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Happy St. Patrick's Day

And a little, green love note today from my toothless leprechaun.

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

I've Got a Secret

Today was a big day for Marcus, he lost his first tooth!!

His tooth has been loose for weeks now and he hasn't given it too much attention until today.  Out of the blue he proudly displayed the small single tooth and then realized there was a bit of blood and the exiting moment changed in an instant.

After the fear of passing out subsided, he thought it was all pretty cool.  However, when I asked him if he was going to leave his tooth for the Tooth Fairy he adamantly refused saying he wasn't giving his tooth to that fairy, money or not.

So for now he's keeping a close watch on it, in a jar, far from his pillow.

Happy 6th Birthday Marcus!

 
Today is your sixth birthday and I cannot believe how fast six years have seemed to pass in that perspective. You are growing like a weed and pants do not seem to fit for long. You are learning something new everyday and it is a pleasure to watch you experience it all. You have a love of all things animals, even the ones I strictly forbid inside the house. You are an adimant fan of the Oregon Ducks though you still like the color orange.  Your favorites right now are Legos, bugs, monster trucks and snapping your fingers...and the Ducks.

In honor of your sixth birthday, here are six things I love about you:

1. Your adorable face, even when you're sad your boo-boo lip makes me smile
 
2. Your outgoing spirit
 
3. Your sense of adventure
 
4. How creative you are and that you like to 'project' with me.
 
5. How loving and affectionate you are
 
6. I love that you still like to snuggle with your mom
 
Happy Birthday Bear!
I love you, Mommy
 

Wordless Wednesday

 
 
                                                    (Dinosaur habitat, of course)

Wordless Wednesday

 

How He Passes Time

 
He is a proud supporter of his sister at her athletic events however, boredom will quickly overcome him and off he goes on to bigger an better things.
 
It seemed as though the dirtier McKenzie got the muddier and wetter he got. 
And then on to hunting for bugs...
 
Followed up with a little wrestling with Dad.
 
 
I don't know who gets more tired, Marcus, McKenzie or me from keeping track of it all.

Monster Trucks and Marcus

Marcus has had a long time obsession with Matchbox Monster Trucks. I think he has collected most of them. This weekend a few of them came to town for a Monster Jam show at the new Matthew Knight Arena and as a surprise we took the kids.
 
And was Marcus surprised!

Turns out we had the best seats possible and we came prepared with ear plugs and ear muffs. This arena is particularly small so they do not bring in dirt and limit their show.  It was a good thing I did not buy these tickets with the adults in mind, I would have been quite disappointed. Marcus however, was loving every minute. We of course spent every minute watching his reactions...they were priceless!
 
His favorite is Captain USA (in the back). He had an opportunity to meet the driver last year and has been a fan ever since.
 
 
 
Complete with personalized autographs...yes, Marcus will be talking about this for a while.

Happy St. Patrick's Day

 

Happiness is...

 
Ike's Pizza!

We woke up Thursday to this wonderful landscape...
 
Living in the Willamette Valley, it is quite rare to have snow fall this low in elevation in fact it only happens once or twice a year. So typically when it does the schools are closed and the kids and I take full advantage like earlier this season.

So this day was no different, I loaded the kids up in the car and rather than driving away from the storm, we headed up river for a drive in the snow.  We stopped for lunch at our favorite pizza parlor, Ike's Pizza. The kids enjoy playing the video games and Marcus experienced Pop Rocks for the first time...it was most humorous.
 
 
 
I love no school days!

Lego Winter Toy Shop

Check!
 
It took the better part of the morning, but Marcus and I finally assembled this monstrosity. You can tell we are relatively new to the world of Legos as this is probably one of the smaller kits. But it was a success for us.
 
 
 
 
 
Next, the gingerbread house.