Navia's New Friend

On Thursday an old (not in age, but in knowing her back when we first moved here and Kaleb was just a baby) came over for supper and to practice a couple songs that we were singing at a friend's mother's funeral. Rachel has a boy, Riley, just a little younger than Kaleb and a girl, Brooke, just a little younger than Navia. Needless to say it was kinda hard practicing with the kids because they got along soooo well. Yep - lots and lots of noise!!! The little girls had so much fun playing dress up that I just HAD to take a picture.

Awww - don't you wish you were so carefree again!

The "Extraction"

Today was a two-tooth day for Kaleb.  After breakfast he was walking up the stairs when he looked down at me and told me that the tooth fairy was going to come today because his front left tooth just fell out!  He was excited about this one and we made sure to put it in a safe place that Navia wouldn't be able to reach ; )

This afternoon he had a previously booked dentist appt to pull out a baby molar that wasn't coming out and the adult tooth was already coming in and starting to cut off the baby's roots.  So he figured that he was extra lucky because he'd have TWO teeth to put under the pillow tonight for the Tooth Fairy.  

Well - the excitement soon changed when he got into the dentist's chair.  Suddenly he changed from loving the dentist to refusing to even open his mouth for her to see inside.  That was the first sign that the next 45 minutes might not be good ones.  Not to get into too much detail -  the next moments consisted of bribery, threats, closing doors so other kids wouldn't hear him, manipulation and Kaleb even telling the dentist that he wanted "paper money" and she came back into the room with a $5.00 bill!!!  He didn't like the taste of the topical freezing which set him off to start with - he didn't even feel the needles, but there was a lot of pressure when the dentist went to take out his tooth - it actually broke in 2.  There was a ton of blood, but he has no idea about it.  It's kinda funny because he was watching Ice Age 2 on the ceiling while there were needles and pliers and blood flying all over the place (okay, bit of an exaggeration - tee hee).  

Kaleb after it was all done - with gauze in the hole where his tooth used to be

When all was said and done Kaleb came out of there a bit tired, a bit sore from opening his mouth and $5.00 richer.  Actually the dentist did us a bit of a disfavor because now he expects even more from the Tooth Fairy - inflation!!!  So, I'm off to bed, but not before I go through all our drawers and try and find money for the Tooth Fairy - hopefully he won't be too disappointed - but really - he already got $5 from the dentist!!!

Oh, and as an aside - our dentist was absolutely amazing and we are soooo glad that we took him there and not somewhere else.  She is a keeper!!!

Videos Brade Produced

Brade produced 2 videos for the Gov't of Ontario and their Mumps campaign.  Yep, this is what my hubby calls work.  He had fun on the project and I thought I'd show you a glimpse of the finished projects. . . beware - they're targetted at ages 18 - 25 - hee hee!

Skating Videos

A couple of videos of skating in the backyard.  The best part - I can stay in the house, nice and toasty warm, while they go outside and make all the noise they want out there!!!

"Navia and the Nutcracker"

Our little girl now thinks that she is really Barbie from Barbie and the Nutcracker - yep - it really is supposed to be called "Navia and the Nutcracker"!  Enjoy!  We're going to have to sign this little one up for dance lessons next session!!!

Skating, Cake & Master Jedi - hmmmm . . .

It was a beautiful day on Sunday and so after we had brunch at Cora's we came home and Brade shovelled off the 20 or so centimeters of snow off of the rink that had fallen a couple days previous and the kids had fun skating and playing hockey with daddy for the entire afternoon!  It was a great day.  Meanwhile, I was inside making 10 tunics for Kaleb's Birthday Party this upcoming wknd, and it was nice to be able to do without disruptions :)

 

After skating the kids decorated a cake for me (I had to cut it and creatively figure out how to make it back into a cake seeing that Navia had eaten the middle of it the other day - my "humph" entry . . . yep, you know the one!  So, it was a small, double layered cake that Emma thought should be shaped like a heart - awww!

Daddy's cake almost burned up because of the candles, but mine, well, I'm not as old!!!

Today I made Kaleb's jedi master robe with hood.  It wasn't as hard as I thought it would be - especially because I didn't have a pattern of any sort to make it.  It turned out really well although I really wish I had a surger!  Instead I made all the seams into French seams so that they were enclosed and you don't see the edges.  Kaleb is wearing one of the tunics underneath to complete the ensemble - hee hee!  Now to make daddy's!!!  Yikes - that one will be a little more challenging and I'm thinking a pattern would be easier for an adult, but oh well, I can do this - at least I think that I can (and I don't have to make his as study as Kaleb's because I know that Daddy won't be playing dress up with it like the little one will be.  Emma's now begging me to make her a robe for the tunic - we'll see...)

Jedi Master Bai-ka Mcott

(At least that's his name according to the name generator)

Another year . . .

I guess today I just turned another older and I probably feel 2 years older ;)

I just got this from my parents and thot I'd post it - that pic on the bottom - boy does it remind me of another little girl who is continually dressing up in a blue/black plaid dress, bare-armed and posing as well.  Like mother like daughter!  (oh, and that little girl is still getting into things, but hey, what can I really say - in some ways she takes after her father - hee hee!)