Thursday: A day of no pictures

Ok... I have to admit, I am slowing down a bit. No pictures that I know of, unless there is some on my cell that I forgot to download. The girls went to the dentist for their first official cleaning. Before they went to the dentist for "happy visits." Those are visits where they sit in the chair, learn about the instruments, and have their teeth counted. Really it is just a visit that they don't charge for to get them used to the dentist and having things in their mouths. We went twice before. This time we had a real visit with real cleaning and fluoride! Rachel wanted to go first. Morgan is our support system so she, Rachel, and I trooped into the office. Daniel stayed in the lobby with Kelsey. (He asks....why does it take 5 of us to go to the dentist?} Rachel was having nothing to do with it, so we traded kids. Kelsey is usually our shy kiddo. She came right in and had her teeth cleaned. She was very impressed by the cartoons playing on the ceiling. Towards the end of the visit, Daniel got Rachel to come back to the chair. She did it too! Yeah! The best thing is hearing Daniel and Morgan say, "we are so proud of you. We can't believe you did so well!" It makes me proud of my big kids when they take such delight in their little sisters growth. So cute....mom moment!

  After the dentist, Daniel went home. The three girls and I surprised Daddy at work to tell him about the dentist. We went out for a quick Mexican lunch. After naps, (my nap, girls talking in their room behind the gate that I still put up), we went to the neighborhood pool. They LOVED it! All 4 kids had fun. Rachel was talking nonstop. The lifeguards were smiling as they listened to her talk and talk and talk.