Tyler loses 3 teeth to the dentist

Tyler had a few shaky teeth in his mouth and since i couldn't bribe him to let me yank it out, we finally took him to the dentist. The dentist happily took my money and Tyler came home with 3 teeth for the tooth fairy. *&$^!@!!!! The tooth fairy is a mug!!

Anyways.. here are the pictures.. not a pretty sight.

Pre.. last look at this baby teeth

Eeekkk

Let's hope they grow back soon! And straight!

Trip to Anderson Farms

It's Fall!! And that means a trip to the corn maze and the pumpkin farm!! And the kids seemed really up for it this year. So, we went. Alan was busy with some demolition work, so it was just me and the kids and I managed to convince Addy to come.

The crowd that day was just HORRENDOUS! Took us an hour just to get in. I was going to walk away but the kids wanted to do it.

Anyways we did end up having a good time. We didn't get to go on any rides because we ran out of time, but we picked some pumpkins and wandered in the maze. Made it to 7 stations!! :)

Trick or Treat at Broncos Stadium

As part of the Broncos Bunch, they boys got invited to go Trick-o-treating at the Broncos stadium. They had made little haunted rooms in the changing rooms and stuff and the boys seemed OK with it until they realized it was a haunted house! hehe..

Anyways, we made it thru OK.. and the kids had fun!

Hey it's Peyton.. but alas, only his poster

Giant scarecrow in the changing room

Cody not feeling so sure about the werewolf...

Books or calendar.. what? no candy??

At the stadium...

Pumpkin carving

The kids are finally at the age where they remember little traditions with each season. And this year they've been asking about carving the pumpkins for weeks. Today, we found some time between dinner and bedtime to do it.

Both boys finally got over their ewwwy-ness and clean their own pumpkins though Cody is not as convincing as Tyler. But both boys helped dot their pumpkins and Tyler even got to carve his own. Cody as usual is quite happy to boss and narrate.

They chose their own designs this year and they were super pleased with their pumpkins.

Cody very ready to carve

Tyler cleaning the guts.. look at Cody's face!!

I can clean it too.. if i use the spoon...

Cody dotting his pumpkin

Tyler daddy team

Tyler trying his hand at carving

their pumpkins

We're all ready to carve!!

Tyler is 7!

Tyler turned 7 today. As it was a school day with a field trip, we didn't get to bring any cupcakes in for any celebration. I did drop off some so that he can have a little celebration with his friends.

I can't find any of the birthday cake pictures, but here's one from him opening his card. As you can tell, it's still dark outside. It's because we all had to wake up at some ungodly early hours in the morning to wish him Happy Birthday before he goes off to school!

But our little Tyler is growing up to be a nice little boy. Still a little shy. He's doing well in school and keeps up with our demands! :)

Checking out his birthday card..

Though we often treat him like a big boy, he's still a little boy who wears his pirate birthday card on his head!!

He and his classmates

So, as a tradition, i make a little fuss about wishing the old child goodbye and Tyler remembers when we wished 5 yrs old goodbye. So this year, we wished 6 yr old goodbye!! And for once i remembered to video it. It is quite a sweet time and makes their mommy weepy. But Tyler must be made of the same stuff coz he also got a little misty-eyed. 

Here's a video..

Unexpected presents

The boys were presented with a few unexpected presents for their birthdays:

Uncle Steffen and Auntie Anne dropped by on Sunday to specially deliver the presents. The boys were super pleased. We were happy to get to catch up with Anne and Steffen! What a nice surprise.

Sienna delivered the presents to badminton. And the boys were super psyched to get bows and arrows finally!!!

Trip to the bank

Since the kids got a bunch of money for Popo and KongKong and tooth fairy, they've accumulated quite little pile of cash. So, we took them to their banks to deposit them.

They were quite pleased with their bank accounts.. :)