Kaylee had a Looth Tooth

Kaylee has been yearning to lose a tooth for about a year now. She's watched Ainsley lose tooth after tooth and has wondered when her turn would come. At her last dentist visit she was excited to learn that she had not one but two loose teeth -- the wiggling began. Over the last couple of days she's been begging me to pull one of them. I don't mind pulling teeth, but it just wasn't ready. That is until today. We were sitting at the allergist's office waiting for-ev-er to get Kaylee's allergy shots. We were bored. We were restless. Suddenly I saw what she was doing with that lose tooth. It was ready to be pulled. I asked her if she wanted me to grab a tissue and give it a yank. She did. I did. Voila! It was out, and there was blood everywhere! Apparently it was still hanging on by a little more than a thread. Kaylee didn't care. She happily bit down on a tissue and later rinsed her mouth. Her first tooth was out!

Tonight she asked me if the Tooth Fairy is real. Who else would give you money for a tooth? I asked. You and Daddy, she responded. I asked her if she wanted to believe that the Tooth Fairy is real. She's such a logical thinker and yet such a dreamer. She wants to believe the Tooth Fairy is real, so we're going to leave it at that. For now. 

Glasses

We all went in for our annual (for me it was more like decennial) eye exams a few weeks ago. Apparently we should go more often because Ainsley and I both came home with a prescription for these:


Turns out I'm slightly nearsighted and Ainsley is slightly farsighted. I'm happy to say I won't have to be wearing mine all the time (I could not live without my sunglasses). Mostly at night and in overcast weather. Ainsley's are just for reading, but she's so thrilled to have them that she's been wearing them non-stop for the last two days. I remember wanting glasses when I was her age. Not so much anymore. Oh well!

Gobble! Gobble! Gobble!

There has been a wild turkey running around our neighborhood for about a week. We keep hearing it, but the only one who has seen it is Chris -- that is until this morning. I woke up to the sound of a gobbling turkey. It sounded close (like it was right outside Kaylee's window), so Landon and I went outside to investigate. It was still pretty dark, and we couldn't find it. We went inside to tell Chris about it, and he jokingly suggested that maybe it was on the roof. Ha! Ha! Ha! We thought. Turkey's don't fly, right? Wrong. Landon and I went back outside to look for it, and there it was on our roof! Then, as if that wasn't enough, while I was making lunches Ainsley yells, "Mom! the turkey is in our backyard!" And there it was walking around our patio. It kept fluffing its tail feathers and Landon and Kaylee fell in love (Ainsley thought it was ugly). They both wanted to keep it for a pet. We explained that a wild turkey wouldn't be happy living in our backyard. They sadly watched as Chris gently herded it out to the front. It's not at our house anymore, but it is still running around the neighborhood. 

Happy Easter From Our Three Little Sillies!

Spring Break

Spring break seems like it was ages ago, but I guess it's only been three weeks. And no our spring break doesn't coincide with Easter, we're all about SXSW here in Texas.

Grandma Y. was here over spring break this year. We went on a couple of fun day trips with her and enjoyed the nice weather. First was the Waco Zoo. If anyone who reads this has ever been to the Oakland Zoo it's very comparable. Nice habitats=happy animals.

The kids were swallowed by a giant snake!


My little (and big) map readers


Stopping for a snack

Sometimes I think this big guy might be living at my house, but then I remember my kids are just really loud.

Monkeying around

We also spent a day at McKinney Falls. I love this park, and it's such a short drive from our house.

Hiking to the upper falls

Ainsley getting a little dare devilish (really this is dare devilish for our careful little girl).

Going for a hike. I dropped my camera bag in the river on accident. The kids were convinced we would come across it on our hike. No such luck. Poor Landon was pretty bent out of shape over the whole thing.

A picture with Grandma

It was a good week. The kids seem rejuvenated and able to finish off the school year with a bang (or at least finish it). There had been a lot of talk about homeschooling (especially on Kaylee's end) before spring break. Here's to Spring Break!