I haven't done a summary in a few weeks and a summary is where you write about all the stuff you don't write about it a post, but know you shouldn't forget. So here goes:
Grandpa visit
My dad came up for Gabe's baptism a few days early and we got to show him how fun Spokane is in the summer. We did the usual stuff: Riverfront park, Coeur d'Alene hike, Gooeys, Manito Park. He is always so fun to have around; easy, involved, a great grandpa. He didn't even mind when we made him hang out at the Romney reunion for 1/2 a day.
Boys' birthdays
Also, included the usual. Gabe: crepes for breakfast, homemade mac and cheese for dinner, playing with the Daines, and lots of presents. Seth: ebleskivers for breakfast (the kids told him to), a bike and the car backpack he kept telling us he was getting for "pweschool in two days."
Emma's glasses
See these glasses:
We got them in January. The sides have broken off 4 times in the last 8 months. Ryan and the receptionist at the eye doctor have gotten in a few "lively discussions" regarding the quality of the glasses vs. Emma's care of them:
Receptionist: Oh, they are breaking because she's taking them off with one hand.
Ryan: That's how everyone takes their glasses off.
Receptionist: Oh no, we teach our children to take them off with two hands. You have no idea how much pressure taking them off with one hand has on the glasses.
Ryan: Actually, I do as I am an engineer.
Receptionist: Oh really? Since you are an engineer you could design a pair of glasses to withstand that pressure!
Despite the receptionist witty remarks and valiant efforts to keep us from getting new glasses, the optometrist replaced the whole frame and we're hoping for less tape around edges of Emma's eyes in the future.
Cute Seth stuff:
1. Seth started preschool (a co-op we are doing with 5 other moms/3 year olds). You can tell he's the 4th child because I didn't even manage to put shoes on him for his first day of "school". Notice the cherished car backpack.
2. Jane moped around all morning because "I miss Seth. He's really my friend the most." And it's true. One day this week, I kept track. They played together happily and alone(mostly with these:)
for a total of 5 hours. So so cute.3. Cute sayings/persistency:
- If he asks if he can do something that I usually say "No" to (extra TV, snack, putting his swimsuit on for no reason), and I actually say "Yes", he's so surprised that he has to double-check: "You say yes, Mom? You did-ent say No? You say "yes" I can have mo snack? You did-ent say No?"
- ANYTHING anyone says "No" gets this follow-up question: "Lade-oh (later)?" And you have to confirm or deny, because he will keep saying "Lade-oh, mom, lade-oh?" until you do.
- Last week he kept asking for something and I couldn't hear him because there was music and yelling kids and the dishwasher and finally I said, "What?!" And he said, "Mom. You can't say what. You can say "Yes" or you can say, "Lade-oh. You can't say "what". It's so nice to have guidelines.
Gabe's dental work:
Procedure #1: after chewing on the skin being pushed up by incoming molars so violently that he couldn't eat (or brush--can you say HIDEOUS breath), we took him to the dentist where they cleaned up the crud behind the skin, cauterized the nerves and pulled a tooth (something they were going to do anyway).
Procedure #2: One week later, Gabe had 2 more canines pulled, a crown put in and nerve surgery. He got to stay home from school for half a day for that one.
My kids have AWESOME teeth.
And on that cheery and oh-so-informative note, I think I will put you all out of your misery. I promise, no more summaries for a while!
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