Tooth Fairy

Roo has lost his two front teeth. I was hoping they'd both be gone for Christmas but one starting coming back in with the adult tooth by then. That's ok, it's cool to watch him get so excited about his teeth being loose. Not so cool when he asks me to wiggle a loose tooth though, yuck!

Tree Nuts

On Tuesday Bug had an appointment at Hopkins to trial tree nuts. Uncle Matt met us on the way there and helped entertain Bug during the challenge. The tree nut challenge is challenging as you have to consume a lot of nuts and a variety of nuts. Bug did awesome and passed with flying colors! He was very excited about passing. I think his favorite part of the day was when the clowns came by his room and were blowing bubbles. Hopkins is just awesome with kids. Thanks to Uncle Matt for helping out!

Sleepover

Roo had a routine follow-up pulmonology appointment in Leesburgy on Friday. He was scheduled to swim in a swim meet in Manassas on Saturday. So we spent the night at Aunt Linda and Uncle Edd's house. Everyone had a blast! We went to dinner at a local restaurant that my cousins loved growing up and Roo enjoyed his caesar salad and mac&cheese. We had fun hanging out and eating Aunt Linda's awesome chocolate chip cookies in the kitchen after dinner. And we had a fun morning catching up on more conversation. Roo had been sick so he didn't go to the swim meet, but no matter, it was wonderful having a sleepover.

Santa at the Fire House

Santa visited the local fire and rescue for the holidays. The boys were excited to see Santa and the tour the fire and rescue personnel gave us was amazing! They let us not only look at the fire trucks and ambulances, they were happy to explain the history of their fleet and what is unique about each vehicle. The best part for me though was how knowledgeable they were about food allergy and how to treat it, talk about peace of mind.

Team Players

This year I was able to get a few good pictures of the boys together in their festive sweater. No issues with team players, which I know makes Uncle Matt happy!

Happy Birthday Grandma!

Mom had a big birthday this year and we celebrated at a restaurant in Culpeper. We had a great time and think mom really enjoyed her birthday. This is a picture of the clock cake I made for the party....the mocha coffee icing was delicious!  Happy Birthday Grandma!

Bug's Birthday Party

Bug had his birthday party at the old elementary school just like his brother did. And he had a transformers birthday cake that I made, just like his brother. Bug was so excited to have his friends from school at the party! We had a great time and it was wonderful to catch up with my friend Barb and her daughter Mo!

Happy 4th Birthday, Love Bug!

Dear little Love Bug,
We love you lots and you are the sweetest little bug. Have a great birthday!

Love,
Mommy, Daddy and Roo

Trick or Treat

We took the boys trick or treating in a nearby neighborhood with some of their friends this year. It was also the first year Bug has gone trick or treating. We talked with him and Roo a lot about not eating any of the candy while we were out and that a lot if not most of the candy would be items Bug is allergic to. Both boys listened really well and were happy to have just 2 pieces of candy the entire night. They were both also really good about saying thank you and happy halloween at all of the houses we visited.  The only snafu of the night was the scary house as we call it. You could hear it was going to be scary from down the road and Bug was excited to get to the house and be brave and ask for candy. Well, he made it almost all the way up the driveway before he burst into tears. I rescued him and one of the scary characters from the house walked by me when I was carrying him away which made him cry a little more. Turns out this house belongs to one of our coworkers and it was a bunch of people we know. Next year we'll blow their cover and have them unmask for Bug! Bug didn't sleep great that night but he's back to normal now. Happy Halloween!