Mixed Emotions

Yesterday we went to the dentist and got a clean bill of oral health. 

While we were there Sam's tooth, that has been very loose and wiggly fell out. On it's own ;)

I thought I would be so happy not to see that snarled tooth sticking out of his gum in all kinds of funky directions but I felt sad.

My first baby lost his first front tooth...

I sat up night after night with Sam, rocking and soothing him while he screamed because that same tooth was trying to grow in. 

And just like that, it's gone. 

No thank you note, apology for the trouble it caused or dear john letter. Just gone.

And it kinds feels like that tooth took my little boy with him, leaving behind this big kid....

Speaking of big kids.....

Our good friend Officer Battin...a police officer, sniper, and Hamilton County SWAT officer invited us to a police station open house.....

And it was awesome!

Bear with Officer Battin in the SWAT truck

 Sam with Officer Battin in the SWAT truck

 Noah with Officer Battin in the SWAT truck

 Future Sniper?

THEN WE HAD OUR COUSINS COME VISIT!!!!

It was wonderful!!!! 

And today isn't back to the same old, same old.

UFO hunting in daylight

The weekend was off to a good start when Grandma came home from South Carolina and the boys gave her a bouncing lesson....

Then we found a turtle, which we named Batman and gave him a home in our spare bath tub. 

Friday was a wonderful Mothers Day Party at the boys school

And a trip to the track

Sam prefers viewing from the shade.

The night ended with a little something like this:

(Post- 9:00 PM mind you)

"Mom, can you please pull my front tooth out real quick?"           ~ Sam

"Someone get the turtle out of the bathtub and take him outside" ~Phil 

(Batman was rather smelly)

"Mom, I will save your life for you"

~Noah

"Someone really messed up my room, and I'm not sure who it was but I can't sleep like this."

~Luke

Par for the course. 

Saturday Phil & I got away for a whole day to go to the Derby!!!

And today the boys made me feel extra loved with good behavior....

kind words

And thoughtful gestures.

Happy Mothers Day to my Mom,  My mother in Law, my sisters-in-law and all my momma friends who have laughed with me, cried with me, made stronger and taught me more about motherhood than I can every thank them for !!

To my boys- you'll never know how much I love you!

When life gets just too calm.....

So this happened. 

and it is awesome!

As a result, Daddy is doing a lot of this....