Go Big Purple

Lucy participated in a cheer clinic put on by the Valley Center High School Cheerleaders a few weeks ago. She loved going to practices after school and coming home to practice. She especially loved that some of her best friends and her favorite cousin, Claire, were participating too!

When big game arrived at which they were to perform, bad weather arrived too! Before the game even started, it was delayed, and the looming rain led everyone into the gyms. I went to the gym with Lucy, and Kevin took Laney (and my cameras) to the truck. Finally, they decided to let the girls do their cheers and dance inside the gym. Although I have few pictures, I still constantly hear the cheers…

“…..we got spirit, hey let’s hear it, GO BIG PURPLE”

The First Lost Tooth

Every week of Kindergarten, Lucy would come home saying so-and-so lost a tooth, and she would be green with envy.   The first question she has had for the dentist the last 2 visits, “When am I going to lose a tooth?"

Considering she didn’t get her first tooth until almost a year old, I just assumed we would be waiting quite a while.   To everyone’s surprise, on Wednesday, Sept 14, she comes out of the bathroom with a quizzical look on her face and says, “I think my tooth is loose.”  And she was right.

So for the next week, we wiggled and wiggled and wiggled some more.   I made a mad dash to buy a tooth fairy bear, which is appropriately named “Lucy Toof.”  

Finally, when it got really loose, I told Lucy I could pull it.  And she let me!!!  And thank goodness she did because once it was out and she realized it was bleeding, she lost it and started to freak out a bit!  We got her calmed down and then started calling all the family to let them know she had lost a tooth!

The tooth fairy came that night and left her FIVE DOLLARS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  Daddy told her that must have been a special treat since it was her first tooth!

Fall Festival

  It’s that time of year again!   The streets get closed down and the carnival comes to town!  This year was so much fun as the kids are getting more independent and the fact that we spent the day with lots of cousins.  I only got a few pictures with my phone because although I did bring my real camera, I forgot to put the battery back in it!

We started the day with riding all the rides….the motorcycles, the cars, the flying things, the alligator coaster, the twirling bears and the big slide.   Lucy and Laney loved them all!!!  We met up with A.J., Auntie Sarah and Gracie in the morning and Gracie enjoyed watching the kids and even got in on the action with the barrel train ride!   After lunch at Pizza Hut, we headed back to the rides and games and met up with Gaga, Meggy, Claire and Landon for a few more hours (yes, hours)  of festival fun.  

The day was beautiful and after 6 hours playing we were all worn out!