Riley Loses A Tooth

Well, really she lost two teeth! A few weeks back Ri asked me to check if she had any loose teeth. I'm not sure what prompted her to ask, but I definitely wasn't expecting to find any. After all, she's still only 5. Not even in kindergarten yet!! I was surprised to find two bottom teeth loose. A couple weeks later, while in Minnesota, one fell out. She had a look of complete terror until I reminded her that the tooth fairy would be making a stop by the hotel. Then, a couple weeks later while in Spirit Lake she lost her second tooth. Now she has one big tooth growing in and another loose tooth on the bottom. She is just growing up too fast and this was the first glaring reminder that my girl isn't a baby anymore. In just a few short weeks I'll be dropping her off at kindergarten.

Oh, and the going rate of a baby tooth in our house? $1 that is spent in the first few hours of ownership!

Safety Town 2014

Riley attended Safety Town this summer. Safety Town is a week long camp that teaches safety skills to incoming kindergartners. I remember attending and volunteering as a little girl so I was excited for Riley to attend!

Spirit Lake 2014

We had another successful vacation at Spirit Lake this summer. We were lucky to go up over the 4th of July again this year. The kids look forward to spending time with Grandma and Aunt Marilyn. Even though vacations with three small children isn't very restful, we had a lot of fun in the water, playing mini golf, and going to Arnold's Park. Brett and I were even able to sneak off to watch the US men's team play their final game in the World Cup.

Cole Carlson: 1 Year, 6 & 7 Months Old

With all that is going on these days...summer fun, swim lessons, tennis camp, and vacations I missed a monthly update on Cole buddy.:( Here is what he's been up to these last two months.

* He has grown into a little boy. He stomps around with his chest out and his handsome little grin.
* He is ball obsessed! We travel everywhere with a ball in tow. If we don't all we hear is "ball! Ball! Ball!"
* He is sitting at the table with us in his booster seat. He uses his spoon and fork like a champ! He gets upset of you don't give him one and will let you know until you get him something to eat with.
* he is a tidy little boy. Last week he had some grapes at the park. I tried to take the empty baggie, but he stomped away. He put the baggie on the stroller and went back to playing. Five minutes later he wandered over to the stroller and then walked around to all the trash cans until he found one he could reach and threw it away. It was so sweet to watch!
* he is wearing mostly 18 month clothes...even if they are extremely baggy. He is in a size 3 shoe, but ready for a 4.
* he is between 18-19 pounds.
* his hair has some natural curl and lightens each week.
* he has a mouth full of teeth. He is still missing one of his front bottom teeth...I'm not sure there is room for it.
* he loves to go up and down the stairs and can do so on his own now.
* he is talking a bit more, but still prefers taking you by the hand to show you what he wants or pointing.
* he says "ball, car, mama, mom, gama, pop." We think pop is for Harp and any loud noise.
* he doesn't want to be left out of anything and has quite the temper!
* he is drinking whole milk again.
* he is just so darn cute!!! He melts my heart every time I look at him!

Summer 2014 Pictures

Its been a fun and fast summer! It's hard to believe that school starts in 4 short weeks. Here are some of our highlights!!