I started a new blog. It’s really new….hardly anything is there yet. But, if you want to follow along I’d love to have you!
It’s going to be different that this blog. This is a blog about our family. The new blog is going to be public and is a mom blog. I’ll probably have lots of the same things, but also different things on each blog. I’ve thought about doing this for a LOOOOONG time and finally decided to take the plunge.
Here’s the link:
Spring is finally creeping it’s way into Idaho. I always feel like we’re a month or so behind everyone else in the country. I really don’t mind…except for springtime. And if it wasn’t for the darn internet, I wouldn’t even notice. Every year, people start posting pretty spring pictures. Here it still looks like the dead of winter. The other stinky thing about Idaho’s springs is the WIND. It is really non-stop. So, when we finally get a warm, non-windy day, we have no choice but to take full advantage.
And, that’s what we did! I rounded up two of my favorite friends: Melissa and Emily, and we all met up at the park with our kids. The weather was PERFECT!
As Bria’s gets older, she’s starting to like hanging out with the moms more than the kids. I was the same way when I was her age. She did play on the playground some, but not even long enough for me to get a playing picture. It makes me a little bit sad that she’s getting older!
After the park, we headed across the street to get some ice cream. Melissa and her kids had to leave, so they missed out. It was amazing ice cream! It’s actually a frozen custard and had a completely different texture than any ice cream I’ve ever had.
I forgot how good warm weather feels. It’s been windy and cold ever since we went. It makes me excited or even warmer weather.
Did you know that Bria is friends with the tooth fairy? It’s true! I’m pretty sure that’s the first thing she is going to tell her teacher after spring break. She first met the tooth fairy at the Women’s Expo last October.
She’s had a loose tooth for quite a while. When she first noticed, she begged her dad to yank it out for her. But it wasn’t ready yet. After weeks of trying to get it out, she finally lost her tooth on Sunday. She was so excited, she quickly wrote a note to the tooth fairy:
And she more or less asked the tooth fairy for TWENTY DOLLARS! Apparently there are kids in her class that insist the tooth fairy has left $20 for a single tooth. Either they have one rich tooth fairy visiting, or somebody is feeding my daughter with tall tales.
Anyhow…the tooth fairy very graciously answered back in tiny fairy letters:
And, she cleared up the misunderstanding. The tooth fairy will, apparently, leave $20 for a tooth, but only if the tooth is made of pure gold. Bria has since been scheming up ways to get herself a gold tooth. I’m pretty sure the dentist is going to have some pretty strange requests next time we go in. But more importantly, the tooth fairy agreed to be her friend.
At our house, April Fool’s Day is highly anticipated. A few years ago, I made a bowl of cereal for the kids. I poured the cereal and the milk and then put it in the freezer overnight. The next morning, I poured a little bit of fresh milk on top (to make it look more real) and served it up. Our kids were pretty little, too. But it made such an impression on Bria, that they haven’t forgotten and often ask when the Joke Day is.
This is what we did this year:
First, I snuck (sneaked?) into their rooms in the middle of the night to do this:
I didn’t get Bria. She is way too light of a sleeper! I tried but woke her up and pretended I was checking in on her. Max was furious with me for half the day. I really think it was more funny for me. I had a hard time controlling my laugh while I was painting his moustache on. I can’t believe I didn’t wake them up!
We had one more joke and missed getting pictures of Bria or Max. This is what I did. The night before, I put a tiny drop of food coloring inside the bristles of their toothbrushes. Bria had yellow and the boys got orange. They all, of course, thought it was so funny.
Bria even joined in on the fun this year. All day, she tried to pull pranks on me. Her best was when she pushed the ringer button on the phone and I actually came out looking to answer it. She laughed and laughed. That’s my girl.
April Fool’s Day is so fun! I’m just wondering what I’ll do when they get older. Any clever ideas?
