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Cole has kept the tooth fairy busy in the past three months. He has lost three teeth by having them knocked out - granted they were all very loose and almost ready to be pulled. The first tramatic tooth lose was on a bicycle at the beach. The next was on a bean bag at home (Katie was involved). The last was at basketball practice on Tuesday night. Cole said that he is afraid of Bs (Bicycle, bean bag, and basketball). The tooth fairy can rest just a little while because he does not have any additional loose teeth at this time. I guess we will wait for Baseball season (yet another B).

Tonight Cole recieved an award for the county Book Mark Contest. He received an honorable mention for his book mark about pirates. It was a great event. Over 1700 students submitted book marks. There were ten people in each catagory that placed. He was in the K-2 division. He was all smiles and I have to say was by far the cutest kid! Way to go Cole! Your family is really proud of you.

Today the entire family had their flu shot. David started off the morning by having his at work. I then followed and had mine at work. Cole and Katie had theirs this afternoon. Like most kids, they hate shots. I picked them up from school about 15 minutes early. They had no idea what we were going to go do. Cole asked if we were going to do something fun? Is it a surprise? When I did not answer - he looked up and said, "We are going to go get a shot, aren't we?" When I said yes, he only asked why. Katie then said, "Cole is going to get a shot." When I told her that she was also getting a shot - those eyes began to tear up. Cole did really well with his shot. He decided that he should go first because he is the oldest. He only cried when it was over. Katie, on the other hand, yelled out like some sort of wounded animal. It was sooo loud and really funny. Katie then looked at the nurse and said, "That did not hurt." OH well. Who knows what will ha...

Last night, we took the kids out to eat dinner and then we went to watch the Stanta Claus Movie 3. It had been almost 80 degrees yesterday so the Christmas mood was kinda hard to find - even the theater was too warm. We all loved the movie and it was neat to kick off the season watching it. Today we hope to haul out the holly. Let's hope for a cooler week. Come on winter! Give us some snow.

Today, Cole has asked about a gazillion times to have our neighbor over. Jaxon is also in Cole's class at school and in his cub scout group. Needless to say, I know Jaxon. I walked across the street and talked to his mom about having Jaxon over. Before anything was decided, both kids were across the street in my yard tossing a football. Jaxon's mom said, "OK, I will send his brother over in about thrity mintues to get him. Have fun." She smiled and walked back into her quite home. The boys tossed the football about twenty times. Long enough for Jaxon to fall and roll into the red mud and coat his shoes, shoe strings, and jeans in bright red mud. Jaxon then looks at Cole and says, "Let's go in!!" I race in to bar the doors. "Katie bar the doors!" I yell. Red mud alert! I then ask the boys, in my best Mother voice, "Let's just play outside. The weather is beautiful." Luckily, the boys find a tape measure and begin to m...

Yesterday we were riding home and listening to the radio. They were playing Christmas music all weekend. Blue Christmas by Elvis was playing. Cole asked if I could pass that song. I told him, "No, it's the radio." He said that that was the worst singer he had ever heard. It sounds like he is under water, he said. I laughed, and told him that it is Elvis singing. He said, "He will never get any votes." The wonderful age of American Idol. I laughed because how could I explain that Elvis was one of the greatest singers of all times! Cole then began to sing, "Blue, blue, blue Christmas." Yep, under water sounds.

We have been on school break this week. The kids have enjoyed staying in their PJs for most of the mornings. We have been to Walmart twice this week. Last night, David took us to Yadkin Valley for dinner. The kids had never been there before. They did a wonderful job and were on their best behavior. This week has been wonderful. We have enjoyed walks around the neighborhood, watching movies at night, and just hanging out. It has really been a break from our normal routine of running. Thankfully, David was able to smuggle out most of the Halloween goodies. Katie would have over dosed by now on chocolate.