you wish the weather would still allow us to do this right now? I sure do!)

I'm sure most of you know who WorldGirl is...she is a little girl who knows the meanings of all kinds of big words...like flabbergasted or exhausted.

I don't live with WordGirl, but I live with Question Girl. My Princess has hit the lovely age of 4 and has thereby graduated to asking all kinds of questions. All.The.Time! (no this is not an exaggeration)

Just a small example of what one conversation with me and My Princess might be like in the course of one day,

"Mom, why are you making that cake?"

"Because it's someones birthday."

"Who's birthday is it?"

"It's Daddy's birthday"

"Oh, how old is Daddy?

"He's 30."

"Mommy, why are you putting those eggs in there?"

"Mommy, what's that thing called?"

"Mommy, can I help you."

"I am almost done, sweet girl, maybe you can help me in a minute."

"Mom, why are you putting that stuff in there?" (the batter in the cake tin)

"It has to go in there to bake."

"Oh, how long will it take to bake?"

"35 minutes"

"Oh, when it's done can I help you frost it?"

and the questions go on and on...all day long.

So I have my very own super hero in my house...and if you ever think that being a mom is a mindless job/career/profession, come to my house and see how taxing being a mom can really be!

Halloween Tradition

It's a tradition in our family to carve a pumpkin...I guess that's a tradition in everyone's family...but in our's Oswald carves the pumpkin.

The kids decide how it should look.

I draw the design, first on paper and then on the pumpkin.

Oswald then uses the biggest knife he can find and proceeds to slice and dice.

This year we decided that my Buddy has an excellent jack-o-lantern pattern going on with his own teeth.

Once the top was taken off, the kids were ready to gut the gourd. Talk about a funny experience. My Princess was loving it...

But her BIG brother...the face explains it all!

This year's jack-o-lantern carving was even more fun then in years previous. I think holiday's get more fun with each passing year, especially with kids who are so excitable!

Where have I been?

I guess more accurately I should title this post, "where have I not been?"

The last few months of my life have been a complete roller coaster. It started off with a move from an apartment to a house. The best move of our lives, for sure, but also at a stressful time (more on that later). It took months (still not quite done) to get things unpacked and settled. I'm realizing how much furniture I got rid of to move into that silly apartment and now wish I had back!

Then it was my birthday and I got in a car accident! That's right, Happy Birthday, Jennie let's ruin your car. The story is long, but to put it short and sweet, it was not my fault. There was some sort of insurance mumbo-jumbo and I had to take the claim out on my insurance. State Farm was wonderful and now they can fight to get their money back, plus my $500 deductible. But my truck was not fixable and has been totaled out. Due to it's age and the repair cost, I no longer have "Ironhide".

My youngest brother got married (yea!!) and my parents came here from AZ to visit (yea!!) we drove 8 hours to his wedding and then another 5 hours to visit my dad's cousin. All in a rental car that had expired tags, no cruise control and the darn Enterprise people wouldn't return my mom's phone calls. (in the end, my dad got the 5 day mini van rental for free, plus 4 more days for free when they come back to visit!! Awesome!)

 My Buddy wanted a picture of "just me and Uncle Austin" so sweet

My Princess was a "flower girl." She loved her beautiful orange dress and being a part of the wedding.

On Tuesday (a week ago) we found a new truck, but because of some serious mix-up at the dealership where we bought "Ironhide" we don't have a title to give to State Farm to get my check to buy the new truck. It's the exact same as "Ironhide" only it's turquoise. It's beautiful has leather, a tow hook (why I would need that, I don't know!) and the part Oswald likes the most is that it has a gadget that tells me which direction I am going. Being from out west where everything is on a grid, knowing N,S,E, and W was easy...not so much here on the east coast.

After a few more ups and downs in the process of getting our new truck, I finally got it on Saturday morning. She was worth the wait, and I think I'm going to name her "Smurfette". She's blue/green and I just think the name is fun!

And on an even better note, Baby #4 will be here in late April. I am due April 22nd and I am so excited to be past the first trimester. As Oswald said, "now things can get back to normal."

As the doctor was listening to the baby's heartbeat, he said, "It's really strong!"

"What is it?" I asked wanting to know how many beats per minute.

"165" was his response.

I looked at him with a sly grin, "so what sex is usually faster?"

"Girl's" he replied without hesitation, then he said, "but at this stage they all beat pretty fast, but if I had to bet, I would say it's a girl."

We went home and finally told the big kids about the baby! My Buddy looked at his dad and said, "Can we have a girl? Roxie!!!?"

We explained that Heavenly Father gives us what he knows our family needs. He looked at his little sister and said, "Let's pray for a girl!"

That night during our family prayer he reminded my Princess of his "girl request" and her prayer went like this, "Dear Heavenly Father, thank you for this day, thank you for our blessings, thank you for our girl. Name of Jesus Christ Amen."

So I guess we know what our kids want. More regular posts coming again because things are "back to normal" whatever that is!

Under the Weather

My little man is not feeling so hot. He's been running a little fever since yesterday afternoon. He's all snuggly and lovey when he's not feeling well. But it's so sad to see him not smiling and not feeling super well. Tylenol has been his friend today and has helped him feel a little better.

Here's hoping my little man is feeling better tomorrow or we'll be making a trip to the doctor. I really don't want to go to the doctor because tomorrow is my birthday and I wanna party like it's 1999!

So what's on tap for tomorrow? Not much. Oswald's taking me out on a date. We might play volleyball in the evening. I'm sure French Toast will be involved somewhere tomorrow. Maybe a cake of some kind, but since I don't like cake, we'll have to figure some other option out for my special day dessert.

I cleaned my house and washed all of the dishes so that I wouldn't have to do any "extra" work tomorrow. I sure hope that I'm spoiled tomorrow. And knowing Oswald, I'm pretty sure I will be.

So send warm thoughts our way that my little man will wake up feeling more like this!!

A Girl and Her Makeup

My Princess is obsessed with makeup like any little girl. She is constantly asking me to help her put on my makeup. She loves to be super fancy!

The other day, she came into my bathroom and shut the door. She told me she was putting her hair in some ponies. She was in there quite a while and was being very quite. I didn't think anything of it because she's a pretty good kid and I never thought she would put my make up on...

boy was I wrong!

I called to her to open the door and she timidly opened the door...and I saw this sweet little face. She had used my eyeliner on her eyebrow.

"Mommy, I put some makeup on my lashes"

It was all I could do to not laugh!

Fenced in Backyard!

For those who don't know, we own a house in North Carolina. When we moved into it, it was in foreclosure and the deal was too good to pass up. I didn't think much about the backyard and what it would be like to have kids in that backyard. I only had my Buddy at the time and he wasn't even one year old yet. The backyard was not top priority.

A few months later I find out I'm pregnant with my Princess and a backyard is no where even close to being in my thoughts! Until they got older. Our backyard consisted of a slope and a huge side yard. No fence and to keep the kids from running into the street.

Then we moved into an apartment, don't get me started on the apartment. Even though it had three bedrooms it was just not big enough. There was no place for my cute kids to run and jump and get some exercise.

But now, I have a glorious backyard with a fence. It's like I have hit the jackpot. won the lottery! It's amazing! When they're getting on each others nerves, they go outside. When they're getting on my nerves, they go outside. When they need to run around and be crazy kids, they go outside. It is by far my most favorite place of the house! Who knew that a little piece of grass and a few balls could make this mommy so happy!

Plus it's so fun that they play outside for hours on end with each other. They're learning to be best friends all over again. A lot of times they end up with dirt all over their clothes and in their hair. One day I gave my little man a bath and the water turned brown when it hit his little blonde hair.

 One of the other great things about a backyard, Oswald gets out and plays with the kids. They play baseball and soccer quite regularly. It's so nice to see them all having fun together as a family!

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What is your favorite thing about your house?

Did you have a backyard growing up and what kind of memories do you have?

--We had an awesome back yard as kids. We had a big trampoline, a chicken coop, a tether ball pole, and a large garden. It was the most amazing back yard ever!

Could use a little help!
I'm trying to decide if I should cut my hair or not. I am so hot when it's long, but everyone has long hair and it's so beautiful. It makes me a little jealous! But either way I need a cut, just don't know how much to cut!

The Tooth Fairy is Going Broke!

My Buddy is not even 6 years-old and he's lost 3 teeth and has another one loose. This is crazy! I expected him to have a mouth full of teeth for at least another 6 months. I know one of these teeth came out because it was "sick", but the other two have fallen out on their own. I just can't believe it!

I didn't lose any teeth until I was 6. All of my little friends in my kindergarten class were all losing their teeth and here I sat with all of mine. Just not fair, but what my Buddy is doing is ridiculous. We're losing a tooth a month around here.

The Tooth Fairy just can't keep up. She's having to visit all different houses all around the world and my Buddy is just adding to her flight route. Visiting our home once a month is wearing her out, she told me so. Plus, she only has so much money and my Buddy is taking it from her. Remember times are tough everyone...it's even hit the Tooth Fairy.

The crazy thing about this losing teeth stuff is the fact that there are none growing in their place. So he has this toothless grin and no adult teeth in sight. I am fully aware that one day he'll probably wake up with a mouth full of adult teeth and I won't recognize him! But for now, I'll just have to enjoy his cute little toothless grin.

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How old were you when you lost your first tooth?
--I think I was 6 or maybe even a little older

What is your favorite late night snack?
--I love popcorn at any time of night and if I'm being really bad, I will sit down to a bowl of chips and salsa. Salt for me, leave that sweet stuff for Oswald!