3 Down and So Many More to Go!

Trent's top teeth are finally loose and boy are they tough to get out.The top left tooth took a good week before I had had enough of seeing it just dangling there.  Trent was tired of the dangling tooth too and was tired of being called snaggle tooth, so he let me pull it out.  It was literally hanging on by a root.  He was so happy to have it out and even happier when the tooth fairy left a gold dollar coin under his pillow.

I took a video of Trent really trying to pull the tooth out himself.  Like I said he really wanted it out.

Mr. Snaggle Tooth!

Hanging on by a root.

The tooth was begging to come out.

All smiles...minus a tooth.

Trent is currently working hard to get the right top tooth out.  My hope is to have it out by Easter, so I have some really cute Easter pictures.

Nutballs!

We got home for school yesterday and Trent played a bit before he started his homework.  I had seen him running around the house with his batman cape and mask on, but didn't think too much of it.  When it was time to get his homework started he went to the dining room table and did just that.  I was in the kitchen getting some stuff done and I turned to tell him something and was so surprised to see him still in his costume.  He thought he was so funny dressed as Batman and getting his homework done.  I had a good laugh; never a dull moment with Trent.  Of course, Batman had a helper...Batman the cat was right there supervising the homework.  That cat loves to be wherever he isn't supposed to be.

My two Batmans (or Nutballs).

Baseball Season Has Finally Started!

You would think we lived in Seattle with all the rain we have gotten this year.  Trent finally had his first baseball (I think I have to start calling it baseball rather than tball since he rarely hits off the tee anymore) game this past Saturday.  The past two Saturday games were canceled due to the rain.  Trent was so excited for his first game.

A few pictures before we head to the game.

 Check out the red shoes (maybe they will make him run faster). 

Trent's favorite color is red, so the colors of the Nationals are perfect.

 Lets Go Reimers!

Unfortunately, I had to work in the snack bar during his entire game, so Tim was in charge of taking pictures; he did a great job. I was able to sneak out when Trent was up to bat and saw Trent make some great hits.  He ran fast to the bases and seemed to be into the game.

I think Trent really looks like me here.  He has my smile.  

Nice hit!

 Tongue out and running hard.

 Go Trent!

 Playing catcher...and at times singing Yankee Doodle.

Another at bat and another hit.

 Off to first base.

 Playing the outfield.

 Last at bat.

 I love the faces he makes.

 Trent was very excited to get in my line at the snack bar.

We are looking forward to a great season with the Nationals!

Baby Shower

A few weeks ago, Jenna and I hosted a baby shower for one our best friend's, Claudia. I have known Claudia since 7th grade and we have been great friends all these years. We were thrilled to give Claudia a baby shower to celebrate her first child. Jenna and I are crafty people, so we were going to hand-make a lot of the decorations. I am pretty sure from the moment we found out Claudia was pregnant Jenna and I started planning the shower.  We started shopping for the shower in October...we are crazy like that.

Claudia and her husband aren't finding out the sex of the baby until it pops out. I am not a huge fan of not finding out the sex, but that's me. So, in planning this shower we didn't know which way to go with colors. Claudia isn't a frilly person and we didn't want to do the whole pink and blue thing. So, the three of us went to Joann's and found some awesome fabric that could go for a boy or a girl.  The fabrics were backed with chocolate and then had bright bold colors and designs.  It was perfect.  The fabric that we would make the candy bags out of was cream with polka dots in those same bright colors.  We would add some ribbon and the bags would look adorable.  The hard part was done, we had picked the fabric and we would go from there.  

We picked colorful plates and napkins.

Made tissue balls in all different colors that hung from the ceiling. 

The fabric squares on the tables looked great.

The orchids in the deep colored vases looked amazing.

The candy bags displayed on the candy table looked awesome.

The diaper cake that Jenna made tied it all together.

Everything turned out great and just the way Jenna and I had envisioned it.  The baby shower was so much fun.  The food was delicious, the games were a hit and everyone seemed to have a good time.

The Mommy to be getting ready to open some presents.

Most of us have known each other since first grade.  Friends Forever!

Me, Claudia and Jenna

Claudia is due in about 2 weeks...I can't wait to meet and hold the baby.

Trent's Big Boy Bedroom

Part of our gift to Trent for Christmas was to redo his room...Star Wars themed of course.  It was hard to decide which Star Wars theme to go with.  We could do the classic Star Wars or the new Clone Wars Star Wars.  After researching it a bit and then finding on Amazon these awesome wall clings, we decided to go with the Clone Wars.  Pottery Barn has a cool classic Star Wars theme, but not too many accessories, basically it's just the bedding and a wall hanging that has horrible reviews.  So, I finally got my act together, hired a painter, picked out the colors and told myself that this was all going to look amazing when it was finished.  I would have to live we the house in disarray for a week, I could do it, I could do it, I could do it.  It was hard, but it was well worth it.

Trent's room now has two walls that are gray and two walls a deep blue. I love the colors. I added a splash of black with the curtains and then Tim and I put up the wall clings.  We are so happy with how it turned out.  We also got Trent a new bed, which has a trundle bed, but we are using it as storage for now.  Yay for more storage!  Trent is so excited about his new room.

We went from surf boards and a beach themed room to Star Wars.

Yoda protecting Trent.

Anakin and Yoda.

Captain Rex standing guard.

Trent posing like Captain Rex.

Trent, Obi-Wan and Anakin.

Trent using the force.

We also painted our room.  When we moved into the house almost 8 years ago we always said we would repaint our room, well it has taken us 8 years to finally repaint it...better late than never.  We also bought new bedroom furniture.  Our old furniture was mostly from Tim's room at his parents house...about 13 or so years ago. That furniture has been across the country and back and it was time to retire it. So, now we finally have a matching set of furniture that looks amazing in our newly repainted room.  Wow, I feel like an adult with matching furniture.

The view walking into our room.  The light isn't the best, but the color is a nice creamy pale green, Urban Nature, which is in the Pottery Barn catalog. 

Another view, the light is a bit better.

I love our new dresser with a mirror!

Slowly but surely we are updated our house.

Fun at the Carnival

In past years, the carnival rides at Camellia Festival have been a little rickety and out dated. I think they were the same rides I went on as a kid...and that was forever ago. My Mom and Dad had scoped out the rides early in the week and they said they looked a bit newer and fun.  
It was a beautiful Saturday afternoon, the rain had held off, so we headed over to carnival just a block from my parents house.  My Mom, Ashley and Jake were up for the carnival adventure too. Trent and Jake didn't waste anytime at all and they don't have a fear of heights, so they jumped on the the Pirates Revenge ride with huge (and a bit serious) smiles.

A little higher...

The boys loving this ride.

We then headed over to the bumper cars.  Since it was so cold outside and there was a threat of rain the carnival wasn't that crowded.  I think they rode around the bumper cars for a good 10 minutes.

Tim and Trent ready to bump some cars.

Ashley and Jake ready to do some damage too.

Go get them!

Next was the giant slide.  I love Jake's expression as he is zooming down the slide and not holding onto the potato sack.

Trent holding on tight.

Jake flying down the slide.

Then the boys did most of the carousel type rides.  There was the boat that went around in a circle, the Bumble Bee, the motorcycles and the cars.

And, of course, there is some shooting involved.

We saved the best ride for last...the roller coaster.  Trent was a bit hesitant at first, but he was all smiles during the entire ride.  Jake and Trent were the only ones on the roller coaster and they went around about 5 times.  Each time they had a bigger smile on their face.

Trent's hands were up the entire time.

My favorite picture of the day.  So happy!

This is what life is all about!