Kids say the darnedest things.2

Just driving along yesterday, on the way to the grocery store for our daily trip, Louden pops out

"I miss our dog, Sissy, she was black.  

And I'm sad I didn't get to meet your Mom when I was five".

What do you say? I just replied "me too, buddy, but this is the life we were given".  

Louden

Right on track, Keegan adds "And your dad".  

Keegan

At 5 years old, they've already had to learn life's hardest lesson.  Not that they quite fully understand, but they know more than they should.

I blinked again....

This seems like yesterday.

Keegan & Louden 7.16.11

Thank god we've since moved on to shorter hair.

that just happened

I blinked.  

Louden and Keegan graduated from Preschool.

Holding a photo from the first day.
Louden is wearing the same shirt,
proving that he has just one "nice" shirt.

10 tries to get open eyes and smiles.
We faked this laugh.

I was excited to use my new zoom lens that I got for Mother's Day at the graduation ceremony.  So excited that I forgot my SD Card.  If I wasn't so insistent that the above photos be posted on facebook ASAP, the card would have been in the camera. 

Thank goodness I had my Iphone for teacher photos.
Louden with Ms. Brenda and Keegan with Ms. Heather.

Here are the songs on video (for Grandma):

For the record, "One Small Voice" gets me every time.  Mainly because it makes me think of THIS post.  Stupid speech delay.

After school, we grabbed a few shots in our yard.

Louden

Keegan.  Not in pain, this is his photo smile.

We celebrated at Chuck E. Cheese.  

Then with a pool.

Bam! Just like that, we're going to Kindergarten.

Ahhhhh!

Not the bad kind of Ahhh, the Dentist {aka teeth doctor} kind. 


L&K had their first appointment and aside from the waiting room, 
all went well.  The boys almost got up close and personal with a fire truck when L came thisclose to pulling the fire alarm.  Yeah, the waiting room was definitely the worst part.


I decided against a pediatric dentist and just took them to dentist I use.  He has kids around their age and I warned him.  The office was prepared for crazy {I may say crazy a little too much}.  The had 2 chairs reserved, 2 dental hygienists, so the Dentist and I could run back and forth.


The hygienists broke the ice by letting them ride the chair up and down, touch and feel all the tools, and turn the tv to their favorite cartoon.  The exam consisted of counting their teeth, polishing, and flossing.  Both boys were really obedient.  Of course they were, I'm not the hygienist. 


I had a huge bag of essentials with me {especially since we're potty training} but forgot the camera.  I didn't even take my phone in, so he's what i got in the parking lot.  And--to the random guy that waiting so I could at least get this, thanks.

Keegan (L) Louden (R)

We got a good report on both boys dental health.  The only suggestion was to add a fluoride treatment by dipping a toothbrush into a kids fluoride rise every night.  The kids picked out Spongebob Blue Rinse, go figure.


At least we have lots photos of Cheesy Pearly Whites to look forward to, if Mom can remember the camera.