Date Night!

Last night, Wes, Jake, Erica and I went on a Mini-Golf and Coldstone double date. We had a great time! The night started off very well for me-- I got the first hole in one! I really, really stink at mini-golf, so this was especially exciting. Erica followed right after me with her hole in one. Her little baby girl might be quite the mini golfer!
Poor Jake and Wes got two strokes on the lucky hole!
Then a sudden turn of events had me getting approximately seven or so strokes on each hole. I even had one go in the water on total accident. I got chastised by the attendent who told me to "Please be more careful" with a huge smile on her face like she was laughing at me.

Erica kept up a pretty even game with good consistency until we got to a hole with a spinner and I got to switch scores with her! Muhahahah However, even with my luck in score switching and a hole in one, I still got fourth place. Erica came in with the bronze.
And proud Jake got the gold and Wes with the silver only two strokes ahead of Jake.
Of course the husbands had to trick us and play a few video games before we left.

We had a wonderful time, even if I am still horrible at mini-golf. I think that hole in one may have been my first one ever(well, without cheating that is...)!

Assurance

Last night Wes and I were fortunate to have the opportunity to go to the temple. I've been feeing stressed and jittery all week about school, so I needed to calm down about and be assured that what I am doing is the absolute best thing I can do for our family and for Liam. Plus, Wes and I just wanted to be able to go to one more session ahead of time.
We had a wonderful time and I received the peace I needed. I really feel like I can do this and that this is what I am supposed to be doing, without a doubt. Now, I am READY! I'm excited! And I'm thankful that the stress is gone(until next weekend, right?) I can now officially say, "Bring it on!" :)

PS- My hubby took that beautiful photo last night. The sky was truly amazing. Nothing like Nevada sunsets is there? If only we could get rid of the orange cone Nevada state flower already!

Dr. Childs is the Best!

If you notice in the previous post, you can get quite a good look at Liam's chompers with his silly face. I am very careful about making sure he doesn't eat sugary things or have juice regularly and about brushing, etc. Having been in dentistry for about 5 or so years, you would think I would have cavity free teeth. Nope. I brush, floss, fluoride, you name it. I still get those buggars. Anyway, I check Liam's teeth regularly. When he did his silly face for me, I noticed, to my horror, that there was a little dark spot on one of his molars. Being the composed mom that I am, I freaked. I felt like the worst parent in the entire world. I cried. Yes, I cried. I thought FOR SURE it was a cavity on my TWO year old. Who lets their TWO year old get a cavity?! If that wasn't crazy enough, I was half tempted to call my wonderful dentist, Dr. Childs, at home. However, I realized that was borderline insane and waited until Monday. Being the fantastic office that they are, they got Liam in on Tuesday for a little check. I was a little worried how he would do, but we practiced saying "AHHHHHH" and counting teeth before we went. He had a wonderful assistant(see above picture--Dr. Childs sneaked away too quickly to get a photo) who make the experience great. He got to go for a 'ride' in the 'purple chair' and Maria played puzzles with him to help calm his fears. Dr. Childs was awesome and let Liam count his teeth with him. Turns out that it's a little stain that hasn't penetrated the enamel yet. Thank goodness! However, he fluoride varnished his teeth and gave me some other fluoride to rub on the spot with a q-tip. He has to go back in three months(I'll get a picture then!) to check and makes sure it doesn't turn into a cavity. Let's just pray he doesn't inherit my soft teeth. Anyway, Liam was especially thrilled when he got to choose a little car from the toy box. After we got in the car to go home he said something along the lines of "Want to go to Dentist to ride in purple chair and get 'nother toy!" I think it was a success. Here he is at home showing me how he showed Dr. Childs his teeth and with his cool new car.

PS- Jen- I wish you could have been there! We missed you!

Who wouldn't love these faces?

Don't you just love Liam's new silly face?

Big Shoes to Fill

I just love this picture of Liam in Uncle Ben's shoes. I'm sure my big footed kid will eventually fit in these size 12's. Liam loves to wear other people's shoes around the house and pretend he is the owner of the shoes. PS- His cool butterfly necklace is from a nursery lesson. He loved it!

A Day at the Fair

We took a very impromptu trip down to my parents' this weekend for a fun time at the Lyon Co. Fair and Rodeo. Liam had a wonderful time! We helped Nana sell raffle tickets for 'Operation Local Support' and got to enjoy a seriously amazing balloon artist kids' show. This lady was fantastic! She did an awesome show about the jungle and then she made Liam an Elmo hat. So cool! He loved playing in the gator with Izzy. Izzy had a really fun time, too, especially with the Aztec dancers and the balloons. Between the snow cones, horses, dancers, music and balloons, the fair was a success! The downside was the big accident on I-80 on our way home; 45 minutes at a dead stand still one mile before our exit. Oh well, we still had a great time! When we got home he had a wonderful time singing his "ABC's" which he can do all by himself now to Grandma. They also, of course, sang his favorite, the "Jeopardy" song. So cute.
This first one is Liam playing "Little Piggies" with Izzy. They both think it's pretty hilarious, even if you can't tell it from the photo.

Tiny Picassos

Today Owen came over to play. We headed outside and let the kids go at it with the paints. They had a great time! (don't worry, Aunt Pam, it's washable paint!) Liam really enjoyed painting this time. He always likes it, but today he really got into it. But, I think the biggest hit of the afternoon was rinsing them off with the hose and then letting them have a drink from the hose--that is until the hose took on a life of it's own and sprayed them in the face. After that, they just took to washing the dishes like the sweet little boys they are!