Tooth Fairy

The tooth fairy will be making a stop at our house tonight. Ryan lost his very first tooth! He was a little scared and sad when it first came out, but when we reminded him that the tooth fairy would come, he changed his attitude. His first reaction "which of my friends is outside to tell?" He proudly showed the neighborhood his missing tooth tonight. Every single one of the kids stuck their fingers in his mouth to check it out. I'm sure they were very clean though!!! Ha! I just hope Ryan sleeps tonight when he is waiting for the tooth fairy to arrive!!!!

First

Ryan had these in his school mailbox when I picked him up yesterday. When I asked him about them, he said "I picked you flowers today, Mom....well, actually, they are just dandelions, but they are for you!" My first 'flowers' of the season - love it! :)

Graduation

Why is it that just looking at this photo makes me think the next 12 years are going to fly by and I am going to be looking at him in his 'real' cap and gown? I want to slow down the time and enjoy every single day. Here is my adorable pre-school graduate - complete with road rash on his face and all - a perfect Ryan look! :) We are so proud of you, buddy!!!!!

This and that...

Grace brought Carter his birthday gift tonight - a pair of Spiderman swimming trunks - pretty fitting!!!!! :)

Checking out the Spiderman tag:

Ryan and his star:

We decorated his star for school with Kyle's bendaroos (but don't tell Kyle that!!!):

Carter's batman mask he made at Jill's today - he wore it all night:

Bet you wish you were lucky enough to live with crime fighters!!!

Carter had his 3 year well check yesterday. He is 43.2 pounds and 41" tall - the average size of a 4 1/2 year old! He is doing well. We are having him evaulated at Children's for a possible tonsillectomy/adenoidectomy this summer. Both Kyle and Ryan had the surgery and we are hoping to help Carter's constant sickness during the winter months by removing his enlarged adenoids. I don't necessarily want him to undergo surgery, but if it will make him more comfortable in the long run (as it has Kyle and Ryan) then we will do it. His consult with his surgeon is in 3 weeks - I'll keep you posted!

Carter's 3rd Birthday Party

We celebrated Carter's 3rd Birthday party today. He had such a fun time with his friends. I don't ever remember it being this beautiful this early in the year - it was 70* outside and the kids played outside all day. Nice!!!!

I'll give you 3 guesses as to Carter's theme for his party today...
Ready?
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Did you figure it out yet? :)

This kid eats, sleeps, breathes Spiderman. He sings the theme song in the car. He watches the movies. His room is decorated in Spiderman. He has all of the action figures. He reads the books. Yep - he loves Spiderman!

Opening gifts:

Ryan opened most of his presents:

A new talking Spiderman!

Birthday Boy:

With his Spiderman cake:

He picked it out all by himself:

Nice enough to eat outside today:

Happy Birthday song:

Blowing out candles:

This is a lot of work!

More gifts - it's fun to have birthdays!

Thanks to everyone that came to celebrate with him and make his day special!!!

Impromptu

We had an unexpected visit to the farm this weekend. Evan's uncle Dick passed away, so we ventured up north. We left the kids at Mom and Dad's and headed to Silver Bay this morning for the funeral services. This gave the kids time to enjoy the great weather outside on the farm. They had such a blast. They come home covered head to toe in dirt, and happy as a clam!!!

Carter and his shadow, Ella:

Ryan jumping on the trampoline:

Doing his running and jumping move - I had to click fast to catch him!

Carter and I heading out on a four wheeler ride:

Stopping to pick up Ryan:

All 3 of us heading out - "through the ditch, Mom, through the ditch!"

Carter and I jumping on the trampoline:

We had so much fun - I wonder how long we jumped?

One of my favorite pictures Evan took last night:

Grandpa teaching Ryan the ropes of playing horseshoes:

Just like this...

Ringer! But you might be standing a touch close to the pin, buddy!

Moving him back a few steps:

Carter giving it a whirl - ringer!!!!

Ready, set, go - taking off on a race!

Sunset in Mom and Dad's pasture:

Leftovers

We had leftover cupcakes after lunch. Can you tell?