The King of Adulthood has been very busy these past couple days. I refer to him when my children start to grow up TOO quickly....which seems to be everyday lately. For instance, a few days ago, Michael finally lost one of his two front teeth. They have both been loose for quite some time and it finally gave into the new adult tooth coming in.

The other tooth was being a bit more tricky!! The dentist told us to just keep playing with it and it would eventually come out. SO WE PLAYED AND PLAYED with that silly tooth. Yesterday, I finally convinced Michael that it was definately loose enough for me to pull it for him. Well, Michael's nature, when it comes to blood and the posibility of pain, is nervous, to the point of paranoia. So he went to school with the tooth hanging by a string.
During the course of the day, one of his friends said he'd give Michael 29 cents if Michael would pull it out. Then the entire class began to chant "Pull it out!! Pull it out". Well, another characteristic of Michael is that he loves to be a "ham" and entertain those who will watch. So needless to say, Michael came home from school yesterday with another hole in his mouth.

And even though his Adult tooth is almost all the way through, he's still my little boy, just with bigger teeth!!

So, my kids are great and wonderful. There is no denying it. However, today did make me wonder a bit if I am going to make it through this next year, now that the triplets are 3 years old. Enter the phase of INDEPENDENCE. Don't get me wrong, I love the fact that they are becoming more and more independent. It shows that they are growing and maturing, not to mention, saving me a bit of time in the long run. But there are three of them, and the attitude of "I can do it by myself" is not as cute when multiplied by 3. I literally have to start getting them dressed and ready to leave an hour earlier in the day so that they can all put on their clothes, shoes, coats & hats all by themselves. It's quite a production!! I hope I make it through this phase with little hair loss!!

Remembering back to when I was younger and I thought I was soooo cool, I thought that scouting was, in simple words, LAME. (Wait...don't leave...I have a point). BUT, now that I've grown up and have children of my own, I have an entirely different view on life. (go figure...)
Michael has been a Tiger Scout since last summer and he is having a blast. So far this year they have visited the Dinosaur Museum, gone on a midnight hike at Bong, hung out with the Kenosha Coast Guard Crew, helped out at a soup kitchen and among many other things, are now working on their famous Pinewood Derby Cars. (That's another blog all in itself!!) A couple of weeks ago, all of the scouts from his troop had a banquet to receive awards and eat. The kicker, the boys and their DADS had to make a cake and decorate it for dessert and contest. What a trip watching those two in the kitchen trying to figure out what to do for making and decorating that cake. They did have a blast. Here was the fruit of their labor...


Unfortunately, they didn't win the contest, but they did have fun!! Here is Michael receiving the rest of his awards, patches and beads for this year. Next year, he'll be a Bear Scout. :)
Congratulations Michael!!

I can't believe that it is already MARCH. These first two months of 2007 have flown by, which tends to happen more often once you have children. This has me feeling a bit happy and depressed at the same time. Happy, because we are close to the end of this long, cold winter, but depressed because now that we're in March, I want it to feel like spring NOW!! Looking out my window this morning, I know that my spring fever will continue for quite some time!!
This has me in the mood for a "spring fix" so to speak, so I thought I'd share a picture of the kids from last spring. If you're feeling a bit like I am, I hope this lifts your spirits as well!!!