Molar Central

The molars have landed and they just keep coming and coming. At the last tooth check little Emily Bear had three molars (two on bottom, one on top) and Zach had two molars (one on the bottom and the top). For those who are curious, they hurt. They hurt them and they hurt me. Yes, I was bitten at the last tooth check and then someone suffered lock-jaw at that very exact moment, because it took forever for my finger to be released. SHARKS! Insert Jaws theme here....

Here is a picture of Emily practicing very good dental hygiene. We are so proud of her! Mom still has to chase Zach down, but he gets his pearly whites brushed twice a day too.

Emily doesn't like shoes, socks, or bows

So Zach got to have his picture taken in his new room and I'm sure everyone wants to know why Emily didn't get her picture taken too. Well, she decided that shoes and socks weren't necessary so she didn't get to go inside. She takes her shoes and socks off as soon as she can. I don't even know why I bother putting them on her when we go out. As soon as she is in her carseat, off come the shoes and socks. She also doesn't like her hair bows. I think she looks downright adorable with a bow. Might I add, she even looks like a girl with a bow. She doesn't care.



A little better with the bow, at least there are no tears here. Of course, it wasn't in for very long. She better get used to them. I just ordered more in 27 different colors...hee hee!

Zach checking out his new digs!

Here is Zach's first photo in his new room!

Bricks anyone?

Finally a house update....I apologize to all of our faithful readers for taking SO long!

The bricks and stonework are going up. The insulation is being installed. The drywall has been delivered. YIKES! Because the weather has been so great, this is happening much faster than we expected. I am gathering all of our information to start the loan process. I think I'm going to have to start taking ulcer medication...this is so nerve-wracking. Still waiting on the other house to sell...

Pictures from Sunday, January 11:

Having fun at our new activity table...

They almost look civilized, don't they? It wasn't long until they were both fighting over the book....***SIGH***

This is Zach's table and chairs. It is the Cars theme...very fun for little boys. Emily has a Princess table of her own, but due to our current space limitations we won't unpack hers until we move.

A picture really does say a thousand words.....

Little Emily Bear couldn't possibly stick that lower lip out any farther. It works much better on Dad than it does on Mom. Nice try Emily Bear!

All the cubs at the zoo.

On Friday we took the cubs to the zoo. It was a beautiful day and I was looking forward to it. Steve took them while I was in Las Vegas, but this was my first time to go with them, and I couldn't wait to see the excitement on their little faces. Yeah, maybe next time. We didn't get much reaction at all. Nada. Zilch. The closest thing to a reaction was Emily clutching Daddy's shirt until her little knuckles turned white. She was afraid of everything. Zach couldn't have cared less. I tried to point out animals to him and he was always looking over my shoulder at something else. **SIGH** At least we got some good pics of some of Mommy's and Daddy's favorite animals:

The bald eagle:














Someone else's monkeys (not ours, although I see a little resemblance):














Tiger and cubs:













Momma Lion and her four cubs (God bless her):













Our cubs, all tuckered out after their exciting trip to the zoo: