Another Boo Boo

I just wanted to document another boo boo at the Amthor household.

Poor Heath fell out of the swing in the back yard and put his tooth through his lower lip. It hurt. It hurt Momma, Daddy, Hunter, and poor Heath. His entire lip swelled up and he had a scratch from his nose to his chin.

Popsicles make it better. Popsicles make everything better. Hunter had to have a popsicle to make him feel better, too.

And...

In case you were wondering. That was a big scratch by Hunter's eye in the previous posts. He fell off a step onto carpet at Church on Wednesday night and scratched it pretty good. Cut and Scrape should have been their middle names.

One Small Step for Man, One Giant Leap for Mom-Kind

Well, we finally did it. We finally took down the crib rails on the boys beds and put up the toddler rails. It makes me sad. My sweet babies don't sleep in cribs any more. They have big boy beds. I have big boys. Tear.

They have been able to hop the rail of their crib for some time now, and my fear of a serious emergency room visit finally got the best of me so we made the switch. The good part is not only can they get out of their beds (like they have been able to do for a while), but now they can get back in them!

So Daddy (aka Handy Man) made the switch...

...while I corralled the boys in the other crib.

And soon enough, there was no corral.

Of course, it's deer season, so Daddy's phone is permanently attached to his head. I'll take his handyman duties any way I can get them.

Then we switched to the other bed, because, in case you didn't know, we have TWO of everything!

Ahh! But wait! There was a problem with the second toddler rail. It was broken.

We got these cribs well over 2 years ago, and we didn't know this one was broken in the box. I don't think they would have taken it back this late in the game, so Chris JB Welded it together.

Worked like a charm. However, in the 1 MINUTE that I had my back turned to help Chris glue it together...look what happened!

Little Monkeys!!! Here is Daddy showing off his handy work. Notice the boys found a new use for the toddler rail that Mommy never thought of. Maybe my fear of an emergency room visit won't be put to rest! Giddy Up Horsey!

But at last...Merry Christmas to all...

...and to all a good night!

Ha! Don't let the peaceful illusion fool you, at 1:48 a.m. I heard a door slam...yup, Heath had easily escaped and was headed down the hallway. I am thankful for my sons' OCD about having all doors shut. If he hadn't of slammed the door, who knows what could have happened in an unsupervised MINUTE!

**On a later note: It took three nights for Hunter to fall out of his bed. I heard a big thud followed by a terrified scream. I guess that's not a fun way to wake up.

Christmas Cookies - The Photo Story

Rolling Pin Gun "Bang, Bang"

"Bang, Bang"

A little help was given in the "Icing Department."

A little more help should have been given in the "Sprinkles Department."

Community Christmas

Our town has a wonderful Community Christmas every year. They have holiday music, booths for the kids, soups, stews, chili, and of course, all of the Christmas characters. Just add a little snow and it would be a Norman Rockwell painting.

Notice how Heath is straining not to have to get too close to Frosty.

Distracted by candy canes, that was the only way we got them close enough to sit by Santa. No way, were they going to sit on his lap!

Check out Hunter giving Rudolph the "Sink Eye."

Such fun and wonderful memories were made!

1 minute!

1 minute. That's all it took for the playroom to go from this...

...to this! I only turned my back for ONE tiny, measly, minute!

Ohhhh! Talk about one NOT happy Momma!

This is what the playroom looks like now. Go ahead boys, fall off of the couch and hit your head on the brick flooring underneath. Maybe you will realize why Momma put the cushiony flooring down.

By the way, the Monkey in the window is the one that did it! That's right, Heath, I'm telling on YOU!