Hurry! Look fast!

You better get a fast look at this girl's face. You see, she lost her first tooth on Friday morning. She's barely 5 and I just noticed the week before that she had 2 loose teeth. As soon as we made that discovery, that girl was on the business of making the tooth very loose. And her brother and sister were making deals - trying to get her to let them pull her tooth, making offers if she let them pull her tooth. Even her cousins got in on the act. Madison was all set to pull Edie's tooth.

Then Friday morning came around. She got up and went to the bathroom. Then she came to me and asked if her tooth was gone. And it was! Amy and I searched around the bed that Edie slept in, and that tooth was nowhere to be found.

Fast forward to today - she still had the neighbor tooth hanging in there, but it was loose, too. Late in the afternoon, she ran up to me and bumped into my arm. I told her to quit hitting my arm with her mouth, then looked in her mouth and noticed that the other tooth was gone now. And she didn't even realize it was gone!

So you better take a look at this cute mug before she loses another tooth...literally!

On the Road Again...

Wayne left last week for a new adventure on his bike. This time, he has a friend traveling with him and they've hit some of the most beautiful parts of the United States.

Unfortunately, his riding buddy has had a few problems with his bike. Nothing mechanical or that would slow them down too much - just enough to be irritating.

Here are a few photos from their trip. The first is from Scott's Bluff:



Beartooth Lake, WY:



Wayne's riding buddy Mark, after 15 minutes of driving in Montana:



Springtime in Glacier National Park:

Wow - Pink Overload

I forgot to post pictures of Edie's birthday party, so here they are. She was definitely feeling the Princess theme! Here she is with Chloe and a friend named Kinsie:



She had a great time getting dressed up, then dolled up. They did hair, a bit of makeup, then their fingernails. Edie and her friend Hannah (who's 1 day older and always does parties with Edie) took a princess oath and got tiaras to wear. All in all, it was a beautiful princess-y day!

Happy Fourth of July!

Wayne is on the road with a friend this week - they're headed up one side of the Rocky Mountains, then back down the other side with Glacier National Park as the furtherest point on their adventure.

The kids and I decided to participate in a Fourth of July parade with the local MINI club. Amy and her kids went with us and Maddy and Harrison rode with us in the parade, too. Bet you didn't know we could fit 6 people into a MINI, did you? We were the only convertible, out of about 20 cars. And the only yellow one! There is a reason I chose a yellow car - I wanted it to stand out, and it does!

We hope you're having a fun and safe holiday - there is so much to be thankful for!

Happy Day-Late Birthday, Edie!!!

Edie turned 5 yesterday. I can't believe that it's been 5 years since she made her dramatic appearance. She was supposed to be the easiest delivery - the third child. Wyatt had been quite an effort; Chloe was so much better...I figured Edie would just come bounding out.

Instead, we found ourselves at the hospital, prepping for a C-section just a couple of hours after we arrived to start the inducing procedures. Thankfully, she was perfectly healthy and has been ever since.

Edie is a beautiful, sweet little girl who loves dancing, singing, wearing fancy shoes and sunglasses. She has the sweetest dimples that always get attention - she *knows* she's cute! And now she's five.

We visited Chuck E. Cheese yesterday with Wyatt and Chloe, a couple of cousins and some grandparents. The kids all had a great time, and so did the adults. Edie's "kid" party will be tomorrow at a girly place near our house, so she'll get her fill of dressing and being treated like a princess.

Happy birthday, big girl!

South Carolina Fun

Thought I'd share some pix from the visits to the beach over the last few days. We went out early yesterday morning and enjoyed the beautiful beach, nearly alone. The nice thing about where we're visiting is that it's still not built up with hotels and chain restaurants like other beaches on the east coast. When we left the beach around noon, there were maybe 5 other sets of people around us.







Be sure to check out the Youtube link on the right with Edie explaining how to make a sand castle. I'll upload a couple of more videos later, so check back in the next day or two to see Wyatt and Harrison riding the waves!

Hope you all are having a great Father's Day. Wayne took Wyatt and Harrison into Charleston today to visit Patriot's Point and see the aircraft carrier and submarine there. Amy is out with Maddy and their friend Stephanie, picking up Taylor and his friend Turner. So the girls and I are having a quiet day at the house.

Put a Fork in Me

I'm done.

We made it out of town! I boxed up most of my house and supervised the moving of all of our possessions to a storage unit in town. There is still some stuff in the house, and Wayne has taken over packing the things that remain that he feels should be gone.

The kids and I left town with my sister on Monday and headed to Atlanta for a couple of days of fun. We visited Stone Mountain and the Fernbank museum. We stayed up late. We slept in late (easier to do when you've lost an hour!).

Yesterday, we made the trek from Atlanta to just south of Charleston, South Carolina. That drive was much less painful than the 14 hours it took to get from Dallas to Atlanta!

We had a little excitement this morning as we were driving into Charleston. A deer ran in front of the car and Wayne couldn't avoid hitting it. Thankfully, none of us were injured, but the deer didn't fare as well, and the car didn't, either. We drove straight to the rental agency and turned it back in. Looks like this Mustang won't be roaming free for a while:



Once we got that taken care of, we headed back out and went to Fort Moultrie. Very interesting fort that's survived in one form or another since 1776. The kids had fun doing the Junior Ranger badge requirements. Afterward, we stopped for a bit of cold refreshments. Some of us enjoyed it more than others:



Looks like tomorrow we'll hit the beach early, before it gets too hot, then spend the afternoon hanging out at the beach house. It's so nice for all of us to be together and take a break from the goings-on at home.

Hope you and yours are doing well, too!