Conor lost his 1st tooth!

This was a big shock at our house. We didn't even know his tooth was loose. Conor actually didn't know what happened. He bit into that ball sitting next to him for some reason and tugged hard enough that it hurt, so he went to the bathroom because he tasted blood. It never ocurred to him that his tooth fell out. He then comes to me to show me the hole and I was shocked. I asked where the tooth was and he just looked at me like, what tooth? Then he sort of got a little concerned. I reassured him that it is OK to lose your tooth and we were able to find it on the floor. Daddy had to throw in his little concerned medical training (not dental, mind you.) This was not a fun twist, but we all got over it and Conor was soon excited with the prospect of the tooth fairy coming to visit. Congratulations Conor! My first born is growing up...

Washington Bear Lake

This weekend we happened across this little man made lake that isn't all that far from our house. It is actually called Bear Lake. Much smaller then the Bear Lake we are use to. We drove by it on our way to a soccer game on Saturday and I decided I wanted to go back on Sunday to check it out. It was a beautiful fall afternoon and they have a paved trail around it so we walked around and threw in some rocks and sticks and enjoyed the weather. On our way home we stopped at the moose park that has a zip line swing. The kids loved it! The parents thought it was pretty fun as well. We had a contest to see how far back we could roll back after the initial finish.

Conor Moment

Since Josie had on a dress yesterday and it is too cold to wear sandals now, I broke out the dreaded tights, she happened to be wearing cream. Conor didn't even notice until he touched her leg in church. He does a double take, then touches them again and looks at me sort of concerned, and says: "Mom...Josie's legs are really really dry!" What a concerned brother.

Pumpkin Fun

Today Conor went on a field trip to Greenbluff. Josie and I got to tag along. We learned about apples, went on a hayride, explored a corn maze, and got to pick out a pumpkin. I snapped a few pictures and thought they were worth posting.

I thought these pictures of Josie turned out super cute.

Showing off the pumpkins

Here we are on the hay ride

This is Conor's class in front of the talking pumpkin. Conor asked me after if there was someone inside doing the talking. He was very skeptical.

8 things - Tag

I have been "tagged" Which means I get to answer these questions that I'm sure everyone needs to know about me.

8 shows I like: CSI-Las Vegas, CSI New York, Criminal Minds, Dirty Jobs, Cash Cab, Lost with Out a Trace, Bachelor, NBC Evening news

8 things I did yesterday: Slept in, Watched general conference, Made some cards, Scrap book journaling, Made blueberry pancakes. Drove to the South hill, Had a taco bar with some friends, Gave Conor a shot

8 things I am looking forward to: My bike ride on Saturday, Getting a gym membership, Learning about insulin pumps, Josie using words to communicate, A new kitchen, Putting the kids to bed, Finishing the valence for my kitchen, Kevin having a day off

8 things on my wish list: My house being decorated exactly how I want it. No more diabetes, An island in my kitchen, A new wardrobe, Grass in the backyard, A family chef, A bosch, Kids that listen the first time.

8 people I'm tagging: Melissa D, Jerilyn, Erica, Emily, Kelli, Debbie, Abbie, and Melissa N.

Kid Moments

Both Conor and Josie did something today that made me laugh and of course I want to remember. Conor and I have been working on what sound each letter makes. Unbeknownst to me Josie is also working on this. We were working on the letter K, and I asked Conor to tell me the sound that belongs to K and Josie pipes up with a perfect KKK sound. I find this especially funny because this is coming from a 1 year old who refuses to speak. Maybe she will learn to spell before she acutally forms a complete word. I guess she needs to spell if she is going to be typing. (earlier post)

I think Conor is a pretty brave kid, but he has a tender spot for scary Halloween stuff. He wants to like it so much, and always begs to go down the Halloween aisles at stores, but is quick to run the other way if something makes him jumpy. For the last few days I have been hearing about a witch that is sitting by the door at his friend Caleb's house. He has asked me to walk over to their house to help him get past the witch. I have said it is pretend and to be brave and get over it (nice mom I know). Today I found out that he had knocked on another neighbors door to see if their older boy would go over to Caleb's and knock on the door with him. So, I had to go over and see what all the fuss is about. You would expect something awful...but no. It is basically a picture of a witch that is m0vement sensitive, so when you walk by it cackles and then will open her eyes and stick out her tongue. It is maybe 8x10 and it isn't even eye level, it is just sitting propped up against the wall. Conor won't even go up on the front porch until someone opens the door, then he bolts past inside. Hmmm...I am assuming it just startled him one time pretty bad and he just can't get over it.