May

Grandpa and Grandma Currie helping Elliott plant his "garden."

Dad took Elliott to the train in Boone. It was on the to-do list last summer but we never got around to it.
Grandpa and Grandma Currie met them in Boone and rode with them. 

He was super excited and absolutely loved it!

Saturday morning coloring session with the neighbor, Kinze. 

Helping Dad with the landscaping project. 

Mark spent almost 2 weeks working on the retaining wall and Elliott was right there beside most of the time. We asked him several times if he wanted to take a break and go to the park and he said "no, I want to keep digging."

He did take a short break one of the  days to play with Claire in the sandbox 

Love these two!

Can she get any cuter?! 

All I Want For Christmas Is My Two Front Teeth...

April 27th 
I'm leisurely searching the wine aisle at Hy-Vee when I get a frantic call from Mark. "Ang, you have to come home now. Elliott fell on his bike and hit his teeth." I put the wine bottle down and ran out the store. When I got home we took him to urgent care, but the nurse said there wasn't much they could do with teeth. We went home and waited until morning when we could see the dentist.

April 28th
The next morning it took 5 seconds for the dentist to look at his teeth and say the words I was dreading to hear, "I've got bad news. These need to come out." His teeth were so shattered that the nerves were showing and it would only be a matter of time before infection would set in. Elliott got 6 shots of Novocaine....ugh, that was just the beginning. The first dentist started and after 4 minutes I made her stop because we weren't getting anywhere and Elliott was absolutely hysterical. The second dentist came in who "specialized in extractions." After a grueling 30 minutes the two teeth finally came out. Let's just say it was a traumatic experience for everyone!

This was just a few hours after the accident. They actually looked worse the next morning. 

Elliott's new smile! 

Putting him to work the day after his extraction! I think he recovered sooner than Mom. 

Claire - 9 Months

9 Months - I realize this is late but she just had her 9 month apt today

Lord help us we now have two mobile kids! Claire started crawling on April 25th and hasn't looked back. She loves her new skill and crawls to whoever will pick her up. She hates being in the room alone and will cry the instant you leave her sight. She absolutely LOVES to play outside including walks, swinging, and playing in her sandbox along side Elliott. She still loves to watch him play and squeals when he enters the room. I hope their friendship continues into future years. Claire weighed in at just over 21 pounds and was just over 30 inches tall. That is 4 pounds lighter than her brother but a half inch taller! I think we are going to have one tall girl on our hands...wonder where she gets that from!