yipee!

We are no longer the owner of three cars!! = )

We bought a larger car 3 months ago and have been trying to sell either one of our other cars since then. (thought we would put them both on Craig's List and see which went first) Well, we finally sold them both. Okay, not exactly but pretty much in the same day people wanted each vehicle. We decided to get rid of the Escape since we could get more out of it and the Maxima is a better commuter car for Dan. (not so great of a hunting car though)

It was a little sad to see it go. We were original owners and had purchased it 7 years ago when we graduated from college. It was our first big purchase after Dan signed a contract with his first "real job".

Here's a picture of Dan with the Escape about a week after we bought it...this was taken about 4 hours into our 24 hour drive to TEXAS where we moved after college.

TEETH

Well, I've had a few requests for pictures of Colton's new mouthful of teeth. Four of his top teeth are coming in at once and I think they are pretty cute. By the way, Dan wanted everyone to know that Colton is looking at Dan in this picture...that is why he's smiling SO BIG.

Since we are talking about teeth...I will share Ellie's tooth misfortune.

A few weeks ago she was running to the computer to answer Lanae's web cam call and she slipped on the wood floor and smacked her mouth. The gums of her front teeth bled a little bit and she had a fat lip but we thought that was the worst of the damage...well a couple days ago I noticed one of her front teeth was looking grey, and it has become more and more grey as the days go by. = (

I guess the tooth is dying. How sad!! I haven't told her about this yet. I don't want her to be self-conscious about it so I'm trying not to make a big deal about it.

I managed to find some toothy grin pictures that kind of show the tooth although it has gotten more gray since these pics were taken.

and the decision is....

DANCE!

Well, after checking out dance class and gymnastics class it was an easy decision to choose dance for Ellie. I'm sure she would have fun in both, but the gymnastics class was kinda lame. = ) No music...dark...unorganized...etc.

Today was the first dance class so here are a few pictures. I was very proud of Ellie. She was very sweet and did a very good job listening to her teacher and obeying her.

Oh, and as you can tell she has completely recovered from her elbow owie. She wore the sling for a couple days and then let her arm hang limply by her side for a few days and then she finally realized that it didn't hurt to move anymore!

playground trauma

We had our first playground disaster yesterday. We were just about to go home and have lunch when I heard Ellie scream and start crying. I didn't see it happen but apparently she fell off something a couple feet high and landed on her elbow. I thought it must have been pretty bad the way she reacted...since she is usually pretty tough. She was barely moving her arm and at one point even asked me to put her arm up on my shoulder while I was holding her. = (

So I took her to the Urgent care where Dan met us and took Colton to get some baby food at the nearby grocery store. It was about 1:30 and none of us had eaten lunch yet so I was very glad Dan was able to get off work too meet us and help me with Colton.

They did a few x-rays of Ellie's arm and that was pretty traumatic. It was obviously very painful for her to move her arm so every little angle they tried to get picture of made her cry really hard.

Anyways, long story shorter, she didn't break it. She has a contusion (bruise) which is pretty deep in her elbow. So she is wearing a sling for a couple days and taking lots of Motrin.

Uncle Nate and Aunt Linda took some time away from their 25th wedding anniversary to join us at DQ for a little ice cream treat. Doesn't ice cream always make you feel better??? = )

9 months

Colton had his 9-month check-up today. We were pleasantly surprised to find out that he didn't have to get any shots. I think Ellie might have been even more happy about that than I was. The nurse told us he wouldn't have to get any shots today and when the doctor came in Ellie very happily said to her, "Colton doesn't have to get any SHOTS!!!". Neither of us like to see Colton cry. = (

He is:
19lbs 10oz (25%)
29.5in (90%)

He just started crawling. He is getting 4 teeth on the top...all at once. He loves feeding himself with finger foods!

This is currently his favorite face to make.

Random

It's a perfect day today. Ellie and I are outside enjoying the beautiful weather. It's sunny and only in the mid 60's. Colton is napping, Ellie is riding her bike, and I'm lounging in a comfy chair.

Ellie just went into the garage and was being very quiet so I asked what she was doing. She came out and said that she was just looking at Daddy's things that make him very strong and she was just thinking about how she could use them to make her very strong when she is little. How cute.
(by the way, Dan's weight set is in the garage...so that's what she was looking at)

Our big decision for the next few days is whether we should enroll Ellie in a dance class or a gymnastics class for the fall. Seems like she needs to do something "organized" and where she can play with other little girls. Since we aren't ready to do preschool yet we decided to do some kind of activity class. We tried out the dance class yesterday and she loved it. Next week we will go try out the gymnastics class. Don't know what you all think but she seems more like a gymnastics girl to me....
We will let you know which talent we decide to pursue. = )

That's all....I just felt like I should blog about something since it's been awhile. = )

Peace-Out Nae Nae...

Lanae left this morning for college in Oklahoma. Our house is already lonely without her. = (

Ellie has no idea...she knows Lanae is going to college but I don't think she realizes that she won't be seeing Lanae as often as she is used to. Well, at least not in person but she will get to see her via webcam. (isn't technology great!)

We will miss Lanae soooo much be we are also very excited for her big moving away from home, college adventure. She is going to have the best time.

We love you Lanae!