Busy, busy, busy!!!

Let see... What has happen since the last post...

• We went down to Anaheim for my niece's 2nd birthday!  Happy Birthday Mae! I did not get a picture of the birthday girl but here is one of me with two of my sisters.

• Nicholas got his expander put in.  He is doing amazing! We turn a little screw in it every night that make his jaw expand 1/4mm each time.  He has never complained once, I am so proud!
• Doughnuts with Dad!  Every year the kids get to take their Dad to school to have doughnuts before school starts, They love it!

• Meghan had her Kindergarten Feast to celebrate Thanksgiving! I was unable to make it but I am sure she looked adorable in her Indian costume.
• Our friends came to visit from Vegas.  We went to a late movie and then stayed up until 2am laughing and having a blast! They are so much fun! Then the next day we went up to visit at her parents house in Tehachapi.  Her mother is so amazing, the sweetest, kindest most thoughtful person ever! 

• Then we all became sick... YUCK!  I believe we are at the tail end of it now, so I can see the light at the end of the tunnel...

• Yea, for Thanksgiving!  We had a nice day, we started it off at my parents house.  Had some snacks and played at the park.  Then headed over to Steve's Dad's house for some delicious dinner.  I was a really nice day full of beautiful weather and family. We also went out and took some family pictures, which came out great!

Hannah is a typical 2 year old! She was done getting her picture taken so she ran off to play...

• We got our Christmas tree up and decorated and the lights up outside, so we are ready for Christmas now!

• Then today we got to celebrate Steve's Mom's birthday! Happy Birthday Diane!  It was another nice day full of fun, food, and family!

 

The Dentist... part 2

You can see that the right side is still numb...

On Thursday we had another day full of dentist appointments! We started it all off with Meghan getting a little cavity filled.  They took her back and told us that it should take about 30 minutes.  They said that they like to go nice and slow so that they do not overwhelm them the first time.  Well, not 10 minutes later the dentist was back out telling us that they were all done!  Meghan did amazing!!! She was such a big helper and did not act bothered at all!!! YEAH!!!  So, after wards we took her to McDonald's to get a smoothie.  

Nicholas had an appointment later that day to get fitted for his expander.  He got to bite into clay, to make a mold of his mouth. They also doubled up on the spacers in between his teeth. He will get the full expander put in next Thursday.  

Step 1

The spacer is in! Can you see the tiny blue dot between his top teeth? I have been a nervous wreck all day. I was so afraid that this was going to be painful and make going to the orthodontist scary, but Nicholas did amazing! He walked right in, sat in the chair and did not flinch once when they were putting it in. We took him to get a milk shake afterwards and then to Target to spend his allowance. I hope Thursday goes as well as today. Meghan will get her cavity filled and Nicholas will get his impression made.

Plus side to Daylight Savings!

I found a plus side to daylight savings! I know most people say that it is the extra hour of sleep but my kids don't understand that concept... They still get up at the crack of dawn.  Well today we were ready for school by 7am (instead of 8am) so I took the kids to Jack in the Box for some breakfast. 

This is actually their second breakfast, since they were up at 4:50 this morning!

Another day of fun!

Steve and I decided that we needed to have another family fun day!  So we took the kids to John's Incredible pizza.  We had a great day! All you can eat pizza and games! (Sorry about the video posting twice, I don't know how to delete one of them)

I can't believe how big she is getting!

They have a new ride that Steve took Nicholas and Meghan on, it was awesome!

You can spin around like in the teacups at Disneyland. 

Nicholas was a little unsure about it... He did not want Steve to spin it at all...

Yea, everyone survived!

Round two of pizza and ice cream!

Principal's List!

We are so proud of Nicholas for making straight As and having perfect attendance!  We got to go to an assembly at the school and watch him get his awards!  There were a lot of his friend there too and it was cute to see him give them all thumbs up!

Nicholas is in middle in a blue sweatshirt

All the 2nd graders that were getting awards

Can you see Nick giving his "trademark" thumbs-up?

Calling his name...

Perfect Attendance Award

Thumbs up!

Principal's List Award

Thumbs up : )

My Buddy!