2009 Rodeo!

We celebrated Valentine's Day with the whole family by going to the Rodeo. The carnival was Amelia's favorite and the petting area, pig races and bull was Elliott's favorite. The kids had a great time and we had a great time watching them enjoy themselves. They were wiped out by the end of the day.

Amelia lost her 1st tooth!

Amelia is officially a big kid now. She lost her first baby tooth on Valentine's Day. It was the first baby tooth she got and the first tooth she lost. It has been loose for about 3 weeks now and was ready to come out but we were afraid to pull it. My Aunt Mary Helen came over and said to tie dental floss around it and pull it out. Since she has experience doing this we asked her to do it. Amelia was all for it, she was ready for the tooth fairy to come. She even put on her princess dress for the occasion. She just flinched when it came out and did not cry. When my Aunt pulled on it the tooth came flying out and we could not find it. I started to panic. We were all on our hands and knees looking for it and after about 5 minutes Amelia found it.

She is such a brave strong girl! The tooth fairy came and brought her 5 $1 bills for it. This was a Valentine's Day we will always remember!

Amelia the Fish

Amelia has been attending swimming lessons on a regular basis since she was 3 years old. Right now she attends Swim America through Northside School District. These lessons will prepare her to be on swim team in a couple of years in addition to and most importantly developing her into a strong swimmer. This is very important to us since we love the water and have a pool. They have a standard bathing suit and swim cap they have to wear but in true Amelia style she adds her own flare with her goggles.

Amelia has become a very good swimmer. She can free style swim, backstroke, swim under water using the "frogger" technique and is working on her breast stroke. She really loves to swim and we are very proud of her progress!