Bed Head & the Top Tooth

This is how Jack looked the other morning. He has a desire to grow his hair out like a surfer and so the resulting bedhead is unrivaled. I'm sure this will be an ongoing show with him.

THE BIGGEST NEWS!! A TOP TOOTH IS MISSING! REPEAT: A TOP TOOTH IS MISSING!! After weeks of this little sucker (the tooth) teasing us, Jack finally got up the courage tonight to rip that bad boy out. And I didn't believe Jack could get any cuter!

It's so hard getting a good picture...

But when it happens, by golly it's great! Jack & Beau usually smile on demand but Maizie on the other hand brings the con-artist out in me. The only way I could get Maizie to smile in this photo is by telling her that I was going to send this picture to Cinderella.

The J-Dog Is A 2-Wheel Rider!!

Travis took Jack to the playground at his school which is right behind our house and got to work on his riding. Jack got it within ten minutes on this bike! He got a bigger brand new bike from his Aunt Tiff & Uncle John for his birthday but was having trouble learning the balance thing. So, he got on his brother's Diego bike and just zoomed away!

Hopefully as he gets more comfy with this smaller bike he'll be able to transition to the bigger bike soon. We are so proud of him! Now he can make beer runs for us! Alright, we'll limit it to soda and unhealthy treats. :)

Hard to be Poor in CA...

That sounds like a country song!! Yes, folks it is hard to be poor in CA. There are so many things to do and so many awesome places to go but if you're like us and strapped for cash then CA is full of, "We should do that someday!" The kids however could go to the beach on the coldest day of the year and be completely satisfied and unaware that we are poor. Yes, to be a kid again... Learning to be content and trust God is a difficult thing but we're getting there! If anything else we are doing stuff on a Friday night that I thought we would never do. We're getting more creative and spending more time together. I'm sure we'll look back on this time with fondness, right? right???

Whatever I want!??!!

Jack came up to me yesterday and said, "For the New Years Mom, I am going to give you anything you want." I was so impressed with his huge heart and his desire to give me anything that I wanted. I gushed with pride as he's obviously learned this generosity from me. I said back to him, "Wow! Anything I want?" He responded, "Yeah, anything you want as long as it's goldfish and we can share it."