Babe Ruth Baseball

Today was Angelo's first day of practice for the Napa Babe Ruth Baseball league. This year he's off the baseball tee and onto the pitching machine. He was hoping for a real person to pitch to him, so it's a bit of an adjustment.

February: the Tooth month.

February was the month of losing teeth. Lanaya's molar lost her 10th and 11th tooth last month, her 11th being her first molar. That was quite the event. We had Pastor Bill and his wife Debbie over for dinner that night and Naya was determined to have it out before the night was over. Sure'nough, as they were pulling out of the drive way the tooth came out and she went running outside to let them know.

As for Angelo, he's had this 2 front teeth loose for over a couple of months. They finally came out a couple of weeks ago. The first one, I had the privelege of pulling out. It had been literally hanging by a thread for like 7 days, but Angelo wanted to wait for the right time... whatever that was!?! He asked me if I'd like to pull it out and I said, "Sure!". So I grabbed a piece of tissue and tried pulling out. After 3 or 4 tries, Angelo asked me to use my whole body and pull. So, I did and it came right out. He was soooo stoked. He thanked me and later on that night, when it was time to pray, Angelo thanked the Lord for giving him a Daddy who could pull out his tooth so that it wouldn't hurt. I felt like a hero that day. The second tooth came out day's later. Angelo pulled that one out himself.

Before

After

After after

Angelo's 7th Birthday

A little late is better than never! Angelo turned 7 on February 14th. We had a little party for him with Gramma and Grampa at their house. He asked for his favorite dinner... Macaroni-N-Cheese w/Hot Dogs, just like Lanaya.

A couple of weeks later (due to sickies) we had a party at Chuck E. Cheese's with the Kim's and the Lopez family. Josiah Kim and Sammy Lopez are his buddies. They had a great time!

Mac~N~Cheese~N~Hot Dogs... w/ketchup!

Clone Wars Helmet from Mommy & Daddy!

Party at Chuck E. Cheese's!

Wheel of Fortune!

Snow day

We had a chance to go to the snow at Soda Springs with Cornerstone's Children's Ministry. The last time we went to the snow was about 4 years ago. Angelo was 3 and Lanaya was 5. We had a great time. Here are some pics.

The Molar: on it's way out

...any moment now!

Season of the tooth

Lanaya lost a tooth last night and has another one that's ready to come out; it's a molar. This is her 10th tooth she's lost. Unfortunately, the Tooth Fairy forgot to come in the middle of the night. We told her that sometimes he comes during the day when she's not in her room because sometimes it's hard lifting her head in the middle of the night. Angelo has had a "wobbly-tooth" sinse before Christmas, so he's ready for his to come out. I'll post when they come out.

Manual Labor

Angelo helped me unload some firewood from Grandpa's van, yesterday. After 15 minutes he called it quits and asked if he could ride his scooter. He's definately a strong kid, but he would rather play than work. Next time I'll make a game out of it :).