It Was Only A Matter of When

Well we knew it would happen someday ...

Little Man would get an injury from simply playing :)

This is what happens when you stand on the arm of the couch and try to fly ....

So after some :

 ~ X-rays

~ A popcycle

~ New stickers

~ Little bit of Advil 

and a 

~Wrapped foot 

We only have bruised growth plates ....

Happy Boy :)

At The Dentist

Yesterday was dentist day for the kiddos. I very smartly booked all three kids on the same day and at the time, then realized I would be a the dentist with three kids at the same time ... going from room to room ...  I needent had worried though, it all went very smooth and John surprised us and scooted over from work to help when the kids were split up ! God bless that man :)

Miss. Halley went first and sailed through her exam, cleaning and x-rays ...

Almost finished ! 

Teeth are cleaned and not a cavity in sight :)

Phew ....

Miss. Maggey got off lucky yesterday. When we got to the dentist they decided it best to wait on doing her exam and cleaning !

Ok, not completely lucky, she's only 8 and has had braces on for the past 10 months !

So they wanted to clean her teeth after the braces are off which happens in only 16 more days :)

This is what she wants as soon as those come off her teeth !

Braces are not fun at any age but  especially not when you're only 8 !

Mr. Cooper was slightly terrified when it was his turn . He kept his eyes closed at the beginning , maybe he was praying that this was just a dream ??? He was  brave though, and even cooperated during x-rays ...Well after Daddy decided to stay in with him while they were taking them.

He didn't get the wonderful " no cavities " news we were expecting ...

Turns out when three of Cooper's molars were coming in, he either had a fever, was on an antibiotic or it could be genetic ~  not from my side of course ;) 

So those three teeth came in without all the enamel on them :(

Which has now grown into cavities .....

I felt like a bad Mom when I heard that ... Maybe I should have brushed his teeth 4 times a day instead of 3 ??????

Then the sweet dentist said " there was nothing you could have done about this " 

Phew ....

So my poor little man has to go back 3 more times between now and Christmas to get his little baby teeth filled :( 

They can only do one tooth per visit because of the freezing and he's so young.

I'm not going to lie to you, I am already praying when his adult teeth come in , the enamel is all there !

Also I am so very thankful my husband has a job with good dental coverage now :)

If not we would not be eating til after Christmas ....

Plus you now know more about my kids teeth than you probaly ever wanted to !!!

Your Very Welcome :)

Birthday Party

We had Cooper's 4th Birthday party on my Mom and Dad's screened in porch ! 

Because haven't you heard it's the best place to host a birthday party :)

I'm most thankful that all of the yellow machines hide the many mistakes I made on Coop's cake. 

The pretty blue ribbons, Cooper wanted to cut himself for party decorations.

Didn't he do a great job ?

Cooper's birthday is just a day apart from his Great Aunt Tammy's, so I felt she needed a cake too ! 

I feel bad now that she got stuck with the green icing, but I had a ton of it leftover and needed it gone :)

My kids may or may not have overdone it on her sprinkles :)

So many candles to blow out now :(

Party Guests ....

More party guests ...

Even more party guests ....

Yep More :)

I didn't get a pic of everyone, and of course no pics of Coop's Mama, 

she is behind the camera :)

Daddy digging into the yummy cake :)

Cutest little birthday guest ....

A new train set all the way from his Aunt April & Uncle Pat in NS ....

NEW Rubber Boots ! 

Cousin Chesley wants to help so bad ....

Aunt Tammy knows Coop well - his very favorite food - made his day :)

The new curtains Great Auntie Carol made for Coop's room. 

Not the greatest pic of them ....

The tractor quilt Great Grammie Jones made for Coop ...

He loves his quilt! There's Grammie sitting in the corner of this pic !

This gift is entitled " what were we thinking ". If it's a nerf gun that says 8+. Then these parents should listen :)

If you were wondering - Yes there has already been one nerf related injury with Cooper at the helm ....

Happy 4th Birthday Cooper :)

We love you so much ! 

Thank-You to: Mimi, Bampi, Great Grammie & Grampie Jones, Great Auntie Carol, Aunt Elaine, Uncle Ivan, Tristan, Gabby, Uncle Johnny, Aunt Tammy. Logan, Tyler, Uncle Ben, Aunt Karis, Chesley, Aunt Nancy,  Uncle Ricky, Luke, Melissa, Colton,  for coming and celebrating Cooper's birthday !

and for his Aunties, Uncles & Cousins who lived to far to come. Thanks for sending packages full of love in the mail :

Auntie Sarah, Uncle Aaron, Blake, Brooke & Baylee

Auntie Katie & Uncle Adam

Auntie April, Uncle Pat & Hunter 

:)

Birthday

Little Man's 4th birthday was this past Sunday, and since we weren't having his big party until the following day, he got to choose what we did that day ! 

So after church we headed over to Maine with my parents for ice-cream and playing in the park ... 

I should say after we waited in a long line at the border for almost an hour :)

So worth it !!!

Just plain ole vanilla was the birthday boy's choice ....

After ice-cream they some how convinced Mimi to play a very quick game of tag ....

Then it was off to the park :)

Lots of hanging upside down ...

Hubby even tried out one of the swings ....

Couldn't resist posting this picture ....

Now that he's 4 , he has mastered pumping on the swings!

With a few pushes first :)

His favorite thing ~ the digger !

Big Sis taking a break ....

We all had a great time playing at the park ...

A perfect birthday for a boy who is 4 :)

We ended the day with a swim ....

Party tomorrow :)

My BOY Is 4

4 years ago today ....

6 weeks early ....

Only 3 hours of labour, scared only after the doctor told me to pray you would weight at least 4 or 5 lbs. My delivery room door left open so the ambulance attendant standing there could be ready to put you into an incubator and whisk you off to a bigger hospital ....

You came out without a cry and full of infection because you weren't quite ready to be born , but proved yourself by being a whopping 6 lbs even though you came a little early ...

Cooper Myles William 

You spent your first hour of life in an ambulance on your way to a NICU ...

We didn't see you until three hours later ...

2 days later we were able to hold you  ...

1 week later we brought you home ... All 5lbs 4 oz... of you ....

We loved you, fed you , and you grew and grew ....

You spend your days smiling and laughing ...

You melt your Mama's heart with your hugs and kisses and " I love you Mama" ....

You so far don't seem afraid of much ...

Now you climb higher and higher ...

You smirk and say " don't worry Mom I'm fine "

You tell me " I don't need any help, I can do it no problem "

 I think you outgrew that little incubator ...

Happy 4th Birthday to my Big Boy ...

Who by the way judging from these pics ... may or may not be in need of a haircut :)