LOOSE TOOTH!!!

Josiah has his first loose tooth!! The discovery was fairly traumatic, I'm afraid. At breakfast yesterday, he grabbed his tooth and started whining. I asked to look at it and it was pushed forward and I thought I saw blood around the base. I didn't react in a calm fashion as it didn't occur to me that it was a loose tooth - I thought he had knocked it out. He started crying and panicking, and then I figured out what it was.

Luckily we have been reading a book called "Moose's Loose Tooth" so he was familiar with the concept. He has adjusted now, and smiles when we talk about the tooth fairy. I can't believe my "baby" is losing his teeth!!!! I'm pretty sure he is losing the first one he got - lower, middle, right.

HAIR

We have Uncle Corey's genes to thank for Josiah's AMAZING HAIR!!! We always kept it short when he was little, but about a year ago I decided to let it grow out and see what it looked like. He has the world's best hair - thick and curly and perfect for a little boy. I don't usually brush it on days when we are at home because it looks so cute when it is messy. Everyone comments on his hair! He'll probably be mad when he sees pictures of himself when he is a teenager!!

Popular Neighbors

I'm pretty sure we are going to be winning some serious friends when our neighbors see the mess we made of our property the last two days. Especially since we have no immediate plans to remedy the situation.

This is looking down onto our "fire pit," although currently there is a burning ban in our county so I guess it is going to have to remain this way for a while.

Here is our yard... Len wants to put a planter in the toilet.

But I painted the shed - isn't it cute??

Here's the kitchen as I left it today. We still have to remove the plaster and lath from the ceiling and the interior wall. The bathtub has to go yet but it is a beast cast iron relic. We'll have to take a sledge hammer to it, but the pieces will be really sharp and dangerous so that will be the last thing besides the floor to go.

Easter Pictures

Wow..... no posts in 6 months and then 3 in one day!!!

These are some sweet Easter pics I got. I worked really hard on making a special Easter dinner. We put a ham in the crockpot at bedtime last night and it was perfect right before church. I also made cornballs, a superb salad (spinach, artichokes, feta, olives, tomatoes), sweet potatoes, deviled eggs and "fizzy juice in special glasses". The boys were impressed with exactly NONE of this and only insisted on having DESSERT.

Grammy sent me this special recipe she was making for the girls and I knew the boys would love them. All that food, and only the bunny cakes won them over!!

Easter Baskets

Grammy and Grandpa were extremely thoughtful this year and sent the boys two beautiful Easter Baskets. I only added a sticker book for Asher and multiplication flashcards for Jo. They were so excited to see them on the table this morning and pulled everything out of them. It was fun to see them really enjoying themselves with this tradition that I adored when I was a kid.

When it came time for church, Asher wanted to bring his tractor and "disc harrow" and tractor and Josiah brought his cards. They both chowed on jellybeans during church, but they were happy and quiet!!

Easter Egg Hunt

The day before Easter we were invited to a community Easter egg hunt in Eitzen by one of Josiah's PCAs. Her mom puts on an annual hunt in honor of a son she lost.

This was the first year that the boys seemed to understand the concept of the secular part of Easter. I tried to explain the religious part, but we are no where near understanding that yet.

There were plenty of eggs for everyone and the boys eagerly took part in grabbing them up. After the eggs were all picked up, they spent a few minutes playing on the playground equipment.

It was a fun time!