Dentist... Take 2

Monday- Kaelin had to go for round 2 at the dentist. She did AWESOME. She is such a big girl. Todd went with her this time since "my condition" did not allow for me to be in the room with her.

I got there right as they were finishing up her tooth so Todd could get to work and I could take Kaelin to Chick-fil-A for a milkshake.

This took procedure was the worst of the two teeth. This one was equivalent to a root canal- YUCK! This was also the last thing (thank goodness) that she has to have done. This took had a cavity that had gotten out of control, so they went in to deaden the took, fill it, and basically it becomes a space holder until her big girl tooth comes in (around the age of 12).

This procedure was a little longer than the last one, so Kaelin spent more time with the Nitros gas. She was still a little (lot) loopy when we left. In this picture, she is just spinning around in circles in the dentis office- why.... who knows?

She was such a great patient that she got two tokens to spend in the little toy vending machines. She chose two bouncy balls. She is showing off the bouncy balls as well as her pink nose that she had to wear while on the nitros. They let her take her nose home since this was her last procedure.

After all was said and done, we headed to my office to pick up my bag that I needed for a meeting, then we were off to Chick-Fil-A for the milkshake. She was starving by this time, so she just sucked that milkshake down while the feeling came back to her mouth. Then she plowed through her nugget meal. So, you can see that she is perfectly fine by now.

Cookie Lookie

Thursday was a big day for Kaelin. She got to go up to her school for "Cookie Lookie". She got to meet her teachers, Mrs Christy and Mrs. Christine. She also got to meet her new friends that she will spend the year with.

So if you are asking... What in the heck is "cookie lookie"? Well.... it is where you get to eat cookies while you "lookie" around at the new room, friends, and teachers. It is kind of a way of bribing the kids into coming to the room and being happy.

While this was going on, the parents got to go sit in the chapel and have a parent orientation:

What to pack/not pack in your child's lunch...

What kind of shoes to let your child wear (tennis shoes, which we are very limited on because they are not stylish enough for us)

Where to drop off/pick up your child

When to send/not send your child to school

Etc...

Kaelin posing for the camera (I tried to get her to stand there without the sassy pose, but she insisted that was how she wanted her picture taken).

Cheese... (yes, that is lip gloss in her hand- it is like an American Express... We don't leave home without it)

In the classroom, no tears, so I guess she likes it or the cookies were enough to mask her dislike.

It is official...

Macie has a middle name. It is not any of the middle names we listed as options.

Drum roll, please.....

Macie

Lynn

Hicks

Why Lynn?

It does sound a little more countryfied that I would have normally liked, but it sounds cute. And... it is my middle name, Aunt Debbie's middle name, and goes well with Kaelin.

So, when they bring out the birth certificate, we now have something to put on it.

Better yet, monogramming... here I come.

Baby Shower

Last Saturday, Aunt Debbie and Mamaw threw Macie a very beautiful shower. We had several great friends and family show up. Everything was absolutely wonderful. We are truly surrounded by people that love us and that we love. We are so blessed.

Kaelin really had a blast. In fact, she wore herself completely out. She took a 3 hour nap when she got home. She is such a cute little hostess.

These are the yummy cupcakes (that I won't tell you how many I ate)

These are the delicious cookies (again... I won't tell you how many I ate). So, we really did have more than just cupcakes and cookies (at least other people ate more than that). We also had my favorite punch, that I drink until I get sick. We had two different kinds of quiche and fruit. But the only thing I seemed to get a picture of where the cupcakes and cookies- you can totally see where my priorities were.

Kaelin opened all of the presents, after all, she is convinced Macie is her baby. Poor Macie, she does not know what she is in for. I am sure I will find her in the baby doll stroller, baby doll carrier, and baby doll bed.

This is Macie and Kaelin's first matching outfit. I am all about matching outfits. Todd said "since we are having another girl, we should probably be set on clothes since we still have most of Kaelin's clothes"... My response "yes, but they are not matching outfits, so I should just probably buy new ones for each of the girls".

A picture frame that says "Sisters"... aaahhhh

Kaelin still opening up presents and loving every minute of it.

Kaelin had to get her picture made with every single item in every present. Here is a pacifier.

Here is a teether... (get my drift... every item in every bag)

Kaelin said "Oh... this one is big, I better stand on the table so I can get everything out of it"

After presents, my little hostess went and put on an apron, then walked around to everyone and took their order: cupcake or cookie. She had a little pad that she was writing on- the problem is, she can't write, so I don't exactly know how she knew what to bring each person.

Besides the cake balls, I also had little bags of pink M&M's to give out as Thank You's. I ordered some adorable little stickers with Macie's name on them and "Thanks for coming!".

My morning view

This is what I walked outside to this morning.

There were 4 baby deer and two mommies eating my grass, dead plants, and morning glories. I guess they needed a little breakfast this morning.

One thing I always pray is for God to show me his glory, most days he does, some days I must have had my eyes closed because I missed it. You could look at this as "OMG, they are eating up my yard" or "thank you God, I see it".

They stood there long enough for me to open my car and get my camera out. They just looked at me as though I had seriously interrupted their breakfast and they were just wanting me to leave so they could get back to what they were doing.

Cake Balls

If you are hungry for something easy and delicious... cake balls are your answer (at least they are my answer).

They also make good party/shower food.

I (with Aunt Debbie's help) made these for Macie's baby shower. They were part of my guest "Thank you's".

Recipe...

Box cake mixed (any flavor) - cooked according to directions

can of icing (any flavor)

almond bark (chocolate or vanilla)

Bake a cake according to the box.

When cake is done and it has cooled enough so that you can touch it (don't let it cool completely), crumble the cake up into a pan.

Add a can of cake icing to the crumbled up cake. Mix it up.

Take a melon ball scooper or use your hands and make little 1 inch balls out of the mixture. Put them on a cookie sheet, cover, and refrigerate for about 2 hours (this is the key to them staying together).

Melt the a couple of blocks of the almond bark. I melted it in the microwave in a measuring cup, then put the measuring cup in a pan of warm water on the stove (this helped it stay melted). If your almond bark is too thick (mine was) add about 1 teaspoon of vegetable or canola oil to the bark.

Using a slotted spoon and a regular spoon... spoon the melted almond bark over a cake ball. Place on a cookie sheet, covered with parchment paper. I took some extra icing, put some pink food coloring in it and wrote "M" on each cake ball.

** You can do any combination of cake/icing flavors. These are the ones I used:

Chocolate cake with German Chocolate icing

Vanilla cake with butter cream icing

Strawberry cake with strawberry icing

Just so you don't think I am overly creative, I got the idea for cake balls from Kelly of Kelly's Corner Blog www.kellyscorner.blogspot.com. Go to her recipe section.

Letter to my smoke detectors...

Dear smoke detectors,
I know you have the best intentions of saving our lives and we really appreciate your reliable services. However, when you are in need of a new battery, could you please beep between the hours of 7:00 AM and 10:00 PM. I have yet to have one of you abide by this simple rule. You always decide to alert us to your battery request around 2:00 AM.

There is really nothing more annoying than being awakened by the constant beep... beep... beep... every 30 seconds. You finally force me to get out of bed, wake Todd up (who evidently can sleep right through the beeping), go find a battery, and have Todd change it out.

Trying to go back to sleep after all of the commotion is the difficult part. Even the dogs get a little annoyed by the ruckus that you have caused, then they decide it is play time rather than sleep time, since they are already up.

So, from now on, could you please refer to a clock before asking for a new battery. Of course, we are happy for the service you provide, but a little courtesy is also appreciated.

Sincerely,
Your sleep deprived home owner.