Toothless

Cam lost his first legitimate tooth and he pulled it all by himself with a minimum amount of drama. I say legitimate as opposed to the others that have been pulled at the dentist. I prefer to have cameron do the work himself because then the tooth fairy has to pay up instead of the hundreds of dollars (yes, hundreds) we've sent along to the dentist for the other holes in his mouth.

Random Memories

I remember at some point in my childhood, thinking that my taste buds were falling off. Danae and Christine willingly tested my theory by mixing up a nasty concoction (think salsa, milk, herbal tea, tabasco...)for me to taste. To encourage me, Tam told me she would give me a dollar if I drank it which of course I did, I couldn't pass up a whole dollar. Tam did follow through and pay me...in pennies.

Yay for #2

So the Phillies are in the World Series. I know most of the world really doesn't care, but that is a pretty big deal at our house. I have learned that I need to just enjoy having my teams make it to the championship and consider that an accomplishment in itself because, well, my teams don't win championships-at least not since the Broncos and the Avs came through. Whether it is teams we agonize over like the Eagles and Coach Pitch Girls Softball, or teams we follow with mild interest because they compete in our state like the Cavs...they all make it to the championship, but lose! Let's Review:

Since 2005, the Eagles lost the Superbowl to the stupid, evil Patriots, the football Buckeyes lost two national championship games in a row, followed by the basketball Buckeyes. The Cavs lost the NBA championship, the Rockies lost the world series to another stupid Boston team, the Mighty Mighty Hornets of Westerville lost the WYBSL Girls Coach Pitch Softball championship to the Mighty Mighty Mustangs, And the Moutain Men lost the Sabbath Breakers Fantasy League Championship to Pikes Peak Lightning. Even the Columbus arena football team lost the arena bowl last year.

So, as excited as we are about the Phils, I have no faith, no reason to believe they will win. I'm going to try to just enjoy the series and be glad they made it. With this new perspective I might be able to make it through these games without feeling like I am going to throw up!

Sleeping like...a baby

Hudson slept until 5:00 a.m. the other night, then ate, went right back to sleep and didn't wake up until 8:00 a.m. Woohoo! He hasn't done it since then of course, but I sure enjoyed it when he did!

The Boy

Hudson isn't exactly nickname friendly (Hud?) So he has come to be known as The Boy. He is very much loved by the other boys, and the girl and mom and dad too. Audrey and Braxton are very sweet and attentive. Cameron on the other hand kind of treats him like a rag doll. I have a feeling that will come back to haunt him at some point.

The boys just lounging

Audrey and Hudson on his blessing day.

Laundry

Ugh! At least it is all clean. Perhaps if I spent less time worrying about blogs...

I'm a Quitter!

And yes, that's a good thing. I finally emailed my mentoring bosses at Tutor.com and told them I needed to quit, that I couldn't keep up with it anymore...too many other things going on. What a huge weight off my shoulders. I should have done this months ago.

Why Remember

Remember has become somewhat of a theme around our house. We even have the word spelled out in wooden letters reminding us to remember as we walk out the front door. The word remember is used over two hundred times in the Book of Mormon so it must be important. So what is it that we are supposed to remember? It can be anything, depending on the day I suppose. Remember who you are and what you represent. Remember to brush your teeth. Remember your homework. Remember there is more to life than dirty laundry and grocery shopping. Remember to buy stamps. Remember that little things count sometimes more than big things. Remember to bring up the trash cans. Remember second grade is not that bad (really Braxton, it's not). Remember that thirty is not that old. I am discovering how quickly we get from second grade to thirty so with that in mind I chose Remember as the title of our blog so that I could slow myself down a bit and just remember to remember.

Joining the Ranks

I have had such a fun time reading the blogs of my friends and family that I have decided to join the ranks with one of my own. Also, I have done a horrible job of recording all our stories and keeping everyone updated with pictures, so I am hoping this will help me overcome that particular issue!