Tooth fairy?

I just have a small post, Tyler lost his first tooth! It fell out and he was so excited. The next morning I woke up to him tearing his bed apart looking for that precious lost tooth dollar. Did the tooth fairy forget? (YIPE!) I told him let's eat breakfast then look together, ran back into Dee and explained what lousy parents we can be (who knew so much guilt could be associated with a friggin tooth?) and made breakfast. When we went back to look, lo and behold there were four shiny quarters under his stuffed tiger. Phew. We make a good team. Sometimes slow, but we can pull it off. The point of the story is Tyler is SOOOO excited about his first lost tooth and we love to see him happy.

Husband Tag...

Amber tagged me a while ago, I'm just getting caught up. I'm also trying to scan the picture of Dee and I but it'll have to be in the future post... blankety blankety scanner...

What's his name? Dee

How long have you been married? 11 wonderful years

How long did you date? About a year

How old is he? 36

Who eats more? Currently him. Give me three more weeks and I'll be making up for lost time. As Amber said, I can really pack it away!

Who said "I love you" first? Me, on accident. I had fallen asleep during a movie - I talk in my sleep, he woke me up and said I had told him I loved him. After denying it, then putting some thought into it, I realized I did and dumped the other guy.s.

Who is taller? Dee

Who sings better? Probably Dee although the acoustics in the shower might argue. I can really belt it out in there.

Who is smarter? Tough one. We both have our strong points - Dee is well rounded on a variety of subjects (some random some applicable) but I'm a pretty good debater and can make my point seem valid even if it is made up.

Whose temper is worse? Dee's. Mine. We both kick the dog.

Who does the laundry? Mostly me. Usually I wash and dry and we both end up folding. I don't iron, however.

Who does the dishes? Mostly me.

Who sleeps on the right side of the bed? Dee

Who pays the bills? I do.

Who mows the lawn? We both do. Year round I might add...

Who cooks dinner? Until I was pregnant mostly me. Dee has been master chef since nights are pukey.

Who drives when you are together? Dee

Who is more stubborn? Me, no question.

Who is the first to admit when they are wrong? Again, wonderful Dee. I think it's that stubborn thing, I come around it just takes a while.

Who proposed? I did. I got tired of waiting.

Who has more friends? About equal, we do a lot of couple things.

Who has more siblings? We're tied, I have two sisters and one brother, he has one sister and two brothers.

Who wears the pants in the family? That is a tough one again. He is the spontaneous decision maker and I am the the "what if" lots of thought decision maker. We meet some where in the middle.

Snow and Christmas!

Well, Christmas came and went with an awesome trip home to see family. The kids and Dee had an awesome time in the snow. Being California kids it was a huge treat for them. Dad was suckered into pulling them around in the sled and he even made a ramp off the back patio which they played on until they couldn't feel their toes and had to come in for hot chocolate and cinnamon bread.

We didn't do our usual running around to see everybody because I felt pretty awful most of the time but was blessed enough with a reprive over Christmas Eve and day that I got to celebrate and eat. What a treat that was! Most of the time I just laid around and was boring, though. It was fun to be with family, play with our nephews (and Tressie!) and take it easy and Christmas was fantastic. The kids are at the age where it is all so magical - I hope they never grow out of it!