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 :)

Fall Decorating and Great Pics

This blog post should really be titled " who taught Shan how to take such bad pictures ... " and why in the world can't she figure out the settings on her camera ?"

You'll soon know why once you scroll down to look at the beautiful pics I took yesterday !

Playhouse all decorated for fall ...

Cost of decorations $ 0

You can find all kinds of things in the woods or around your property that look great all mixed in together .

Very festive! 

Looks like fall around here :)

This is my most spectacular photo! I hope your not blinded by the light :)

I know you would never guess by this picture but that flower box is actually brown !

Who would like to hire me to do their wedding photos ????

Cornstalks , cattails and pumpkins ....

Again - $0

Is there a better way to decorate ???? :)

My trees turning a beautiful color ...

Soon all these leaves will be all over the yard ....

The kids can't wait !

While I was taking 5 whole minutes to walk around my yard taking amazing photos...

My girls were busy reading ...

and doing their cursive  ....

Cooper and his new friend Jamie .....

were working hard in the dirt ...

which basically means .... digging holes in the driveway ....

again - not really this bright out !

Enjoying the last few days I'll beable to do this ....

and ....

here we are at 13 weeks :)

As For Me and My House

12 Weeks & Baby Names

We did it !!

We made it to 12 weeks :)

This might seem kind of a silly goal to most but ...

I was exactly 12 weeks last year when we found out our baby had not made it.

So getting to this goal was a big deal for me. I've been very nervous up to this point .

Now I feel like I can finally relax. 

Everything is going great. 

Baby is great :)

I am definatley growing ...

Still a little sick and tired ...

but this will pass ...

Healthy baby that's all that matters :)

Everyone here is very excited about our little one that is on the way.

We all have our guesses on Boy or Girl .

John ~ Boy

Shannon ~ Girl

Halley ~ Girl 

Maggey ~ Boy

Cooper ~ Boy

We find out on November 23 :)

If we don't back out from finding out that is ! We never have before. We're more the surprise when the baby arrives kind of people. Still love that ! On the other hand - I would like to be prepared :)

With summer over and more time spent indoors it's given us more time to compile lists of baby names we like ... I'll give you a short list of some we love .

GIRLS 

      

~ Sadie  

~ Bethany

~ Josey 

~ Miley

~ Tessa 

~ Lyla

~ Maria

~ Blaire

~ Farrah

~ Paige 

~ Janey

~ Marcey

~ Jessa 

BOYS

~ Hudson

~ Barrett

~ Canton

~ Elliott

~ Cash

~ Lincoln

~ Dawson

~ Lancen

~ Jack

~ Samuel

~ Deacon

~ Simon

 ~ Cord

~ Jesse 

~ Axle 

 ( Ok, John is not actually a fan of Axle  - YET :) )

That's our list :) I'm sure we'll knock some off or add as we go along .

Feel free to tell me the ones you love.

Family and Friends ~ Inbox, text or tell me in person :)

The ones you like not the ones you don't like :)

Have a great day everyone :)

Fall

Fall is here !

We are ready ...

We've gone from summer mode to preparing for the long winter ....

but ....

Until the snow starts falling we are going to enjoy the outside for a little longer ....

Sunflowers are still blooming ....

A lone bee finds one last flower ....

The beauty of the fall ....

Also the warning of colder weather coming soon ....

Trees are turning out behind my Dad's barn ....

Bright firey red  ....

The morning sun shining through the tree in my Grandparents front lawn ....

Picture stolen from my mother ....

With her permission of course :)

Applesauce is made ....

Cranberry Jelly is ready for turkey time ....

School is going really good this year !

The girls love their new Math.

We switched from Abeka to Saxon this year 

and so far .... they enjoy everything about it ....

Phew ....

The kids started back at Awana last night, this is Mr. Cooper's paper . 

He's also really into drawing lots of pictures throughout the day ....

On another note :

Miss. Maggey gets her braces off in 26 days  !!!!!!!

and

My sister, nieces and nephew arrive in 29 days !!!!!!

Enjoy the Fall  :)

The Gaithers

This past Friday night I headed to Bangor, Maine to see The Gaither's in concert. I was taking three of my Great Aunties ( my Grammie's sisters ) down. I volunteered to go with them since none of them like to drive on the interstate or in the city. I was looking forward to going though John and I usually go to concerts that are a little loud and a little more rockin' shall I say ....

You see I went to The Gaither's when I was 18 with my family ....

but I was in Love with this guy ...

he was 8 hours away at the time ....

and pretty much on my mind 24 hours a day ...

So I don't remember the concert ....

I remember going and that's about it !

Good thing I married him :)

and then I heard this guy was coming to a town near us on the same night ....

and I love his music ....

You can hear some of his songs on the Fireproof and Courageous soundtracks ....

but I was already committed to The Gaithers ....

I really was looking forward to going but ....

I was more excited about a little of this ....

and a little of this ...

Remember, we live in the country - this stuff is 2 hours away ....

It doesn't happen very often ....

You see we usually go to concerts and see people like these guys ...

Seen The Newsboys 3 times ....

and then again when they got a new lead singer ....

Seen these guys .... 

My Mom found this ....

With Third Day along long time ago ....

and this guy ....

seen TFK ....

we've seen this Country Man ....

and his wife ....

Now get ready ....

Don't be jealous ....

We've seen these guys twice ....

and once again when Greg left and Sam came in the picture ....

Yep - we know how to get our WIGGLE on !!!!!

The Gaither Vocal Band

Wes Hampton, Michael English, Bill Gaither, David Phelps and Mark Lowry

and now I can't believe I'm admitting this but ....

I've never heard anyone sound as good live as The Gaither Vocal Band.

They sing amazing!

I loved the concert :)

I'd like to point out that admitting this does not make me old ....

It does however ....

Make me older than 18 now :)

but not much older ....

I should add that I had a great time with the Great Aunt's :)

I have no pictures to prove it though 

because my camera stayed in the car the entire trip ....

I was very much on the ball :)

Remember you lose brain cells when your pregnant ....

I believe this to be Fact :)