Kiahna Loses Her FIRST Tooth!

Less than an hour ago, Kiahna pulled out her very first loose tooth! She has been waiting FOREVER to achieve this right-of-passage into childhood. The adult tooth is already showing through...and she is smiling from ear-to-ear!

We Have Crabs!!!

Today we took our vehicle in to Sears for some check-ups. This particular Sears is located in a huge mall, so we walked the mall while we waited for the van to be done. This particular mall also had some hermit crabs for sell. We were instant suckers for the cute little things. Since dogs and cats are out of the question right now, and since our past beta fish guests expired at a rate that suggest murder, we thought we would try to host hermit crabs in our home--specifically in the vacant beta fish tanks.

Each of the kids walked away with their own hermit crab and each crab got to have 2 deluxe, designer shells. Only one of the crabs got its picture taken because the photographer, Niah Harris, demonstrated obvious favoritism for her crab.

We hope to be more successful with these critters than we were with the fish. Only time will tell...

***Current Update as of January 20, 2012***

Only one crab has survived. Isaiah's crab is the only one left of the bunch. I guess we weren't as successful as we had hoped to be. We do plan to buy some more crabs and give it one more try.

Cowboy Monkey

We went this morning to one of Niah's LAST dental appointments. She is beginning the process of having her braces removed and being fitted for a retainer. Isaiah often likes to bring his horse, which he has named I-Ho-Neigh, on our outings. He also likes to wear his monkey jacket and pretends that HE IS a monkey. On this particular day, he had several chuckles and smiles from some older "grandparent" type people.  This is such a precious stage, and one that we grow out of too quickly.  So for now, we will just enjoy and cherish our cowboy monkey!