Lost Teeth

We had some exciting days of loosing teeth in February.

Kimee lost a tooth on Feb. 1.

Audrey lost her first tooth on Feb. 11.

Audrey and Maddi having fun in the bath together. They love to do CRAZY Hair.

 Feb. 26

February Events

We had some exciting events at school in February.

On Valentine's Day, the 6th graders deliver Valegrams to the kids. Kimee and Audrey were excited to get their suckers, balloons and pencils from mom. They were excited to buy some for their friends with their own money. When we went to pick up Maddi from Cathy's, we told her there was a surprise for her in the car. When she got to the car, she opened the door, saw all the balloons and asked excitedly, "Mom, is it my party?" Very cute!
You can see in the picture, Dave got all of his sweethearts flowers. What a special day.

In February, we had the Patriotic Sing at school. Kimee and Audrey wore their flag shirts. So patriotic and cute!

Kimee has a really good memory, so she has always done very well on her spelling tests. Her teacher encouraged her to study for the 3rd grade spelling bee. She practiced off and on and got 1st place in her class and was able to move on to the grade level bee on Feb. 24 (in the library). (It just so happened to be pajamas day.) She tried to cram in some last minute studying that morning.

 And she ended up winning!! I was so proud of her.

This was one of those moments I was so glad to be teaching at the school my kids attend. Her teacher ran in to me a few minutes before and told me Kimee was in the final round. I got to hear her spell her last couple of words to win. It was awesome!

moving Dave's mom

We had a really neat experience with Dave's family on February 4. His mom was getting ready to move in with Carol into their new house. All of the siblings in Dave's family were able to come to an all-day event going through the things in mom's house. It was really neat to have Mom there and hear all of the memories and stories shared about so many items.

We were each supposed to take the things that we were interested in. It was funny, because someone would find something and say to the others, "Does anyone want this?" Someone would reply, "Sure, I could take that." Then it had to be clarified that the asker actually wanted the item, but was wondering if anyone else really wanted it. So we came up with a saying something like, "I am interested or would really like to have this item. Is there anyone else who is interested?" Sometimes we had to choose numbers. Some items were set aside for a later date. Of course, mom kept all of the things she could fit in her new living area at Carol's. Some things were left for the grandkids to choose from. It was such a lovely day and the spirit was there. I bet there would not be another family on Earth that could so respectfully and kindly divide up belongings.

We had to take a break during the day for someone to come look at the house. We went over to Doug and Debbie's and visited and rested for a while.

David S. sitting in the back of Doug's truck.

There were a few big items that had to be decided upon. Mom's china was one of the first items. All of the sisters had their own set. They were starting to discuss which granddaughter would like it when someone asked if I had a set of china. I did not. So it was decided, then and there, that I would get mom's china. I was so excited! Especially since in our new house we actually have a place for it.

That was one of the things I kept thinking throughout the day, that we wouldn't have had a place for much of these things in our old house. I am so glad we moved!

Mom got her set of China in Samoa. The Chinese silk wall panels from Samoa were also a big item. However, there was no discussion there. Mom and Dad had already discussed a long time ago that they wanted David to have them. And we had the perfect spot for them! I just love these.

We also got a glider chair and a bookshelf that we have put in our guest room, 

which we call "Grandma's Room". It fits perfectly in more than one way.

A side note, we went out for dinner with everyone the following week for Mom/Grandma's birthday at Chuck-a-Rama. It was a blast!