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Little Man complained a couple of times last week that one of his molars was bothering him. We were supposed to go to the dentist on Tuesday to get a small cavity filled, so I figured I could ask the dentist about the molar then.
Of course, I got a call Tuesday morning from the dentist's office saying he had the flu and so LM's appt. that afternoon had to be rescheduled. When I went to pick up LM at school, he showed me his tooth and the whole filling had fallen out. And there was a big crack in the remaining tooth! Luckily it wasn't bothering him much, aside from the funny feeling of the crack.
We were finally able to get back into the dentist's office on Friday, by which time the cracked part of LM's tooth had finally fallen off (he was pretty upset as he thought he wouldn't get $$ from the tooth fairy for the cracked part). Well, the dentist took a look at the molar and we decided that since it was a baby molar and it ws already loose, he would pull it out.
LM was SO brave!
I was very impressed with how well LM held up- he tends to be very sensitive about physical discomfort (he's the one who screams when he gets a papercut). So I was expecting a lot more drama when the dentist told him the tooth needed to be pulled. But the only sign LM was really worried was the little wrinkle in his forehead. He did great- the whole tooth came out in two pieces, and the dentist told him that since the tooth got pulled, the Tooth Fairy would bring 2x the $$, which seemed to make it all better in LM's eyes!
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Wow, we've been so busy I haven't had a chance to post for a week! So this will be an epic post, with plenty of photos....
I was worried we wouldn't be able to get to the pumpkin patch this year. Usually, we go to Tanaka Farms, take the tractor ride, and pick our pumpkins from the fields. Unfortunately, the Dearest has been so incredibly busy that he couldn't find the time in his schedule to join us at the farm. So when friends suggested meeting after preschool at a local pumpkin patch, I decided to take the small men and go. We've been to Pumpkin City several times in the past...






There are a few more photos here if you'd like to see them. One thing that is strange about this particular pumpkin patch is every time we've visited, it's been SO HOT! Notice how all the kids are wearing shorts and tshirts? It was probably 90F that afternoon. Crazy!
One of the things keeping me from posting recently was the costume-making for myself and Monkey Boy. Last Thursday, Little Man and I went to the fabric/craft store to buy some last minute supplies. While we were there, LM spent a long time in the kids' craft aisle, looking at all the fun kits. I told him he could buy whatever he wanted as long as he spent his own money. He also had a 40% off coupon that I had given him to use. He finally picked out a dinosaur excavating kit, and as soon as we got home he put on the included safety glasses to excavate his dino:





You can also see the little punkin I carved in this photo...that's the Sanskrit word, "OM"....or my approximation of it anyways!
This past week also involved a lot of planning for our neighborhood block party. Our friends P and D were hosting, so we spent Friday night decorating their garage with sheets, streamers, bats, and spiderwebs. The party was "Come as you're NOT"...and look at these great costumes!







It was SO funny watching the kids run around in circles, trying to bite their doughnuts. I think it might have been even funnier if we'd tried it with the adults (many of whom were a few cups into the beverages!). There are a lot more party pics here if you're interested.
This next week should be a little quieter...I"m looking forward to trying out this new set of paints I picked up:

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When it rained last week, Monkey Boy kept asking if he could go outside and 'catch rain drops'...when I said yes, he immediately ran out wearing just his choneys, PJ top, and rainboots. It was so cute I had to take a photo with my phone (no way I'm getting my camera wet!). Then of course I had to digiscrap it:
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If you read my blog thru Bloglines or Googlereader, come check out my new banner....I just realized it's only been a year since I updated it so I finally got around to making a new one... And since I had Photoshop open, I did some digiscrapping, too:


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Then it was time to head back to the high school for more photos....thank goodness the breeze picked up so even though it was hot, the air was moving. We got the pictures done and headed home to cool off.
It was just as hot on Saturday, when the boys played their first soccer games. Here are some photos for the grandparents...
Monkey Boy doing the 'bowling' drill:


Funnily enough, both the boys have the same color jerseys and socks, and they're only off by one number! There are more soccer photos in my photostream, for those interested. I can foresee lots of soccer-filled Saturdays in our near future! LOL
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