Brush your teeth

If you are sensitive about teeth like I am, you may not want to look at this. Nika went for her teeth cleaning and extraction on Friday. This is all from the ONE tooth they pulled out. She is fine and eating real food and not missing her tooth at all. She is sad that she can no longer chew on her favorite bone. We got a huge bill from the vet and she got a new rope from the tooth fairy.

Reunited

On Thursday, we were lucky enough to have one more visit with our great friends Kristin, Kaia and Layla before they move to Hawaii. Aaron has really been missing the girls over the last 3 months. But I am not sure who was more excited, me or him.

We had a great day playing in the pool and just hanging out. We are truly blessed to have such great friends. We were so lucky to find such an amazing family who lived right up the street. My kids adore them. Lauren was even calling Kristin "Mommy" yesterday! We are going to miss them more than words can say. But I know we will see them again. Have a safe journey.

Playing Doctor

Random Silliness

Aaron made this mask at an art fair.

This is why Lauren did not make her own mask.

Cute cowgirl

Why will he not draw like this on paper?

What a great sheep. Notice all the syrup dripped down his shirt.

Playing Dress Up

Who needs a Halloween costume?

Dino Mite!

Today I decided to brave the heat and take Aaron to see dino mountain at the Wild Animal Park. We got there at 930 and it was already 90. But we headed up the mountain and found the dinosaurs.

It was such a neat exhibit. They are all mechanical and the entire trail feels prehistoric. Lauren DID NOT like them. She got really scared when the first dino (some relative of the triceratops) made some really loud noise at us. She sat on the stroller the rest of the way. Aaron loved them all until we met this fellow.

Now Aaron was fine until he saw this one spit. It only misted out some water, but Aaron headed for the hills. I had to chase him down the path well carrying Lauren. Then I had to convince him that I would not let the dino get him wet. It took a lot of convincing. Finally we made it past. The Trex was amazing. Nobody wanted a picture in front of it.

The rest of the trip went relatively well. We went on the safari ride after Aaron begged me. Luckily there was no wait. I don't get why he wants to go on it every time we go. He doesn't really like sitting still, never looks at anything you show him and can't wait for it to end. I guess the only thing he looks for is the zebra.

We also stopped at Lorikeet Landing, per Aaron's request. For those of you not familiar with the story, when Aaron was 21 months we took him there and a bird landed on his head. He totally freaked out. We thought he would be scarred for life, but last time he wanted to go and he was just a little afraid of them. This time he was doing fine and was trying to get a bird on him when it got scared and nipped him. He cried a lot and did not want anything to do with the birds. I have a feeling this will be the last time he asks to go see them. We left by 1230 because it was so hot.

Another 1st day

Aaron started his new preschool today. I did not take any pictures, because I knew it would upset him. So we just got ready and went. He was a little sad in the car, so I let him take Teddy and Bullseye in. As soon as he walked in the door, he went straight straight to a table full of dinosaurs. The teacher introduced him to a new friend and they played dinosaurs. I got teddy and bullseye, a kiss and a hug and off he went. He had such a good time, that when I came to get him, I had to wait until he was done playing before he would leave. This was his first time eating lunch at school. He was so excited to use his new lunchbox. He even told me he ate his sandwich before his cookie and fruit. We will see how long that lasts.

So the only one to cry today was Lauren. She was so sad to leave Aaron. She cried for almost an hour and kept asking for him. Then she got busy helping me and then enjoyed playing by herself. It was so nice to have 4 hours with just her.