Need Your Opinion :)

Since #3 is almost 1/2 baked, we have been discussing our current vehicle situation. The truck works well for us at the moment & three car seats will fit...but it's not ideal, especially when doing longer trips and when taking the dog. I've been trying to hold off, but am thinking about joining the ranks of the super cool moms who have those really fun, cool mini vans.

This is where you come into play...if you are one of those cool moms, please tell me what your van is and why you like or dislike it :) We plan to go test drive several but would love to hear what you like/dislike about yours! Thanks!

Aaron may feel the same as the guy in this song at first...but with time, he will start feeling cool in his minivan.

Talented Child???

Brecken just came into the kitchen & got some spoons out of the drawer & did this.
I didn't show him this....don't even know if I can do it.

He does get this talent from me, however.

Must Have

Several months ago, I saw an advertisement in my Parents magazine for a GoodNite Lite. It was a night light that allowed you to set a morning 'wake-up' time and an evening 'night-night' time.

I thought this might help our sleep situation some, so I decided to order one. The product was on backorder until just before Christmas! We received it the week before Christmas & began using it the week after. Let me just tell you that I LOVE this thing...the boys actually get excited after bath time, waiting to see when the moon comes on. As soon as it comes on, we brush teeth, say prayers & get in bed without fussing! The moon shines throughout the night, so if they wake up in the middle of the night, we show them that the moon is still on & they typically get back in bed without a fight. Brecken is really good about waiting until the sun comes on in the morning before getting out of bed & we are working on Leighton.

The night light is around $43 with shipping, so expensive as far as night lights go....but we think it is well worth it considering how well it has worked so well for us!

First Dentist Appointment

While we were in Sabetha over Christmas break, Brecken had his first dentist appointment. He did really well & even left the hygienist clean his teeth! Aaron's cousin is our dentist & the night before the appointment, his cousin's wife talked about the treasure chest that Brecken could pick a toy from after his appointment. On the way to our appointments, when we turned out of his parents lane, Brecken asked, "Is this the way to the X?" Aaron & I kind of looked at each other & asked him what he meant. Brecken said, "The X! That's where the treasure chest is!" He then said, "I wonder if there will be chocolate coins in it."