We're back

We're back!  Yes, it's true, I am attempting to blog once again.  We finally got internet at our home so now I have no excuses, right?  I'll give you a quick update of the past 9 months:  Actually, scratch that...too much has happened in the last 9 months.  I'll tell you what has happened in the last month instead :)

Will started 1st grade!  He has Mrs. Woodbury, who was Clark's kindergarten teacher long ago.  He loves the current unit they are doing on bugs.  He has already filled his bug box with 9 bugs. Mrs. Woodbury suggested catching the bugs, sealing them in a plastic bag with a cotton ball soaked in nail polish remover, and then pinning them in the bug box.  Sadly, we found that our first few bugs were not all the way dead after sealing them in the plastic bag.  They started to move while they were pinned in the bug box.  Now we know to keep them in the plastic bag for several hours before assuming them dead!

Addy is learning new things each day. Her new passion is toothbrushes.  As shown in the above photo, she often likes having 3 within arm's reach.  She gets quite upset if I go into the bathroom, with her on my hip, and I don't give her a toothbrush on the way out!  She does have 5 teeth now.  She scoots faster than ever, but no first steps yet. Her favorite words are, "Pepper (our dog), cracker, ball, bye-bye, hi, da-da, ma-ma, apple, good girl, and one (how old she is)."

Yep, that's an adult tooth Will is showing you!  He lost his first tooth while in Laramie.  He mentioned his mouth hurting so I looked and saw that he had an adult tooth growing behind his baby tooth.  I asked if his tooth was loose and he wiggled it and with smiles in his eyes said, "Yes!" He spent most of the day wiggling it and then after the football game, he was ready for Clark to yank it out.  Clark wrapped floss around the tooth and before Will knew it, it was gone and he was $1 richer.

Here's the best smile I've gotten from Addy so far.

Will (and Rosie . . . I will post her picture next!) started soccer last month.  Will is on the Orange Mustangs team.  It consists of 6-8 year olds.  Rosie's team is the Green Gators and it has 3-5 year olds.  They usually play one game a week.  Will is loving it!  In one game, he scored 4 goals! Before bed, I ask what he was thankful for that day and it is usually, "That I got to play soccer today."