Can you say "Sally sells seashells by the seashore?"

Finally, Jared's front teeth have both finally come out! It's not easy taking a close up picture of Jared's mouth. He didn't like that ol' "bite on the dish rag and pull real hard' thing.
I told him "Hey, that's how my older sister's did it to me when I was little. If it was good enough for me, it's good enough for you". Instead, his came out in the jumper and in the tubes at McDonald's. I can't believe he found both of them. We just had one pulled today at the dentist because his permanent tooth grew in behind one of his baby teeth. Even though it was loose it just didn't want to come out. So the dentist gave him some novacaine, took a tool (that looks exactly like pliers in Johnny's toolbox) and pulled it out. Man, I could of done that and saved $123.00.!!! Okay shark boy, next time wiggle them a little bit harder, even if it does hurt a lot. Luv ya Shark Boy.

Who's the real monkey?

Tessa's favorite present was the "jungle chimp". She had to turn it off after awhile because she said he was "a little too hard to take care of". Thank you. A little too talkative if you ask me. We went to her favorite restaurant on her real birthday, which is "Islands" where they surprised her with a little brownie cake. Every day should be your birthday there. The next day Rachel (her best friend) came over and we had more cake.
And no, I'm not drunk in that first picture. I probably just feel like it.

Tessa's 6th Birthday. Can you believe it?

Neither can I. Tessa and 11 of her friends (and Jared of course) came to her party at "Paint a Dream". They get to pick a piece of pottery and paint it then I'll pick it up 4 days later after they've fired it. In the one picture you see Tessa doing a handprint on a plate. Then all the girls do a thumbrprint and they write their name next to it. Mom and Dad put their thumbprint on too. Such a cute idea. Then they have pizza and cake. I have to say it was one of the quietest party's I've ever been to. I guess with all that concentrating and eating. Only when they got to get up with their balloons and the music turned up did they start dancing. Oh I love having party's somewhere other than my house. Aaahhhh.

Easter Egg Hunting

So our local park has an "Easter Egg Hunt" sponsored by the local "four square" church, which only reminds me of when I was little and my mom telling me the people down the street were "four square" members and spoke in tongues at their meetings. So of course, any mention of 'Four Square" and that's the memory that comes to mind, even if it's not true. Anyways, the kids do the standard "Easter Egg Hunt" and collect eggs full of candy, (not like those big chewy, sugary, egg sized eggs when we were little-but chewy, spongy, peepy Bunny Teeth and other various cavity causing sweets) and have a raffle for a basket. Being that I filled out their raffle tickets I thought for sure we wouldn't win because I checked off the "do not email me info about the church". But, lo and behold, Tessa won a basket. Well, I guess the Lord does work in mysterious ways!!

Anyways, Jared was jumping in the bouncer and came running up to me with a bloody mouth telling me he lost his tooth in the jumper. So we ran like crazy right through a team of basketball players running court with panicked looks on our faces to get to the drinking fountain and rinse out his mouth. Don't ask me how he saved his tooth, but he did. Which is why the picture of him with his newly toothless smile is still a little bloody, ugh. They were also giving away "talking Jesus" dolls that repeat the scriptures. A little eerie and disconcerting, even a little spooky and by the time I was ichatting with Mom, Todd and Lisa - Tessa was showing them her Jesus doll without his robe. Luckily for us he had something on underneath. Otherwise that would really be disturbing. All in all the kids thought it was a great day. So we had two visitors that night. The "Easter Bunny" and the "Tooth Fairy". There was a lot going on with the eggs and the money and the gold fairy dust. Tessa imagined them crossing paths in the middle of the night and high fiving each other.

All I can say is "Wooh", "Never a Dull Moment".

The pig was just sooooo cute!!!

They have a petting zoo at Magic Mountain that Tessa loves, and for some reason she doesn't get allergies from them. The pig is never out but we got lucky. Really bristly hair with soft little ears and looks like a dwarf pig. Don't ask me why the goats are eating the trees, but they were all doing it. We are slowly graduating to the "big rides". Jared will accommodate Tessa on all her rides, but Jared's favorite was "the scrambler". Reminds me of "spy kids Island of Lost Dreams" . If you've seen it, you know what I mean. Anyways, we were ready to go on "Ninja" the first big people's roller coaster without going upside down, but it was closed. Next time.

Spring Break!!

So thought we'd go over to Magic Mountain and get our yearly passes and Hurricane Harbor passes for the summer. Tessa loves to run up to the charachters and hug them, (hence so many pics of her) whereas Jared, would rather hide behind a bush. He has never liked them, never run up to them and would probably rather eat brocoli than pose with one of these loveable guys. So I never force him.
Tessa I noticed does this perfect little pose like the ones on the red carpet. You know, one foot in front of the other, hands out, etc.etc.