A few photos...

Been kind of heavy on the serious posts so now here is a lighter post. Here is what we are up to these days...




Dinner with highschool friends

 


Honor Roll Breakfast-What I learned this trimester...how many pictures claymation takes.





A Quest for Limited Edition Glass Balls on Camano Island

 


A friend's gymnastics meet



Gymnast Friend



All-State Junior Band with Mr. G





Enjoying listening to the other groups at All-State



Counting My Blessings

Happy Belated Thanksgiving. It's still Thanksgiving weekend, does that count? Traveled to Spokane for the holiday to spend time with Mike and Linda and Jami (we brought her along). It is a wintry wonderland here but has warmed up from the single digits to the high 20's and low 30's. The kids are loving the snow as it has been snowing every day since we have been here. 

Cold weather at home gave the kids and I an early start on the holiday weekend with snow days that will be  taking away vacation time in the summer...bummer.

Choose not to attempt Black Friday and even managed to avoid Internet shopping too. Let's hope I didn't miss out on some good deals. 

For 2010, I will leave you with a list of 10 things I am thankful for:

1. These beautiful children
2. My wonderful hubby
3. My mother
4. My "extra large" family
5. My hubby's family
6. My friends and coworkers
7. The Internet
8. My camera
9. A warm house 
10. Food on the table 

 Happy Thanksgiving to everyone.

A New Twin Block

Yep, that's right. We have a new "Twin Block". No, we aren't talking engines but braces.

Kelly was fitted a couple of weeks ago for the 2nd phase of his braces. He had new molds made of his teeth and an apparatus called a "Twin Block" was made from the molds. This "Twin Block" is supposed to correct his severe overbite by bringing his lower jaw forward.

He has been counting the days until we got to pick it up. Well, today was the BIG DAY!!!!!!!!

We picked up his new purple "Twin Block" and left the purple "Husky" retainer at the orthodontist's office to dispose of.

It's kind of hard to get used to as it pushes his lower jaw way forward and really changes his profle. His new nickname is "Slurp" because he keeps slurping to keep from drooling !! He is to wear it 24/7 but he has to get used to eating with it in. Which proved to be too difficult tonight at dinner. One of the assistance offered us her rule that she had for her daughter when she wore this type of device: You can't take it out while eating unless you have your storage container with you, NO wadding up in napkins.

Check out the profile shots and the Twin Block itself (the 2 piece retainer looking thing above his old retainer). Just click on the photo for a larger view.

Have a happy day, and oh...the next time you talk to Kelly have him recite his phone number--it sounds really funny-and wait for the slurp :o)