First Lost Tooth

Owen lost his first tooth on November 17th. We wiggled and attempted pulling it out for weeks before. Even his aunt tried pulling it out but that ended up in a total melt down. She did loosen it a lot though. His permanent tooth had already cut through so we told him it was very important to wiggle it everyday to make room for his new tooth.

When he failed to do so, we decided it was time to bribe motivate him with a reward trip to Toys R Us. He could get some Angry Bird Star Wars telepod figures when the tooth fell out. Everyday he'd bother us about going to Toy R Us. We stuck to our guns and said we wouldn't take him there until he tooth was out.

Eventually it was so loose that it was sticking out beyond his other teeth. We told him it wouldn't take but one pull and it'd be out. He finally let Barry try and he was successful. Owen was about to cry when he exclaimed, "I get to go to Toys R Us!"

So Much to Be Thankful For

Not a November goes by that my thoughts are not turned to Owen's and Emma's birth parents. My heart is full of gratitude for the blessings they gave to our family. How appropriate that November is National Adoption Awareness month. We have many acquaintances who have adopted too and I'm sure they feel just as thankful.

With both our families in the area, we end up rotating each Thanksgiving. This year we went to my Grandma's for Thanksgiving Dinner. My uncle from Washington and aunt from Colorado w

Were there as well as my cousin who I haven't seen in a while. It was an enjoyable time. Emma had fallen asleep in the car and slept through the whole thing. She didn't wake up in a very good mood either.