Pearly Whites

Cole had his first trip to the dentist last week, and he did awesome. He was at Hayden's last appointment and saw her getting set up this day, so he knew just what to do. He climbed right up in the chair and was ready to go.

He looked so tiny in the big chair. He usually seems like such a big boy, but he seemed like such a little boy there. The staff kept commenting on how cute he is and what a good boy he was being. They asked him what kind of fluoride he wanted- grape, orange, cherry, or marshmallow. He said "Green." Green is his favorite color, and is always his first choice. He ended up with marshmallow :)

He and Hayden both have 20 healthy teeth. They both did a great job, so after their appointment we headed to the McDonalds playland for lunch and some fun!

*As a side note, Hayden was so sweet at the playland. Cole was scared to climb up and play at the top. Hayden was up there playing with her new "friends" and Cole was very sad. I kept telling him he could do it, but he was too scared. Hayden ended up coming down, helping him on every part of the climb, and then coming down the slide with him. She did it over and over, and they had so much fun playing together. It was so sweet to see her watch out for her little brother!

Kids

The kids have been having some fun, while we've been stuck inside due to the cold.

They've been playing with homemade "sticky goop", as we call it. Of course, it's a sticky mess to clean up, but oh so fun!

Having glow stick baths (yes, it was dark in the room). They've done this several times and always love it.

Playing with "sand". I mixed flour (it's whole wheat, that's why it's brown) and some baby oil. It's really cool because it feels like flour but it's more moldable. Hayden and Cole played with this for over an hour! It was a big mess, but actually didn't take much effort to clean up. I saved it in a zip lock baggie. I think we'll probably pull it our again today :)

For breakfast on Valentine's Day, we had heart shaped hootenanies (german pancakes) and some strawberries. We had a pretty low key day. I had young women that night so Ryan and I went out to dinner the next night. I got a beautiful red rose. The kids gave Ryan a bag of oreos and I made him a candy card. The kids got balloons and some art supplies. Their grandparents all sent them a card and some fun, too. It's so fun to celebrate how much we love each other!

This is how I found Cole, when I got out of the shower the day after Valentines. He obviously really enjoyed Ryan's candy card. I was surprised how much he loved the Hot Tamales.

They love to play or just hang out in the laundry baskets.

Cole is such a love bug. He gives great hugs and kisses. He loves to give eskimo kisses and smooches, and I love to receive them. It's seriously the sweetest thing!

I love my kiddos!

Crafty

I've been getting back into craft days with my friends over the last few weeks. Here are some of our projects...

Conversation Hearts

Valentine Ribbon Wreath

Heart Clips

Lucky Frame

It's always so fun to get together and get crafty!