Dentist and Toothfairy...

Austin showing off his "snaggletooth!"

Logan showing off his "special nose!"

I thought February was Dental Health Month! Ha! Well, anyhow, teeth has been a very prevalent theme in our house this month. We all went for our regular cleanings before school started, and while Roger and I were cavity free...both the boys were not. So, the nightly routine of brushing has been lengthened, and Mom is helping the little one...even though he INSISTS he can do "all by myself!"

They both went for their fillings this morning (and sealants for Austin too), and I'll tell you, I was quite worried about Logan going to have this done. Dr. Sturkie mentioned last time that he thought he could do Logan's with JUST the gas and no shot...which was good/bad (for ME). I am petrified of the dentist...hate it, hate it, hate it (though since we've switched, I shouldn't complain at all!!!). So, the thought of getting a filling and not being numb...well....I was nervous for him. But, he was quite the TROOPER!!! No tears, mouth wide open, and even a little silly (hence the laughing gas....)!!! He loved wearing "his special grape-scented nose!" Of course, to him it was very cool (because his brother didn't have one).

On top of all that, Austin lost three teeth in 2 days. So, our house got visited by the Toothfairy twice in the same week. Good thing she had cash! :)

Six Flags

We drove down to Atlanta after Austin's birthday party on Saturday and got up Sunday and went to Six Flags! The boys had an absolute blast. We went with Roger's parents and Caleb got to come too. Kamy was sick and couldn't... :( We've gone to Carowinds in the past over the summers, but this was our first trip to Six Flags. Austin will tell you that it was Gr8 (catch the number joke?)! They rode LOTS of rides. Even though it was quite hot, we were able to cool off with some water rides. Logan got COMPLETELY soaked on ThunderRiver! He had water rush in on him from some rapids, AND he got stuck under the waterfall! Luckily, he thought it was funny! Austin and I didn't get too wet, though, we got lucky! We all had a good time! Here are a couple of pictures...

Here we are with Foghorn Leghorn (one of my daddy's favorite characters!)

We were glad Sylvester and Tweety stopped for a picture even though the lady leading them was trying to get them to leave! :)

Austin was an awesome BIG brother looking after his brother on the rides!


This is Logan under a bridge in Thomas Land. He was excited to ride on the Thomas Train, but that's really all that was in that part. We were a little disappointed because they advertised Thomas Land like it was a big deal...oh well! Logan smiled, and that made it worth it!

On our way out I wanted to take a picture with the roller coaster in the background, and Austin had the idea that he wanted it to look like he was holding it up...Mr. Tough Guy! He has such a sense of humor!

Where Has Our Summer (and Toddler) Gone?

Okay, so EVERYONE that has had children before always tells me that they grow up way too fast, but you don't truly understand that until you have your own. It seems to happen in the blink of an eye. I seriously can remember when Austin was just learning how to do all of his "firsts," and now our "baby" isn't even a toddler anymore...or at least that's what he tells us! All in the same summer he's lost his diapers and is fully potty trained (yeah, no more buying diapers... and :( because that really means he's getting big), AND last week he learned how to swim withOUT his floaties. He's quite proud at both accomplisments (as are we!), but how it makes us realize even more how quickly our little guys are growing up! No matter how big they get, they're still always going to be MY babies!

This is Logan in his "Hulk" towel. Of course, it's his favorite so I have to wash it ALL the time...and hear a little fussing if it's not clean, but then we go with a blue one (his favorite color).

This is Logan swimming ALL by HIMSELF for the vey first time! You can see "Coach JD" close by, just in case. WOW!!! He was SOOOOO excited! Of course, he had to call everyone to tell them about it later on!

This was from the first day of Austin's football practice (before pads). I'll take pictures this week with his pads on and post one of those later in the week. He's LOVING football, and he is very proud of the couple bruises on his arm from all the blocking! It's really "cute" (not sure if it's a good word to use when describing football, but hey, I'm still a mom) to see him look over at us with a huge grin after blocking or tackling someone! His coach is GREAT, and so far football has been a good experience for all of us. His Sportsarama is the 11th. Can't wait to see him play in a game! :)