Today was library day.  After story time, Emily colored while I worked on the craft.  It was supposed to be construction paper glued around an empty paper towel roll with cardboard cut outs of food hanging from it.  (Mr. Spence did mention it was important to eat your fruits and veggies so maybe it's food pyramid month or something)  I was having trouble figuring out how to get the strings to hang and was watching the other mothers for ideas. (Mommy's not so artistic) Some people started to leave while I was still working on our project.  Emily never even turned  back to look at me.  She just got up from the table and walked to the other side of the room to wait in line for her lollipop and held out her wrist for Mr. Spence to put on her new silly band.  He laughed and said she's come a long way. (in her shyness)


After school Emily and I invited Anthony and Carysa on a bike ride.  He was doing really well and riding circles around the cul de sac at the end of the street.  He was going around a corner and drove into some loose gravel and fell.  He looked ok but it was hard to tell because he was so covered in dirt. (it's been raining the last few days and the ground was wet)  He tore his jeans and I could see a scrape and blood but it didn't look too bad.  We went home and I cleaned him up to check out the damage.  His hand looked almost like he had splinters in it but instead of wood it looked like gravel.   We went to the emergency room.  They put some numbing gel on it and then went back and forth between scrubbing it with wet gauze and using tweezers and a needle to try to get under the skin and get it out.  Luckily the doctor said it was mostly dirt that had somehow gotten really deep in his skin.  Anthony was so brave.  He made me proud.  It must have taken the doctor 10 minutes to take care of his hand and at least another 20 for his knee. Hopefully there won't be any more ER trips in our future for a long time.

The missing tooth

Johnny helped Anthony find his missing tooth.  We are all out of 1's so it looks like he's getting a 5 dollar bill..... But I thought of a way to make sure he doesn't expect $5 every time...... The tooth fairy pays extra for front teeth.  They are much more rare ;-)   I'm glad there's no tooth fairy because I really want to keep those cute little tiny teeth.  We'd be in a bidding war if she was real.


I thought Anthony was asleep until he came and asked me for a pen.  He said he had to write the tooth fairy a letter.  He had questions...

He thinks the tooth fairy is a man and that they're several because he's seen the movie "The tooth fairy"

Tooth fairy's response....

Anthony, I am the head fairy.  I have 5 more helper fairies. I have closets and closets full of teeth.  Keep brushing.  Love, The tooth fairy.

Look who lost a tooth....again... and literally

Anthony's been playing with his front tooth for weeks waiting for it to fall out.  It finally did, while he was sleeping.  He said he was 'banging' and it fell out. He said he spit it in his hand instead of getting up since it was late.  When he woke up he couldn't find it.  This makes the 4th tooth he's lost, and the 2nd that he's literally lost.

Look, no training wheels!

Yesterday for the first time, Anthony rode his bike with no training wheels.  He's made attempts before but his fears always got the best of him. This time no one was holding on for help.  Carysa came running in the house saying that she told him to try it and he was.  I told her to take my camera and take a picture.  Sorry to say, I didn't think he was really going to do it.  We've been trying to convince him since he was four with no luck.  I was on the phone with his Aunt Chris watching out the window and saw him going down the street.  I was so excited I hung up the phone and brought Emily outside with me so we could take pictures.  He practiced several times and was getting better each time.  It started to rain so we had to go inside.  Even though it was dark, he showed his father when he got home. He didn't want to stop.  Hopefully the weather is nice today so he can practice some more.

Peee You!

Emily is still saying my name.  This morning I kept saying Mama and she repeated me.  Johnny, of course got her going saying Dada.  I put a stop to that real quick.  I made a few threats and told him my little girl is almost two and is finally saying my name and he better not take that away from me......
Anytime I change her poopy diaper I always wave my hand in front of my face and make a noise.  Yesterday she waved her hand in front of her face and made the same noise.  So I held my nose and said Pee you.  Now she holds her nose while waving her hand in front of her face every time I change her diaper.

Mama....Dada........Mama...Mama

Emily said my name all day today.  She's always known how but didn't just to tease me.  Ever since she was a baby I would try to get her to say mama and her father and brother would egg her on to say dada instead.  So that's what she's always done. All day today if I said mama, she would smile and repeat me.

Sam of icarly

While waiting in the parent pick up line, I heard an interview on the radio with someone who sounded an awful lot like Sam from icarly promoting their new country single.  Turns out it was her, announcing she would be at West Town mall at 6pm and would sing four songs.  The radio announcer said to get there around 4 to get in line and for a $10 donation (all proceeds went to St. Judes) you get a copy of her new single, a meet and greet, and an autographed picture.  We rushed home, asked Johnny to take us, and called Grandma and asked her to pick up Emily so we would have time to get changed and so Emily didn't have to wait in line too.  We got in the car, but on the way there Anthony suddenly felt nauseous and said he wanted to go home.  We turned back around and gave him some ginger ale and some saltines and he seemed much better.  I guess he must have been nervous because when we offered to take Carysa, if he wanted to head back out, suddenly he felt better and was excited.  When we got there the mall was packed.  We waited in a huge line. Everytime we thought we were getting close, we found out the line turned down the other side of the mall.  We were too far back in line to see the show and after 3 hours of waiting a security guard told us that they had sold out of wristbands (pic and cd and guarantee to get an autograph) I had a feeling they were just hoping some people would leave since Jennette McCurdy (Sam from icarly) promised to stay until everyone got her autograph.  Sure enough, about 10 minutes later, the man came back to say they had more.  I felt bad for the people in front of us that got upset and left.  We were able to get the kids their wristbands and then went and waited in another line for her autograph.   We were there over 4 hours but the kids agreed it was worth it.  I wanted so bad to get the kids picture with her but I wasn't quick enough.

Coo Coo for Tutu's

When I got Emily out of her crib this morning she reached in my pocket looking for my phone and said "GAGA" (grandma, also grandpa)  I opened her drawer to grab her an outfit and she saw her tutu and said OOUL.  I asked if she wanted to wear it and she said yes.  While I was changing her diaper she put it on her head and laughed.  After I put on her pants I put her tutu over top.  She panicked and tried to pull it down.  I real quick put on her sweatshirt.  The sweatshirt's a little big on her and blocked her view of her tutu.  I sent her to the library wearing her tutu and she doesn't even know it :)

Last night Anthony had a sleepover at Grandma's.  Johnny, Emily, and I drove around and took pictures of the moon and picked up some take out from Calhouns.  Emily fell asleep on the way so instead of walking the boardwalk at Volunteer landing we brought our dinner home.  We were so stuffed instead of staying up for a movie like we planned we went straight to bed.  This morning we're doing a little cleaning and work around the house.  The weather is beautiful.  We have the windows open and we're enjoying some fresh air.  Emily especially loves it.  She's been playing on the front porch all morning.