Weekend in Review

This weekend went by fast. Thankfully we have a short week because of the holiday Friday, so at least we have that to look forward to. Justin was gone for a good part of the weekend doing his Ragnar Trail Run. He left Thursday night so I had the girls by myself that night and then Friday and a good part of Saturday until he got home. Thankfully with help from my sisters and mom, it wasn't too bad, but I would just rather him be home, haha. Friday night my mom took Everly to see Trolls so me and Aspen had a little alone time. Saturday morning I couldn't leave to go to the gym or anything so I ended up running with the girls in the jogging stroller to Home Depot for the kids workshop. It is 2.5 miles each way so not too bad and I still get to log 5 miles. It was hot though since I am used to running earlier in the morning. I asked my brother-in-law to meet me at home depot to help Ev with her project since Aspen usually needs a lot of attention. Of course, she was actually really good and just chilled in the stroller but it was nice to have the extra help. We also had Everly's last soccer game on Saturday. She is going to have her final party next week where she will get her trophy. When Justin got home Saturday we were all pretty tired and just stayed home. Sunday we got some cleaning done and went through the girls clothes to make room for bigger sizes and warmer clothes. I feel like I am always doing this! I had a soccer game on Sunday so I got a little alone time which was nice but I already miss my girls and can't wait until next weekend!

They love being in the stroller.

 

she only hit him with the hammer once!

 

of course it is a pink helicopter!

they were holding hands after soccer! Aww!

she put herself down for a nap Saturday. She is 5!

loves snapchat

While we are cleaning on Sunday, Aspen helped her self to a makeover for herself and Sophia using her sister's nail polish....twice!

Home Depot Kids Workshop

Last Saturday Everly attended her first Home Depot Kids Workshop. We had been wanting to do one for a while and we live super close to a Home Depot so we finally signed her up. It also helps that Justin has Saturdays off now! Justin took her by himself and I stayed home with baby Aspen. At this class they were building planters with a chalkboard sign behind it. Justin said it was kind of a big production and they had food vendors and a blow up bouncy house. He said that he ended up doing a lot of the work but she got out there and tried and had fun so that is all that matters, right? Justin also sent me this cute video while she was painting and she is saying, "Mama is gonna be so proud of me." How sweet it that! Haha. She got some Rita's Italian Ice afterwards and then came home and did a fantastic pose with her completed project. Also, you will notice that Figaro also attended the workshop and posed in the picture with her. She said the kids wanted to see him. The workshops are free and you can search for them by location here!

 

 

 

Kids workshop

A photo posted by Justin Larkins (@justinlarkins) on Apr 4, 2015 at 10:26am PDT

 

Toddler Tooth Update

So back in December, I posted here about how Everly chipped her tooth right before I went back to work. Well, last week we went in for a checkup to see how the tooth was doing. I wasn't expecting them to say "Everything looks great" but I also wasn't expecting them to tell us that her tooth needed to be pulled...and they did. We looked at X-ray's from days after the incident and updated ones and you could see the nerve damage/infection right there on the screen. There was a clear black spot under the tooth. To prevent it from hurting her adult tooth they had to pull it. Everly did great while they looked at the tooth and did the x-ray. We went back in the waiting room and debated whether or not to pull the tooth that day. Justin was taking the girls to the zoo and I just wasn't mentally prepared for that, however, if we didn't do it that day we would not have gotten an appointment until the end of the month and I didn't want her to wake up one day with tooth pain so we decided to do it. It obviously gave me a lot of anxiety, but mostly I was just sad that they were going to be messing with that smile that I love. When we went back in to the procedure room, she did not want to be back in the chair. She got upset but the doctor did a really good job of calming her back down so she could get the laughing gas. The whole process took like 10 minutes. She was chewing on cotton after but she was really fine. Justin ended up taking the girls to the zoo anyways and while she was a little moody she still had a lot of fun. She got money from the tooth fairy that night (which she wants to use to pay for a ride on the zoo carousel because Justin told her he didn't have money for it, haha). It is sad because that tooth won't grow in for another couple of years but she is not traumatized by it at all. If you ask her she will just tell you the dentist had to take her tooth out. I know that in the grand scheme of things, my children are healthy and happy and I am grateful for that, but that day sucked.

Heading in to the dentist.

Everly and Figaro in the waiting room and Aspen trying to steal the attention.

Pretty much the saddest thing. She was so good though.

Silly girl at the zoo. What a great Dad she has!

This was just not even a couple of hours after the procedure so obviously she is coping well.

Toddlers....ugh!

So during my maternity leave, just a couple of days before Thanksgiving, I was watching Everly and Teddy while Kim was at an appointment for Cameron. My younger sister was there as well helping out. We were sitting in the family room with Aspen and Teddy and Everly were riding around on these two little ride-on toys that Teddy calls "buh-bye's." They ride on these all the time from one end of the house to the other and fall all the time. Well apparently that was my lucky day because Everly fell and started screaming and I went in to the kitchen to find her on the ground and she had chipped her tooth...bad. She actually chipped two teeth but really took a lot off the bottom one. It didn't bleed very much and she was really more shocked than anything else. It is the saddest thing to me to see what it did to her beautiful cheesy smile but she is fine. Justin got her into his general dentist that day and then we were referred to a pediatric dentist which I took her to the day after Thanksgiving. She did AMAZING at both dentists. She let them clean her teeth, look around, and even get x-rays. It isn't bothering her at all and hasn't hindered her eating so they are going to let it sit and check on it again in a couple of months to make sure it is not dying or anything (if so we would need to pull it). She is such a tough little girl sometimes and I am sure I was more traumatized by the whole thing than her as she has already gone back to riding on those stupid toys! Toddlers, man! Also, I was very happy with Soloman Pediatric Dentistry in Glendale. They were super great and patient with Everly and very helpful. Thanks to my mom for helping me take Everly to her second appointment!

She took Teddy's doll with her and was in pretty good spirits.

 

Good little patient.

Passed out after her dentist appointment

 

At Soloman Pediatric Dentisty

 

such a champ!