4 teeth gone and counting....

After a visit to the dentist on the 15th, the dentist decided that Clarissa needed to make way for her "big" teeth.  Her 2 bottom ones were trying to push through, but 3 other baby teeth were in the way.  The 2 were coming in very crooked, so the dentist is hoping that by getting the others out of the way, the 2 will come in straighter.  So how do we get rid of the 3 bad teeth?  Pull them, of course!!  Clarissa didn't seem upset by it, but Mom sure was!  We made the appointment as soon as possible and so on the 22nd, Clarissa had 3 teeth pulled.  Mom could not be there because she was already committed to subbing, but Dad took great care of her.  All Clarissa remembers is the dentist putting on the mask for the "happy" gas and feeling a little dizzy.  She has no idea how they numbed her mouth, and we are going to keep it that way!

Pumpkin Farm

It is that time of year again!  We have a couple of choices when it comes to pumpkin farms, but this year, we discovered one that was only 15 minutes south of us...we usually head north!  We set off on Sunday the 19th and it was a beautiful day.  The kids rode a train, we went on a hay ride and picked some huge pumpkins.  The highlight for the kids were the dogs for sale.  Afterwards we took a detour into Lynnville for some really good hamburgers.  What a day!

The Southern Fried Festival

On Friday, September 26th, we decided to take the kids to Columbia's Southern Fried Festival.  It's not as popular as Mule Days, but we wanted to check it out anyways. :) It was a beautiful night to go and the kids had a lot of fun.  You can see that they enjoyed getting their faces painted.  There was one disappointment for us parents though--where was all the fried food?!!!!  We were looking forward to plates full of southern cooking, a.k.a. fried food, and we had a really hard time finding it.  We found fried oreos, french fries and some fried fish.  KFC was the sponsor---where was the chicken, Colonel!  We ended up having pulled pork sandwiches, very delicious, but not fried.  Well, it's not like we will never be able to find fried food.  Our waistlines are just a little better for not having found any at its very own festival.

Clarissa's first tooth--GONE

I know, it's been 2 months since my last post.  Shortly after this picture was taken last month, our computer broke.  We have yet to get it fixed, but meanwhile, we have discovered that we can pick up a wireless internet signal from one of our neighbors.  So, after many weeks of subbing and not having time to make updates, here I am!  This picture of Clarissa was taken on September 26th.  She lost her first tooth!  She was so excited and of course, she put her tooth under her pillow.  The Tooth Fairy brought her a dollar and a little treat.  More updates to come!