Theme Thursday

And the theme this week seems to be CAM !
Yesterday, January 18th, 2012.  Cameron lost his very first tooth.    He also swallowed it. :)

Syd told us the very first time her tooth moved that very first degree in her mouth.   and we heard about every single degree change after.  And the day it finally was either pulled, knocked out or fell out, was a big deal.
Cam was talking to me Tuesday and his bottom teeth looked wacked.   I asked to see them and realized one was darn near out.   I asked to pull it.   he refused to let me.   I tried to convince him.   he stood his ground.    Such a difference.
I think as I wiped his tears away and comforted him about how we could write the tooth-fairy a letter and explain to her that he swallowed it, I might have said, "see, that's why you should have let me pull it."  but I'm not exactly sure.   But lets just agree that I was right.

This is what a smile looks like when you say smile buddy and show me your missing tooth.

Prooooooooooooooogreeeeeessssssssss with vibraaaaatooooo !

I wanted SOOOO badly to tell you this yesterday....but it was all wordless on Wednesday so I had to wait.
But like the pictures from wordless wednesday it had to do with my Cam man dude guy so I'll share it today.

I'm peeing a little.  This is all so exciting.  I can't even TELL you how happy I am today.
So.  last week.  or it could have been a month ago at this point I'm still in a bit of a fog and can't really remember what today is.
Any ways.  what was I saying ?
OH RIGHT !  last whenever. I normally leave the choice of vegetable up to my children who actually eat them.  Nate didn't really have a chance to put his 2 cents in before Cam offered up CORN !   Whatever.   I've heard these empty threats before.   I've eaten my fair share of cold corn off of some wasteful schmucks plate.
This time he wanted me to know he was serious.   As I was putting the foods in their separated places on their plates... I served up the standard 2-3 kernels of  corn on Spencer and Cameron's plates.   Cameron stood with his chin to the counter and asked for more.   I let a couple more kernels fall from the tip of the spoon.  He then requested "LOTS MORE" excitedly....so I heaped a spoon full filling the small area which is normally void of any attention.....he took his plate and walked to the table.
As I headed back to the table with drinks for everyone I noticed Cam shoveling (and I mean fist fulls, not even using a fork) of corn into his mouth.
(jaw drops to floor right ?)
He did it again with peas a few nights or a couple of weeks later.   NO KIDDING !
My kid who won't eat ANYTHING that is said to grow in dirt ate corn and then peas.

and if you mention that they aren't really even vegetables...that they are the crappy sugar filled ones that don't have any nutritional value....I'll stab out your eyes with a corn husk.  because DAMN IT HE ATE VEGETABLES.
It's been 2 years people.

SO WAIT !  IT GETS BETTER !
I make fruit smoothies for them.   I use the frozen bag of mixed berries from Costco.  Blueberries blackberries raspberries etc.    I add yogurt a banana and milk and blend.   It's delicious.   Everyone loves them.   EXCEPT FOR CAM !
"they have chunks mom"
so I would blend it until there was nothing but smooth
"I can still taste it mom.  it's crunchy"
referring to the seeds.
I offered it every time...just like you are supposed to and either one of the other kids would drink it after everyone left the table....or it was wasted and washed down the drain.

Yesterday.   Cam drank his smoothie.    THE WHOLE THING.  almost.
just drank it up.
AND WHAT HE DOESN'T KNOW IS I ADD DROPS OF VITAMINS IN IT TOO !!!!!!
and sometimes I add it to his drink at night.

HA !

I can't tell you how much hope this gives me.
It's that there is a chance of him eating something besides crackers, chicken nuggets and PB&J's.
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uuuuh.  sorry.  I must have lost consciousness with all of this joy and hope in me.

This was a picture from March 2010  Cam is 3 1/2.

Reflecting makes my heart flutter !

Wordless Wednesday

Holy cow....do you know how long it's been since I've done a wordless Wednesday ?   A long time.
I was going to title this sinusitis pressure Wednesday and post pictures of my very inflamed and over filled sinus cavities....but that's as gross as it is impossible so you'll just have to take my word for it.

Well, I guess I screwed up another wordless Wednesday now didn't I.
Ok,  here we go.   wordless Wednesday.

Christmas Want Need Read Wear !

So it's like Valentines day in a few days right, and I'm gonna post on our Christmas stuff. What ? the weather FEELS like March weather so who the heck knows what month it is. My head feels like an over inflated tube going down one of the sled hills here. (might I remind you. we have NO snow) so yeah. Between the flu and this sinus infection cold crap and then the painting and the cleaning and the....ok, enough of my pitty party table for 1.

Christmas eve we set up our presents in the family room under and around the tree for the first time since Syd was a baby. We've been setting them up downstairs so that we can hide them from the kids.
J was absoLUTELY not thrilled about my new W,N,R,W tradition. She made it VERY clear that this was not her idea of a good Christmas...that it sucked...that the kids were surely going to be disappointed.....but that she would support me in my decision to do it.
:)
It was hard for her to see 1 unwrapped present(from Santa) for each child. It wasn't as bad as it looked but I can see how it looked sparse compared to years past. I mean...the babies got A sword :) ha ha

There was this one issue with Syd getting in my locked closet and finding the dry erase board that she had asked Santa for...3 days before Christmas.
Syd had mentioned that she was juggling the idea of an Easy Bake Oven. An easy bake oven JUST like the one Jan bought on Black Friday like 4 months ago because Syd had mentioned it once and so what if she changed her mind from the dry erase board and we needed one and they were sold out of every stinking store in Utah before Christmas ?! oh the pain. the anguish. the decision whether to buy or not to buy.
It was put in the garage per my request to return to the store because NO J. we are sticking with the read want wear need thing....you are NOT going to do this. stop buying stuff because you *think* they'll love it.

SO. THIS TIME. THIS ONE TIME. it worked out. We gave Syd the Easy bake from the garage  Santa (J never took it back) and we explained that we had already bought the dry erase board for her *need* and had talked to Santa about him getting her something else while she wasn't looking. whew 

They were all happy with what they got. They weren't overwhelmed. Plus remember. There are 5 of them and they each play with the others toys. (well except for Syd's stuff) So it was like getting 4 different toys. PLUS there was candy.
Syd hated the way her Easy bake smelled when it was plugged in (freshly cooking plastic) and quickly unplugged and put it away and hasn't asked to play with it since.
Nathan was the only one who commented. He said, "mama, where's my gun ?" I said, "Nate, you asked for a sword." he replied, "yeah, but a wanna gun too."
He got cowboy boots and a gun from his grandma. He was good.

(P.S. I was the mother who said I will NEVER. NEVER have guns, swords, weapons of any kind in my house. not even the guns chiseled out of wood. I made J swear that she wouldn't get them any. I will mark this down as something I said I would never do and did :)

so much violence

death

and pure evil

I do want to add that for the *wear* part of the gift.....Nathan and Ryan got dress up stuff. A knight and a fireman costume. Spencer and Cam both got watches that they wanted. What ? they wear them. :)
We still worked the categories into the wants of the kids.

After coming home from my parents house where we shared the day with my brothers and also J's mom and sister....the kids received PLENTY of fun stuff. So sitting at home at the end of the day....J agreed that anymore would have been too much.

I think we're happy with the Need Want Read Wear tradition at Christmas.  

These Moments Friday

When people say, there's just something about twins.
There is just something about them and it's these moments that remind me why having a twin is super awesome.
It's not about how much water they got on the floor while trying to dump water on the others head.  It's not even about the time they were sliding back and forth and the one on the back hit his back against the faucet and cried for 2 1/2 minutes...almost causing an early exit from the tub altogether.   Nope.  It's all about the fun and having someone there to share it with.

why twins rock #3,423

I'm not dead.
yet.
Almost.
pert near wanted to be.
but not yet.
We've had the flu since Christmas eve. eve. and Spencer, for good measure, had it twice.
Between cleaning bedding and floors and bathrooms and laundry.
I've been doing this.....

14 foot vaulted ceilings can kiss my TOOSH ! and yes.  I'm wearing safety glasses.   Turns out they fog up easy so I wasn't able to wear them very long.   Which was terrible because paint kept flecking in my eyes and made it really hard to see what I was doing :)
4 coats on that stupid ceiling.  long story...bad paint....whatever.   I'm feeling it.

The second picture is down the stairs.   I actually went back over these walls after taking this picture and was able to almost double the amount of puddy that you see here.
At one point J said to me....I should have just re rocked the whole thing.  :)
I take credit for most of it actually.   I'm a thrower and most of the stuff goes down stairs.
I throw toys and clothes and shoes.    If it goes down stairs....I throw it.
The kids now throw it.
The walls have paid for it. :)

My house is more or less one continual wall.    There isn't really a stopping point unless you get to a bedroom....so I basically painted my entire friggin house.  and the rooms that haven't been painted will either get painted or have been painted recently.
I LOVE it.   My walls look so dang clean and nice.   aaaaah.
I also can't put dirty stuff away...so I've spent the last 2 days cleaning and scrubbing everything before placing it back where it belongs.   I think there is medication for this....but it sure feels nice when it's all done.

Hope everyone's New Year is started as fresh and sparkly as mine !

Have a Holly Jolly Christmas in a quesadilla year !

What a fun year this is.   My kids totally get it and are so excited.   I'm off to play rock band with my kids and be IN the moment.   Soak it all in.
I love my life.

An oldy...but always a goody !   Syd was 3 years old here (sigh)  How the time flies

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