First Lost Tooth

A couple weeks ago when Sean was eating he complained that his teeth hurt. That's when we discovered he finally had a loose tooth. Over these past few days he kept asking if we wanted to see it and he would show us how it was getting more loose. I had been helping him brush his teeth for the last week because he hadn't been brushing his front teeth well (he had hurt his the area around his tooth a couple times). This morning I was brushing his teeth and he yelled "Ow!!" He went to rinse his mouth out and there was blood. We told him to pull the tooth out because it was ready, but he refused. I got a washcloth and told him that I was going to soak up the blood in his mouth, because it would make him sick to his stomach. The first couple times he'd barely let me touch his tooth. Then I finally convinced him that I just needed to hold some pressure on it to stop the bleeding. I had a good hold of it, so when he jerked away the last time I had his tooth, but he didn't realize it yet. Then Michael told him to look in the mirror. Sean turned to me and asked if I had it and I slowly opened the washcloth. So tonight Sean will get his first visit from the tooth fairy.

Catching Up - Andrew's First Easter

We celebrated Easter at Nana & Papa's house like we do every year. The bigger kids hunted 100's of eggs in the backyard. Hard to believe next year Andrew will be among them.

Couponing

In an effort to save as much money as possible, my new obsession has become couponing. Thanks to the show Extreme Couponing (on TLC Wednesdays at 8pm CST) I've learned a few things on getting the most bag for my buck. I highly recommend checking out it. Here is a website for one of the ladies featured in the show:
The Krazy Coupon Lady
She breaks it down for you on her site and gives ALOT of resources. I've gotten a few of my friends hooked on the show and starting the couponing craze!!

I was so excited yesterday that I got a tub of Pampers baby wipes for $1.50 at Albertsons. I also scored FREE Ivory soap because of a sale and my coupons. FREE is good!!!

I told Michael that any money that was left over from the grocery budget at the end of the month because of my couponing was going into our savings. My GOAL... to only use $100 of our allotted budget every month. I'm trying to get THAT good at the couponing. Who couldn't use more money in their savings account these days?

AirExpo 2011

Michael took Sean to the air show in Fort Worth Sunday. Right before they were getting ready to leave I suggested to Sean that he wear his pilot costume from Halloween. He looks like he belongs in the chopper!! He had a really good time and got the opportunity to see the Blue Angels fly. I wish I could have been there to share that with him. The air shows bring back such great memories from my childhood.

Working Towards Blue Belt

Today Sean earned his black tape to work towards testing for his blue belt in July. It's hard to believe he's been doing this for two and a half years. He only has 4 belt ranks to achieve before starting his training for his black belt.