...Everything as loss...FOR GREAT GAIN

So after a little over a week of wiggling this tooth because we saw the new tooth pushing behind it....it is out! Malachi did great...dad struggled a bit with the blood...but mom pulled it out and so here's that precious new smile...you can see the new tooth right behind it. Along with this the one next to it is loose and his 6 year molers are coming in. So in our family we don't do things for our children that do not exist...so with no "tooth fairy" Aaron decided to use this to teach Malachi even more about money and saving. So Malachi sold his tooth this morning to daddy for $1.00 and immediately put it in his Lightening McQueen wallet to save to tip the waiter when we treat him to Red Robin some day.

Yep...I would agree...if you're sitting there saying...man they are cute...you betcha! HA HA! I am a bit biased toward them.

This video is so stinkin cute. My boys sure love each other!!!

I wish I had the video camera running in every corner of this house. It would catch my funny munchkins saying and doing the most hilarious things. This afternoon I saw Rachel walking up stairs with her little talking baby "Lila" which we bought her 2 years ago. Recently she's been super imaginative and is playing along with Malachi and his little dinosaur like a family story or something. Here is what I heard her say..."Hi, Lila...I will help you...you need me... ok . Here's your mommy and daddy...uhhh...and they kissing...(long squeaky pucker sound)." HA HA HA!!! I lost it. I sure am glad my kids know even now after three kids daddy and mommy like to kiss! Then tonight after I got done reading to the three kids before bed..interestingly enough Isaiah loves sitting and listening to the stories...Malachi had some questions that touched my heart. We had read the story about Jesus going to heal Jarrius ' daughter who was on her death bed and also gett...

We were so blessed to have my Mawmaw Reed fly up to visit my parents for a week and stayed half of her time in Colorado in Fort Collins! It was awesome. She got to be with all five of her great grandbabies and even blessed us with some yummy sopapillas the last morning she was here. The best parts for me were going golfing with my mom, mawmaw and my sister Rachel.(Hasn't happened since we were probably 12-14 years old) And the other fun time was going to the flea markets with Mawmaw and my mom where we scored an awesome rocking horse for the kids! It was so much fun. I miss my Mawmaw and am so glad my kids know her. She's amazing and I wish we could visit her more often and see Pawpaw who is now living in a great place for people with Alzheimer's . This is our try at 4 generations shot!!! HA HA HA! Ok ...so sweet Avery got a suitcase full of dress up clothes for her 3rd birthday and is very nice about sharing her stuff with Malachi and Rachel! THEY LOVE IT! And as us...

Rachel has been a great little listener and learner...probably because she's the second kiddo and a girl. She corrects Malachi a lot when he speeds through different words and of course does not use every correct letter/syllable. So...here she is trying to say Bologna...and by the end of the video you'll see how she does the "l" sound! So stinkin cute!

So we did our yearly trip to visit Tony and Ky (Uncle Tony and Auntie Ky to the kids) our best friends/bro and sis we call them in Billings, Montana. It was a blast! We drove up 7 hours to stay a week and enjoy a bunch of cooking, eating, sleeping and fellowship. The kids were great...a few time outs here and there...but they enjoyed some new adventures too; such as playing a video game, eating a lollipop and having desert a few nights. So they enjoyed this trip a bunch! We sure miss Tony and Ky and also got to enjoy Ky's brother Stephen...who's sitting next to Malachi in the first picture here where Malachi got to play a video game! Yes...Aaron got his video game fix for the year with Tony! Here is Isaiah and sweet cutie Annelise who is a few months younger than Rachel. And in the back...yep a teenager no kidding...sleep sleep sleep...eat cheetos/ramen/chips...pizza...and sleep sleep sleep... Love you Stephen! Man Ky looks so stinkin awesome! She's lost 40lbs!!! She's ...