Another Trip to Amazing Jake's

I've had the luxury of staying home through the holidays which has allowed me to spend time with all the girls, but especially Sidney and Taylor once Alex went back to her mom's. Since they have been so good and helpful around the house, we decided to reward them with a trip to Amazing Jake's. Last time we tried to take Sidney and Taylor, Jake's was closed for a private party, so the girls were looking forward to the chance to go again.



I took the girls during the day while Angie was at work. They had been bored during previous days because many of the neighborhood kids weren't home until late afternoon. Jake's provided the opportunity to get the girls out to lunch and provide a few hours of entertainment. We all played mini golf, laser tag, and video games. Sidney and Taylor climbed the rock wall, rode the go carts, and most of the other attractions. All in all the girls had a great time!

Christmas 2008

Christmas time has arrived again!!! It's hard to believe. It seems like just a few days ago I was putting up the Christmas lights and thinking it may be too early. But time flew by and Christmas is here.

Angie and I spent a quiet Christmas Eve alone and exchanged gifts. My girls came over Christmas day and they joined Angie and myself for a fried turkey Christmas dinner at my parents house with my family. Sidney spent all of Christmas at her dad's.


Alex spent a few additional days at our house before heading back to her mom's for physical therapy on her shoulder, but Taylor is staying through New Years. Sidney came back Saturday evening which allowed us to exchange gifts with the girls and to open Santa presents.

I want thank everyone who sent gifts, we are truly blessed. I kept looking under our tree in disbelief, we literally ran out of room! I think everyone got exactly what they wanted...and then some.

We promised the girls we would take them to a movie on Sunday, so we all went to see Marley and Me. It was such a great movie, but if you are pet lover, especially a dog lover, expect your eyes to well up with tears. On the other hand, Marley reminded me of another terror Lab, my parents dog Dixie. She is very sweet, but is quite the handful

Winter Finally Arrives

Looks like winter was just waiting to show it's face. Back on Thanksgiving I remember thinking about how unseasonably warm it had been. We had such beautiful weather and no snow to speak of. Typically we get snow around Halloween. Not this year. I think this was one of the latest first snows of the year in history.

Fast forward to this week. We've set or tied record lows 3 days. Monday was a whopping -19 for the low and I don't think we got above 0 all day long. Today is warm though...up to 37.

I know you Michigan and northern Idaho people are thinking "that's not cold", but to this California born guy, and most of us current Denver residents....it is COLD.

Sorry for so many updates all at once, I really need to dedicate some time each week to get keep everyone up to date!

Happy holidays. I promise more updates especially around Christmas!

Christmas Parties

We had 2 Christmas parties this past week. I guess I should call them holiday parties to be politically correct. Nah, we celebrate Christmas, so Christmas parties is what they were. The first one was for Angie's work and the other was yet another Danielle party. No company party for me this year. I guess we are getting too big for such things.

Angie's company party was a pot luck at one of her co-workers homes. Getting there was a small adventure since Angie didn't have an address and we were going off her memory (in the dark I might add) to find it. After only a couple wrong turns, we did in fact get there...and were one of the earlier arrivers. We retreated to the basement after everyone piled dinner on their plates. Once there we enjoyed delicious pomegranate martini's ganished with fresh pomegranate. I ended up helping make these delicious treats since thjey were so popular and the host was having trouble keeping up with demand. After drinking the martinis people sort of split up, some played the Wii while others played pool on the beautiful pool table. Then there was a white elephant gift exchange...of course.

 

Danielle hosted her party at her home where her husband DJ made delicious smoked ribs and a turkey. After Angie's raving about the pomegranate martinis from her company party, Danielle recruited me to make them for her party as well. Again they were met with rave reviews. I guess my past life as a bartender still pays off. Of course, it isn't a Christmas party without a white elephant gift exchange.....

I suppose you might be wondering who the picture is in this posting. Well, this is Trent, Danielle's son. You might remember, Sidney babysits him on school mornings when there is a late start. He is quite the ham!

The Ugly Sweater Party!

 
Danielle (you may have read about her previousy, probably around Halloween) invited Angie to an ugly Christmas sweater party this weekend. Since Angie doesn't own an ugly Christmas sweater she had to go shopping at Savers and Goodwill to find one. I guess it wasn't that difficult a task since she found one pretty quickly. I'm not even gonna mention the hideous Santa Claus necklace (I think that is what it was) she found.

Danielle picked her up from our house and the girls were on their way. Of course I had to get a picture of them before allowing them to leave. Danielle's sweater had little stuffed birds on it and she had another one in her hair. I didn't know it was possible for there to be an uglier sweater than the one Angie picked out, but Danielle was able to find one.

The girls raved at what a good time they had at the party. I can only imagine, a bunch of women hanging out in ugly sweaters talking about who knows what! It turns out nobody found an uglier sweater than Danielle, hers was voted the winner (or would it be loser?)

Biffie Visits for Dinner

 
Sidney spent this weekend with dad. She always enjoys going to her dad's and misses him when she gets home. Usually we meet to pick her up, but this weekend Biffie took Sid to High School Musical on Ice and then brought her all the way home. This provided us a great opportunity to have Biffie over for dinner.

I've heard many stories about Biffie and it is obvious Sid and Angie adore her and have been a part of each other's lives for a very long time. After dinner we visited for a while before she headed home. I know I had a great time and I think everyone else did too. I look forward to the next time we are able to get together.

Notice the naughty kitty had to get in the photo! Isn't he sweet?

'Twas the Night (OK, month) Before Christmas...

After waking from our long winter's nap induced by the Turkey yesterday, we decided to start decorating the house for Christmas. I always like to decorate when the girls are home and not knowing when they will be able to come down again made today the perfect day to put up the tree. Sidney, Alex, Taylor, and I all worked on getting the tree set up, the lights on, and ornaments hung while listening to Christmas music to get us in the holiday mood.



Angie got up early to go take advantage of the Black Friday deals. From the packages she brought home it looks like she got some great bargains. I tried to sneak a peak at her purchases, but she would have none of it. I guess I get to wait like the rest of the kids in the house. I typically do my Christmas shopping online so I am waiting for Cyber Monday to get into the swing of shopping.

Even though the tree is up we do have some other house decorations to take care of, including the outside lights, but as you can see from Titan, the zoo is in the holiday spirit!

 

Thanksgiving 2008

 

This year Angie and I took over hosting Thanksgiving from my mom. OK, so it took a little prodding from mom, but we were very excited to do so. Actually, there wasn't much prodding. We felt mom deserved to be able to relax at Thanksgiving after slaving away for all of us all these years. Besides, it really makes sense since we are closest to being in the middle of everyone.

I think Angie was ultimately surprised at how relaxed she was throughout the entire festivities. I like to think I helped out in that area. I probably didn't, but like I said, I like to think so. Angie prepared a delicious turkey which she brined from a recipe her mom gave her. Nancy brought over deviled eggs (it isn't Thanksgiving without them) and we had all the traditional Thanksgiving sides of mashed potatoes, stuffing, and green bean casserole. Alex and Taylor were able to make the trip down from Greeley so it was the first time we have been all together for some time.

It looks like 2008 is a year of starting new traditions at the zoo. I like it!

Ultimatum

Angie gave me an ultimatum this week. I could either give her a marriage proposal or I could paint our kitchen pink.



How do you like the kitchen? Seriously though, we painted the kitchen a "Roasted Tomato" color and the primer they recommended we use was pink, thus the pink kitchen. At least for a little while.

Saturday the 8th, Sidney had a big sleep over at one of her friend's houses. Her friend is moving to Brazil so she had some girls over for a big shindig before she moves. Sidney was excited all week! Sid has also been doing amazing on her spelling. You may recall our Cold Stone deal we have with her where we take her for ice cream when she gets 100% on her test. She has received 100% for 2 consecutive weeks. This week we told her she could cash in 3 perfect scores (if she got a 3rd) for Joe's Crab Shack. Unfortunately she missed one on her test Friday. We gave her the option to go anyway, but in exchange she owes us 2 perfect scores. She took the offer so we had crab legs Friday night.

I almost forgot to mention, we received our first snowfall in the Denver area Friday morning. It wasn't much to shake a stick at, but there was some on all the grassy areas. It was gone by lunch. The mountains have been getting their fair share, so the ski resorts are open and busy already.

Halloween Part Deux

Since becoming president of our HOA, I have coordinated various parties during the summer to foster a closer community. These parties have been well received, so Angie and Danielle decided to coordinate a Halloween costume party to be held in our clubhouse.

They coordinated everything, from Danielle designing very cool invitations, toxic punch, and intestines with eyeballs (spaghetti and meatballs). They decorated the clubhouse with spiderwebs, a fog machine, and lots of "scary" Halloween props. The lovely ladies also coordinated lots of games and activities for the kids too!

The kids went home at 8 and the adults continued the festivities. Everyone enjoyed the party and asked that we make it another annual tradition!

Halloween 2008

I think Halloween is one of our favorite occasions. Many people call it a holiday, but is it really? I mean banks aren't even closed and they close for everything. Sidney was very excited this year. I am sure she is excited every year, but this is the first Halloween we have all lived together so I got to feel her excitement first hand.



Sidney decided to go as a goth girl and picked out every detail of her costume. She looked like some of the girls I went to school with when being goth was kind of in, well as in as it could be. Her friend Sedona also went as a goth girl. Sedona's sister Veronica was dressed in a sort of evil court jester costume. All 3 girls were so cute.



This year we decided to stick around our community. We have a close community with 80 townhomes so getting lots of candy quickly is pretty simple. It's also fun to see all the neighbors out enjoying the trick or treaters. People pretty much hibernate once the pool closes for the summer, so the few holidays we can get out and visit are fun. Halloween is usually a cold sometimes snowy night, but this year the weather was amazing and this brought lots of people out.

The girls made out like bandits, so much so we had Sidney pick out a 2 week supply of her favorites. I was surprised she didn't complain at all. I know when I was a kid, there was no way I was giving up my loot!

HALLO-PA-LOOZA

Wow! I have truly fallen behind! My apologies! Things have been a bit crazy at work. I've been leading the IT effort of moving our Denver office and combining it into our Thornton office. Considering the Thornton office was an acquisition, this was no small feat. Add to that a quick trip to Pittsburgh has led to me neglecting the zoo.


Anyway, on October 25th, my friend Ken had a Halloween party at his house, dubbed Hallo-pa-looza. Angie dressed as a 1920's flapper girl and I went as a mobster. It's been a long time since I went to a Halloween party. We had a lot of fun. I hadn't seen Ken or his girlfriend Kathryn in a while, so it was good to get together with lots of old friends!

Lunch Date

Taylor came for a visit this weekend, giving Angie's mom the chance to meet her. Earlier in the week, I had made arrangements to meet Alex for lunch at Rock Bottom Brewery in Loveland. Since this is close to their home, I brought Taylor along for the late lunch. Alex took her home from there.

It was nice to be able to visit with both the girls and spend time with them alone, but we all missed Angie, who was working, and Sid, who was home playing. I don't blame Sid, what 10 year old wants to spend half her day in the car when she could be outside playing. Alex, Taylor, and I had a very casual lunch and caught up on school goings ons, Alex's jobs (she works at Dairy Queen and also at a corn maze for Halloween), and Taylor's horse.

With Alex and Taylor being so busy, more frequent lunches will have to happen so I can keep up with their important stuff!

Visit From Lady in Idaho

Angie's mom Roxann came to visit from Idaho. She really came to help out Bill and Cindy since they just moved into a new home in Westminster, but she spent the first couple days with us. Sidney was at her dad's the first night, so Angie, Roxann, and I went to the Elephant Bar for dinner. None of us had ever been there, but it's one of aunt Cindy's favorite places, and we wanted something different. So we decided to give it a try and are glad we did.



Angie and Roxann ran errands and then picked Sidney up from her dad's on Sunday. All the ladies went for tea from there. Sidney was very excited to see grandma and tea time allowed them to catch up with the latest news. After a busy day out on the town it was decided we should have dinner at home, relax and visit. While relaxing and watching TV, the girls gave themselves facials. Monday morning I took Roxann to Bill and Cindy's in Westminster on my way to work.



Roxann returned to our house on Friday and treated us all to pizza from GE-Jo's. Taylor also came down to spend the weekend. This gave them an opportunity to meet for the first time which they both enjoyed.

Sidney the Babysitter

Littleton Public Schools has recently added "late start" days to the children's schedule. The students start 2 hours later 12 times throughout the year. Trent, Danielle's son, comes over to the house at 8am and Sidney makes him breakfast and they play games together. She gets paid and really enjoys her time with Trent. Sid also signs Trent out of school each day so he is able to ride the bus home. Sidney has taken these resposibilities so seriously.

Trent is such a sweet boy. He plays over in our court yard quite a bit after school or on weekends with all of the girls. He always makes sure he comes by to say hi. He is quite the comedian, he uses his hands to talk and many facial expressions and he loves to play "Guess What?" He makes me laugh.

Mama's Day Out

Being busy moms, it is hard to get away for half the day, let alone coordinated with another schedule. My friend Danielle won a silent auction at one of her work's benefit parties earlier this summer. It entailed a day out in downtown Littleton, tea for two, gift certificate from $10 - $50 at certain stores and lunch at Opus. She invited me along for the festivities.

Danielle was outside waiting in the car at 9am, just as planned...smile on her face... ready to go...not looking back. Danielle is a mother of 2, Trent (5) and Tatumn (2), so her schdule is more challenged than mine. She is a neighbor whom I have grown close with over the summer.

Our first stop was a garage sale we saw along the way. Then we quickly moved on to find caffeine. We didn't realize the shops opened at 10 but a nice man let us in to Abe's Cafe, which is a quaint Greek restaurant, for mochas and conversation. When it was time, we ventured out and started browsing boutiques and specialty shops along the way. The weather was perfect. We stopped at a little store for tea and dessert. It was so cute in there. To me, this is what made our girl's day. It was girly, it was pretty, it was cute and it is what I imagined a tea shop to be. It had large glass containers filled with pretty candy and the kind of chocolate you don't want to eat because it is so fancy. People must have thought we were tourists...

We browsed several more stores and then we were off to meet our reservations at Opus, a very fancy restaurant. We shared each other's entrees because we couldn't decide what to get. Besides, isn't that what girlfriends do??? It was such a perfect day, with the company, the weather and the price!!!

After lunch we went into Savory Spice where all they sell are...spices of course. Neal and I enjoy cooking and trying new things, we are into spicy and surprisingly, Sidney is enjoying testing her taste buds. I got a bottle of fajita seasoning that smells so good, we are looking forward to trying it. A couple stores down was a specialty chocolate store, with big, beautiful caramel apples in the window. Being Sidney's favorite, how could I resist??? I also got Neal a chocolate covered chili pepper.

Thank you Danielle, for sharing your special day with me. It truly was a perfect mama's day.

Race for the Cure

Today we did the Race for the Cure. Sunday morning's forecast called for rain but it turned out to be a perfect sunny Sunday morning. We all got up early for a weekend morning, picked up Sidney's friend Rachel, and headed for the Light Rail. Considering there were over 60,000 people who participated in the race, it turns out the Light Rail was a good choice.



We did not pre-register for the event so we had to take care of that when we arrived at the Pepsi Center. We found a new friend while standing in line to register. Charmaine had come downtown to join the race herself. Apparently her husband didn't want to get out of bed. Since she was walking alone, we had her join us. It was awesome to see how many people came out.



I didn't time it, but I would guess it took us a little over an hour to do the 5k. We took our time and from where we were in the pack, I don't think we had the option to run. The race is for a great cause and it got us all out for some exercise. Angie's aunt Cindy's family runs the race every year. Maybe we came up with another annual tradition for us too.

Dallas, TX

I'm sitting in the airport waiting to head home from the Google Dallas office where I have been since Wednesday. I like to travel for work, but it is always nice to be going home. I've missed Angie, Sidney, Alex, Taylor, and everyone at home! The best part of traveling is getting to try different restaurants. I always seem to get BBQ when I am in Texas because as they say "When in Rome" and also because I love BBQ. One day for lunch, my friend/coworker and I went to Sonny Bryan's Smokehouse which was fantastic. I highly recommend this hole in the wall BBQ joint if you are ever in Dallas. I also went to Hook, Line, and Sinker which was another off the beaten path restaurant which as the name suggests, specializes in seafood. The Mexican Shrimp Cocktail is spicy, and delish!!! I'm getting hungry now thinking about it. I better go get some dinner before I have to get on the plane, which I hope is soon!

Fall Colors

Saturday, Angie and I went went for a scenic drive to witness the fall colors in Colorado. I've lived here nearly 15 years and I have never taken advantage of seeing the Aspens change in the high country. I guess I didn't know what I was missing. Angie packed a lovely picnic for us to enjoy and then we packed the diggity dogs into the car and were on our way...pretty much without a plan.

We started out going up 285 through Bailey with some intention of heading up into Breckenridge and coming back via the I-70 corridor. We ran into some traffic due to the Emily Keyes memorial biker ride, but it was smooth sailing after that. We happened across a beautiful lake heading into Breckenridge and decided to stop for the boys. Both of them decided to go swimming. I think it was because the ducks taunted them.

We left the lake, headed into Breckenridge, but decided to detour over Boreas Pass. We are glad we did! The views were amazing. Boreas pass heads up the mountain, turns into a dirt road, and winds its way from Breckenridge to Park County (of South Park fame).

It couldn't have been a more perfect day. We enjoyed each other's company, loved getting the dogs outside, and had a relaxing drive. This may become an annual tradition.

Slide show below.

Sidney 5th Grade - 2008

Field Day

Today (Sept. 23) was Sidney's Field Day at school. Usually they hold these things at the end of the year, but last year weather was an issue, so they decided to have it at the beginning this year. I was flattered when Sidney invited me to go and of course I could not say no. Besides, how could I resist the lunch menu of elementary school cafeteria hot dogs?



There were several events throughout the day, including relay races, basketball shooting, obstacle course, and one of my personal favorite's as a kid, the parachute. Sidney amazed me with her involvement with every kid in her class. She is quite the popular girl. One of her friend's Ryan took a liking to me, insisting to hang out and eat lunch with Sidney and I.

STRIKE!!!

Neal is threatening to go on strike!!! Please post comments...everyone likes a little appreciation.

Grandpa's Fish!

This past week we got a photo in the mail from Marvin Lundin, Angie's grandfather. I have not known Marvin all that long, but he is one of the nicest men you will ever meet. My understanding is that he is not much of a fisherman, in fact has rarely, if ever been fishing. This is a bit surprising since he is from the upper peninsula (UP) of Michigan. The photo we received has Marv standing proudly holding one of the largest trout I have seen in a long time. Marv had gone on his very first fishing trip and caught his very first fish. Not bad for a first timer. Maybe he should have picked up fishing years ago!

50 Years!!!

Saturday September 13th we celebrated my parent's 50th wedding anniversary. Their anniversary is actually September 26th, but they will be "honeymooning" in Lake Tahoe at that time. Can you believe it? It's hard to believe anyone makes it that far anymore. It's an inspiration and we are all very happy for them. 50 years is truly a reason to celebrate, so my sister Nancy and I made plans for a small surprise gathering at Augustine Grill in Castle Rock.





My parents have been treated to the traditional limousine ride for previous special events so something out of the ordinary was deemed appropriate. Considering the once in a lifetime occasion, it was decided to rent them a classic Bentley. Nancy was able to find a 1952 R-Type Bentley available with chauffeur to handle Mom and Dad's travel to the extravaganza! This was nice considering Mom kept telling us there was no way she was getting in a limo this time. This way we weren't lying to her.



Several friends and family all arrived early at the restaurant eagerly awaiting Mom and Dad's arrival. At first everyone was to stay inside with the exception of me, since they were expecting dinner with Angie and I. As we waited, everyone eventually ended up outside wondering when the special guests would arrive. Eventually we saw the car turn the corner and pull over. It turns out the driver was not exactly sure where the restaurant was, so we flagged him down and pointed him the way. Mom and Dad looked so proud and excited as they exited their classic charriot.



The food and company were perfect. The steak I had was simply amazing and the raving over the chicken and salmon forced everyone to share their plates. Of course when dessert arrived, everyone had to share this as well.



At the end of the evening, Mom and Dad climbed back into the Bentley and were whisked back home. They are still raving about it. Angie took it upon herself to make the most amazing scrapbook to record the event forever and gave it to them prior to their trip to California where they will continue to celebrate for a week in Tahoe.

Congratulations Mom and Dad. 50 years is quite an accomplishment. We all love you!!!

The Flu Strikes!!!

This week Sidney got sick and missed 2 days of school. In turn, Angie missed 2 days of work to take care of Sidney. Honestly, I think one of the things Angie loves most is taking care of her family when they are sick. She is such a great caregiver! It almost makes you want to be sick just so Angie can take care of you. She'll make you soup, bring you water, clean up after you, tuck you in...you name it, she is there for you. She has a special way of making it not so bad.

Sidney went back to school Friday and came home with a pile of make up work. She had to read nearly 70 pages of The View From the Cherry Tree and write a couple paragraphs on how she thought the story would end. It took her most the weekend, but she is caught back up.

Back to the Gym and Elitches Too!!!

This week was filled with getting back to the gym. Recently the gym Angie and I belonged to suddenly shut down without notice. After looking for a new gym, we decided to join the South Suburban Rec Center. There are a few rec centers we can visit and they all are full service with pools, gyms, and a variety of classes. We've been alternating between the pool, running, and cardio workouts. Now if we could only get the workouts done without actually going to the gym. :)


Sidney had a date with her uncle to go see Journey to the Center of the Earth on Saturday, so we took her over to Bill and Cindy's house. They recently got a Golden Retriever puppy named Dillon. He is very cute, but has a devilish side, thus the nickname DD (Devil Dog). He has to greet everyone when they come over! We took Sid into the house and were standing in the entry way talking with Bill, Cindy, and Kristen while I gave DD some attention. Next thing I know my foot got very warm. Apparently Dillon got too excited and peed all over my foot. I hope that is a sign he likes me!

On Sunday, Sidney, Angie, and I went back to Elitch Gardens thanks to my sister Nancy. Her company also had their company picnic there and she gave us tickets. We rode several rides, including their new Ghost Blasters ride where they give you a laser gun and you shoot ghosts while riding. The line for this ride was the longest of they day so it seems quite popular. On the way home we stopped for ice cream at Cold Stone which was delicious.

The DNC and Another Tooth Fairy Visit

The Democratic National Convention took over Denver this past week making it difficult to do anything downtown. The previous weekend when the girls were visitng, we tried to go to Elitch's and also Red Rocks for a picnic. Each were closed for private DNC parties, so we had to change our plans.

The rest of the week was uneventful with Sidney back in school. We were able to get her back into her school year routine; doing her homework, practicing her spelling, and in bed at her normal time. She did very well practicing her spelling so Angie and I are hoping for Cold Stone soon. If Sid gets 100% on her spelling tests we reward her with ice cream...actually we all get rewarded. Friday she went to her dad's for the Labor Day weekend. Sidney is always very excited to spend time with Jay and her Aunt B. and the long weekend gave her a little more time with them. Angie and I spent the weekend at home. Friday evening we had dinner with friends (Danielle and DJ) and Sunday was Rembrandt's usual holiday weekend party.

Monday afternoon Sidney came home from her dad's very excited. She had another loose tooth over the weekend. Her Aunt B told her she probably had a couple days until it was ready to come out. Persistent Sid wiggled it all the way home in her dad's car until if finally came out. Looks like the Tooth Fairy is stopping by 4282 again tonight. Maybe this time she won't get caught!

Lucky...

I just want to say thank you to everyone who made my birthday so special. It really was the best ever. With the phone calls and singing, to emails and texts, to cards and gifts, thank you so much!! And to the BOY, who put so much thought and spared no expense to make sure I was smiling throughout the day. I truly am so lucky to have such wonderful friends and family. Who knew turning 29 could be so satisfying...thank you again!!!!

Angie's Birthday Gets Visit From Tooth Fairy

Today is Angie's Birthday!!! Sidney and I decided to spoil her....because everyone needs to be spoiled on their birthday. Angie tried to play it off in the days leading up to her birthday, but we knew she was excited. We would catch her looking at the cards that came in the mail, just wanting to open one.

I got up a little earlier than usual for a weekday so I could make Angie her omelet, a cappuccino and her favorite...blueberry pancakes. All 3 of us had breakfast together and then we let her open her cards and presents. She received lots of lovely cards with gift cards and cash from family. I gave her a gift card for a half day at the spa which includes an hour massage, manicure, and pedicure, each with oil treatments. Angie REALLY wanted a new toaster so that is what Sidney got her. Every girl needs flowers on her birthday, so I surprised Angie with 2 dozen colorful roses delivered to her at work this morning. We finished the birthday that evening by going to dinner with friends at Los Dos Potrillos, a great Mexican restaurant we all love...and of course birthday cake!!



Just after going to bed Sidney finally managed to pull a tooth which had been loose for a few days...she is persistent. Of course this meant the Tooth Fairy had to stop by that night. What wasn't planned was the Tooth Fairy being caught in the act and trying to hide on the floor when she couldn't find the tooth. The funny thing is, Sid had written 2 large notes with arrows pointing to the tooth's location!!!

Weekend Fun Pics

Some weekend photos....