Cavities and a bit of blood...

On our recent visit to the dentist, it was discovered that both of my boys each had 2 cavities.  Sam is no stranger to this... he has had to wear the "elephant nose" on 2 previous occasions. 

But this was Keaton's first.  They were both troopers and the dentist even mentioned to me that they did really well, and that he wished all kids were that good getting their cavities done.  Sam had 2 little cavities, and was able to get by with just the laughing gas.  Keaton however, had 1 big and 1 small cavity.  Chad and I were not surprised by this.  For the past several weeks leading up to the dentist, Keaton told us that his tooth hurt and that he couldn't chew on that side.  Because the big cavity was close to the root, his gums were also numbed, as well as the laughing gas.  On the way home, the dentist warned him not to chew on his cheek, even though he couldn't feel it.  However, we had about a 20 min ride home, and Keaton must have forgot the warning, because when we arrived home I found a HUGE hole in his lip and his face smeared with blood.

He must have been gnawing on it the whole ride home.  This picture really doesn't do it justice, as it was taken that next morning.  It was deep almost as much as it was wide and would've definitely required many stitches had it have been not inside his mouth.  But as it was mostly on the inside, doctors would not stitch it.

Another pic that next morning.

Above, this is him tonight, now 4 days later.  You can see how the big gash is now filled with white matter, and is starting to really heal.  He has been good not to pick at it that I have seen, but still hurts him quite a bit.  Thank goodness he likes Children's Motrin. 

With his mouth closed, it is just a little scab.  I am hoping that he will continue to heal nicely, and will not have any big scars because of it.  I think I learned my lesson though, as I know Keek did too.  Next time I am investing in a mouth guard. :)

A Big Day for Emmi

Last week was Emmi's first day of school.  She gets to go to "Miss Amy's," where Keaton and Sam went to preschool, and she was pretty excited. 

Excuse the poor lighting on this one.  This is the night before her first day, and finally it is her turn for a special blessing from her Papa. 

Just as we were leaving out the door.  As a disclaimer, this wasn't exactly what I had planned on her wearing for her first day of school.  I foolishly thought her pants from last year would fit her, but nope.  Of course she wanted to wear her new sketchers, so I let her.  Also, I would have sent her in her flip flops with the shorts, but they broke the day before.  So, this is what we came up with.  I also forgot to buy her a backpack, and felt bad about it.  Lucky for me she hasn't asked for one.  All in all, I felt like a crappy mom that day.

She still looked cute though. :) My big girl.

The same day was also Emmi's first day of dance class (for the year) with her Grandma Hunsaker.  She was so excited to start dancing again. 

Stretching at the bar.  I can't wait to see how she does, with a whole year of lessons. 

BYU and Onion Days

Labor day weekend was a great one at our house.  First, Saturday afternoon was the first home BYU football game.  Because I am still nursing Jack, he was our little tag-along.  I was not willing to stay home the season opener. :)  He did look cute in his little BYU gear and we got many oohs and aahs walking him around. 

For the first little bit Chad's parents, who were seated just behind us, were trying to keep him occupied.  Unfortunately Jack didn't stay good for very long.  He got tired and hot.  He was trying to sleep in Chad's arms but every time the crowd went nuts (which was every 10 min or so) he got startled and screamed at the top of his lungs.  So I walked him out, and didn't get to return to my seat until halftime.  Needless to say I missed the majority of the game and think I just may have to rethink my plan to attend every home game this year...Boo!!

I live for these games, but am not quite ready to wean Jack just yet.  So, I guess the boys will have a good shot at going to a few games this year, which should be interesting. 

Monday we got to take the kids over to the Onion Days festivities.  It was a beautiful day, and the kids got to ride a few rides.  It is amazing how fast tickets go when you have 3 kids and the rides all cost $2!  It wasn't cheap, but we did the best we could.

Chad says the look on the kids' face when this little roller coaster started was priceless.  Dang, I missed it, but I can only imagine.

This might have been the first year that none of the kids cried on a ride... wahoo!  I am so glad that we have Onion Days to look forward to every year, what lucky kids!

Back to School

It is school time again, hooray!  I don't know who was more excited, me or the boys.  Last week Keaton started, since he is a big 2nd grader this year... still can't believe that!  Our Kindergarten doesn't start until a week after the other kids, which I wasn't thrilled about.  This meant I had Sam asking me every day if he got to go too, and was very disappointed every day.  

Finally this week Sam got to join Keaton at the bus stop.  Can you tell he was a little excited to go to Kindergarten?  He told me that morning that he couldn't sleep that night before because he was so excited.

In line at the bus stop.  From what we hear, Sam's favorite part of school is the bus and recess, typical boy I suppose.  Keaton as usual doesn't talk much about school, but he is a smart little stinker when it comes to reading and his homework.  I can tell that he is excited about school too by the way he is already dressed, had breakfast, brushed his teeth and has his shoes on by 7:30, but the bus doesn't come until 8:30. :)  I love seeing them this excited for school.  I have to say that it is quite different not having Sam at home in the morning the past few days.  It is a nice break, but it was harder this year.  I miss my cute boys.