It came out!

Today while Aidan was at the doctor's office (yeah, he has strep) his tooth came out. They had just swabbed his throat so he was sitting on my lap. Just after the doctor left the room something fell out of his mouth and bounced off my lap onto the floor. Both Aidan and I were shocked that it was his tooth. He said he just pulled on it with his finger. After I gave Aidan a tissue for the bleeding I scoured the floor to find his tooth. I was shocked how small it was. We put it in a little bag for the car ride home and then he put it in a little yellow treasure box and immediately put it under his pillow. He was so excited and won't stop sticking his tongue through the hole, which of course is the coolest part of losing a tooth.

He asked me how big the tooth fairy was. I told him small enough to sneak in our house and big enough to carry his tooth. He concluded that she was two feet tall but was invisible. Hmm, we will see if we spot her tonight.

Lunch with Aidan

Yesterday at Aidan's school the parents were invited to eat lunch with their child. Lacey was at school and Ryan was at work, so Cassidy and I had a lunch date with Aidan. We were all excited. I asked Aidan what he wanted me to bring for lunch. He started listing off a typical lunch. I had to remind him I could bring ANYTHING. He opted for bread sticks with garlic butter dipping sauce, a red Gatorade and lofthouse cookie. So that is what we had. It was so fun. He showed me all the kids in his class and told me something about them. After lunch we went to the Book Fair (the real reason they wanted the parents to come). He picked out a new reader book, a book for Lacey and a poster of a fighter jet that he has been talking about for a week. Then I walked him back to class. It was so much fun!

As I was there I thought about a time I had lunch with my sister, Rachael. I was in junior high and it was 2 days before the Thanksgiving break. My sister had just returned home for the holiday from BYU. I was standing in line to get my typical hot lunch when I looked over and saw my sister walk in with a big box. I was shocked to see her. She pulled me out of line and sat me down. She continued to pull out of the box my mom's CHINA, place mats and goblets along with a KFC meal. So she and I ate in my lunch room on my mom's finest serving ware. It was so funny and such a fun surprise. I was the talk of the whole lunch room. Everyone noticed and were asking who my sister was. They all thought she was so pretty. It is a moment I will never forget.

My definition of Heaven

Bravery of a Boy

In the last couple of months, Aidan developed a mole on his shoulder. It really bothered him and he would pick at it until it was bleeding. So we decided to go to a dermatologist and get it removed. At the end of August they removed the mole. As is customary, they had to do a biopsy on it to make sure everything was okay. We received a phone call from the dermatologist himself with the conclusion that the mole was actually a Spitz Nevus. Because of this, it was necessary so remove the cells that were deeper into the skin so it wouldn’t grow back. In order to do this, Aidan would have to go to the hospital for a small surgery.

His surgery was this morning. It was early in the morning and we were both a little frazzled. Aidan was so brave though. He only teared up once. I didn’t cry until they took him from me and I was safely in the privacy of the bathroom. Then the tears were impossible to hold back. The surgery only took 15 minutes. Everything went really well. He has 6 stitches on his left shoulder. I was able to see him about 30 minutes after the surgery was over. He was mad when I saw him but I think it was because they took off his underwear without him knowing and that ticked him off. It also could have been that they were going to have to pull his loose tooth so it wouldn't interfere with the tube in his throat. They ended up not having to and he was a little disappointed that he still had his tooth. I was so happy they didn't have to take it out because I wanted him to experience loosing his tooth on his own. He was pretty mellow for a bit but I could see him returning to himself. He had to be wheeled out in a wheelchair which I couldn’t tell if liked or not. Once we were in the car he was acting himself, rocking out to music and playing the PSP.

I am so proud of the cute boy. Seriously he was so brave and didn’t complain once. He is a strong. I am so glad it is over and he is doing fine.

Before

After

Telling the Prophet

Friday night Aidan came over to me on the couch to ask me a question. While he was talking I realized that one of his bottom teeth was sticking out a little bit more than his other teeth. I stopped him mid-sentence and pushed on it. To my surprise it moved! AIDAN HAS HIS FIRST LOOSE TOOTH!!! It is one of those "My boy is growing up" moments. I still can't believe it. Aidan was so excited when he realized that it was loose and what was about to happen in his life. His tongue has been constantly playing with it and everyday he hopes it is the day it comes out.

Saturday we were watching conference and were in the middle of Pres. Monson's talk. Cassidy needed a diaper change and Lacey needed the crayons down so Ryan and I put his talk on "pause" and both left to help the two girls. Aidan was left alone in the living room and he was sitting quite close to the tv. While I was in changing Cassidy I heard Aidan say, "President Monson". I could tell he was talking to him so I listened intently to hear what Aidan had to say to President Monson. He then said, "I have a loose tooth." And I'm sure he wiggled it a couple of times to show him. It was just so cute to hear him say that.

Miracle or a dork?

I lost my cell phone 2 1/2 weeks ago. We have looked everywhere for it. The car, bags, jackets, kids' toy box, under beds and furniture, at the library and Wal-mart. Couldn't find it anywhere. I'm not a real big loser (well, I'm a loser but not a loser) so I have just been shocked that in all this time we haven't found my phone. I came to the conclusion that the cell phone got bumped into the garbage and I took the garbage out and it was gone forever.

Anyway, yesterday I reached into the outside pocket of my purse for my car keys and guess what...I found my phone. I know I looked in those pockets. It was a logical place for my phone and I was surprised when I had looked in my purse that it wasn't there. I had some pass along cards in the same pocket so I think when I did put my hand in the pocket to look for my phone I just felt the pass along cards. So all this time that I have been without a phone, I have just been carrying it around in my purse. What a dork I am. But I would like to believe that I really accidentally through my phone out in the garbage and God provided me with a miracle and got the phone out of the garbage and put it in my purse. That's what I am going to believe so I don't feel like such a dork.

Cotton Candy

We went to a Fall Festival at the Stake Center this last Saturday. The kids had a great time winning candy at all the games, jumping in the bouncers and eating cotton candy. I invested a lot of time into getting them cotton candy. The line took about 30 minutes so I stood in line while they played the games next to me. When I got to the front of the line they stopped the machine and I was questioning if they were out of stuff. The Stake President was the one making the cotton candy and he said that they were just adding more ingredients. I was relieved because I didn't want to get all the way to the front and then have them run out. So Aidan and Lacey were given their cotton candy and I stepped to the side. Well, the Stake President said, "You can't stand in this long line and not get some cotton candy for the two of you." (referring to me and Cassidy) When he handed me the cotton candy Cassidy's face lite up like never before. Thank goodness my friend was right by to quickly take some pics because these say it all.