Double Dental Extraction Night

Tonight during our read aloud time Kami decided she wanted to pull out her loose tooth...so she set to wiggling and twisting, proudly showing a bit of blood on her paper towel now and then...Then Porter decided it was time his loose tooth got some attention, too. I told them working on teeth while we read was a good thing to do as long as they were quiet. So I read and they both sat there very intent on their loose teeth. Soon Kami popped up with a triumphant grin holding out her tooth... then moments later, Porter produced his tooth. It was cute, and they both have a little baggie with their tooth nestled inside under their pillow awaiting the tooth fairy.



This was a cute picture...Ryan hurt his back yesterday during a scout service project, and has been really sore...so he decided to lay down on the floor in hopes to relieve his back, and listen to our book, and soon after this is what I found!



Right now we are reading the book Caddie Woodlawn while we study the Civil War. We've also read Moccasin Trail and Across Five Aprils these past couple months. I would highly recommend any of these books if you are looking for some enjoyable reading and want to learn a lot too! Our entire family has loved them all....especially because they have made history come alive for us.

Happy Halloween!

Well, this year, Spencer claims it was the funnest Halloween ever! The kids were all sick with the flu. Luckily, we did our pumpkin carving early last week, and they got to dress up for their clogging class last Monday...so they had some fun before the evil strike - Dallin got sick Wednesday, then the rest of the kids woke up Thursday with fevers, coughs, and headaches. Kami had been so excited counting down the days until Halloween, and watching the calendar, and drawing a little picture on the square of the 31st to remind her it was the "big day". So it was sad when yesterday they were all still coughing and had low fevers... so no trick or treating this year (boy am I glad I don't have to deal with 5 bags of candy!)

However, Spencer said it was the funnest day ever, and Kami said "it was better than trick or treating"....why? First we'll check out the pre-Halloween festivites...


Pumpkin Carving...someone was getting a little sleepy!


We had a nice warm day so we could take the mess outside...they all had fun cleaning and carving their own.

Kami really liked the digging out part.

This is the best shot I got of them lit up. Spencer's turned out pretty cute, on the far right. It's the first time he tried one of the patterns.

I'm glad I got a shot of them at their clogging class since it was the only time they really dressed up. Porter the vampire and Kami the Kangeroo also dressed up, but I didn't get a pic of them.

On Halloween day, I decided to try and get them excited about something besides trick or treating since they couldn't go. So I put up a sign that said "Come to the Spectacular Spooky Supper tonight at 6 pm... and wear your costume!" So they were all excited the whole day in anticipation of this mystery meal that I wouldn't tell them about. When dinner time came near, I rented them a movie, and had them all watch it while I made dinner, then they all came out...some dressed up, some not... to a spooky suprise meal.



Eyeballs and fingers...
(eggs and carrots and string cheese)

Rats served on a bed of worms tossed with blood, with a warm bone on the side
(meatballs and spagetti, w/a breadstick)The meatballs looked more like rats in real life than they do in the picture...they were pretty creepy, but tasted good!


Mmmmm, yummy rat!


....and last of all, a witch's hat.
(Icecream cone stuffed with chocolate icecream and a brownie brimmed hat)

So although they didn't get to go trick or treating, and some of them were drugged up on Motrin, we had fun, and made a great memory and maybe a new tradition?