Another First

All weekend long Emma has been asking if it was time for her to go to the dentist yet.  When this morning finally came, she was SO excited… until she got in the chair.  All of a sudden she got nervous and wanted me to hold her hand.  Rob couldn’t even get her to open her mouth for the first little bit.  I finally started teasing her and she loosened up a bit.  This picture was when she opened her mouth and Rob was showing her what the dentist would do later.

Once she relaxed she was fine.  Rob got her teeth cleaned and even got the fluoride treatment done (although she wasn’t real sure about it).

I had a check up and cleaning done just after her, so I didn’t go with her when Dr. Michel checked her teeth, but she did fine by then.  They weren’t able to get good enough x-rays, but she has a few cavities right in the very back that we have to come back to get fillings done on.  They are going to give her laughing gas then so that they can get better x-rays at the same time as they do the fillings.

She was so excited when they gave her a new Cinderella toothbrush, chap stick, and a couple little prizes for being good.  It was definitely a good experience for her and I hope the next visit won’t ruin everything!

Family Time

        

After a long, Sunday afternoon of not doing anything and being bored… we pulled out Blokus and attempted to play it with the kids.  They did remarkably well and were thrilled to get to play one of ‘mommy and daddy’s’ games.  It was a wonderful way to spend the evening together.  I loved seeing how excited they got every time they figured out how to put another piece on the board.  We’ll definitely need to do more of these kinds of things as a family. 

First Trip to the Dentist

It never fails that something crazy happens when you least expect it.  The kids were playing around last night with Ben standing on a small chair by the island.  He took a step and unfortunately fell and hit his chin on the island on the way down.  There was the most horrible crunch sound and then screams!  So not good.  We finally got him calmed down enough to look in his mouth to see what he’d done.  There was enough blood that we couldn’t see much, but once he rinsed his mouth out it was very clear that he’d broken his back right molar.  A large chunk was missing and it was quite sharp.  I did the crazy mom thing and called our dentist at his house!  He wasn’t there, but he did call me later in the evening.  He said that most likely the piece that broke off exposed the dentin which will cause sensitivity when eating or drinking.  He told me to call in to the office in the morning see when they could get him in.

They managed to fit him in at 11:00, so I left Emma with Shannon at Stay & Play and took Ben.  He thought it was great when the first thing he saw was a TV with Caillou playing!  Our regular dentist looked at him and said that he could fix it, but that he wanted to use laughing gas with him because of his age.  The problem was that it was already being used with another patient at the time.  It was then suggested that the other dentist in the office may have time later in the day, so he came in and looked at Ben’s tooth and said that he could fix it right then!  He decided that he could do it without the laughing gas and use the laser.

Ben had some decay in that tooth as well, so he was able to clean it all out and put a filling in without any problems at all.  Ben didn’t hardly even flinch.  I was so impressed!  I’m so thankful that his first visit wasn’t as traumatic as I was picturing it in my head. 

Emma was so disappointed that she didn’t get to go that I booked a check up for her on Monday!  She’s is so excited!  I’m booked in that day too… but I’m not quite as excited!

Funny Girl

This smile melts my heart.  Emma was getting her pajamas on tonight and came out of her bedroom with the shirt stuck on her head.  I just had to laugh.  We love you, Emma!

Getting Crafty

This has been a long week.  Since Family Day was Monday, school is out for the whole week… which means that Stay and Play doesn’t run when school isn’t running.  Without those two mornings with planned activities, I’ve been struggling to find things for us to do.  It’s been way too windy and cold to be outside and there aren’t that many things to do in Cardston…

I asked the kids if they wanted to make cookies and they were excited to do that, until Emma announced that they needed aprons to make cookies!  Well, the light bulb went off – why not make aprons!  (That will take up time!)  We went downstairs and they picked out the material they wanted and we got going on them.  I didn’t have a pattern, so I just held the material up to them to figure out a width and length and went for it.  They are pretty basic, but the kids love them! 

The funniest part of the day was that once the aprons were done, we started cleaning up the family room.  It was such a big job that we never did end up making cookies, but at least the house is clean!

           

Happy 40th Anniversary!

My parents celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary today.  We invited them over for dinner, but before we fed them, I made them come with me to the temple to get some pictures!  It was freezing cold and they were good sports… especially when we took a bunch of pictures, got back to the house and I discovered that I didn’t love most of them and made them go out AGAIN to take more!  Thanks for humoring me.  I hope that these pictures will make up for it all!

These pictures make me laugh every time I see them.  Mom was getting a ‘foot-popping’ kiss, so dad decided to get in on the fun too!  I love seeing them laugh together.

  

Thanks for sticking together through all the ups and downs that come with marriage.  I couldn’t ask for better parents and friends.  Love you!

Talking to Grandpa

Can you tell that talking with Grandpa Nichols is an event in our home?!  Every time the phone rings, or Skype sounds off on the computer, they race to see if it’s Grandpa Nichols!  We love you Papa!  Wish you were closer!