Speaking Larsen

On Wednesday, Brooklyn decided she didn't want to wear her diapers anymore.  So.  OCTOBER 12th. Two and a half years, plus four days old! Here we are, with nearly a week under our belts, and only a few accidents.  She's doing great!  Went to town and to church in her new undies, and I was the super nervous one, but I gotta say, she's a little champ.  She is loving it.  As are we! (Still hangin' on to that paci though...) ( And still can't let go of Bear Blankie) But seriously, one thing at a time, and if diapers are the first to go, Halle-stink'-lu-iah! Thank You, Dora!  THANK. YOU.

She's got talent, that's for sure! Unfortunately, she doesn't have a large clientele. . . or fortunately, depending on how you look at it!  But then again, I think I might be the source her inspiration.

 Last day of braces OCT 12!!! (for now anyway!)  She's come a long way! We can't say enough good things about Dr. Jeff Johnson and his staff!  We loved going to see the Orthodontist!  It is gonna be a sad thing not to go on a monthly basis to visit them....however we are okay with that.  She has a retainer she has to wear at night, and we will go back in two months for a check up, and then in a few years she'll need some spacing for her adult teeth to come in. THANKS DR. JOHNSON!!! BEFORE: November 2010 AFTER: October 2011 AFTER: October 2011 SO EXCITED!

So they loved it more than I thought they would.  There's something about playing against your parents as a kid that is so fun.  They were hilarious. IT was such a perfect night for a game.  The weather is quickly turning cold, and I am so glad we had this night to be together with our family and good friends for a healthy game of kickball.  It's amazing how quickly the kids picked up to it, and ran their little hearts out. Then when the cousins arrived, we had lots to do...like share suckers and pat each other's cheeks a lot. Landon and Kayson are such good buddies and this past summer I did something I've never done before. I let Landon go to Utah, with my brother Blake, and spend four days down there.  They were (according to Chad) scheming and planning lots to do, and had a great time doing it all. Jocelyn and Ella are really taking to each other too these days, which is also fun.  They played babies and seemed to really have fun together. ...