Tooth Update

Madison's dentist appointment went well this afternoon. We were told that she can't have the tooth capped until 14 years of age or so but he can put in two metal poles and create a tooth from that....I know I'm not explaining it right but basically they can make it look like her whole tooth is there until we are done with braces and such later on.

The only down fall was, of course, they have to give Madison a shot in the mouth to numb things up =/ but I think that is the perfect appointment to send Scott to! One little shot in the mouth is a whole lot better than having the whole tooth removed! We are very lucky that the nerve is alive and doing well!!!

Mackinaw Island

We had a great time on Mackinaw Island this past weekend! Grandpa Lee & Grandma Maggie are celebrating their 40th wedding anniversary this year (Congratulations to them!) and decided to celebrate by taking the family to Mackinaw Island! Matt, Madison and I drove our own horse drawn carriage - actually Matt and Madison drove while I hung on for my life in the back seat!! Rocky (our horse) really had a mind of his own and as it turns out he likes to chase any other horse he might see - male or female!! We had a yummy lunch at the Mustang Lounge and did some shopping after that! We were able to check into the Grand Hotel at 4:00pm and Madison changed into her bathing suit in record time and she spend some time in the outdoor (non-heated) pool for about an hour or so. Later we got all dressed up - or at least Matt & Madison did - and joined Lee, Maggie, Dan and Jenn for dinner in the great dining hall. Madison was an adorable little guest! Thank you Lee & Maggie for a great weekend!

Something to talk about!

WOW! I can't believe how much has been going on since the last time I updated everyone! Madison's tooth is fine, she'll have a checkup with the dentist on September 22nd but so far so good! Matt was gone from September 5th-13th for a fishing trip to Montana! He had a great time but I told him there was no way I could hold down the fort next year with the addition of baby...it was hard enough to keep it all together while he was gone! While Matt was gone Madison and I decided to try our Jacob's Corn Maze! It was awesome! I highly recommend everyone giving it a try before the close on November 1st! This morning was my 26 week appointment with Annie - everything is normal! Baby was active and we were able to pick the heart beat up in no time (150 bpm for those of you counting) and my belly measured right on track for 6.4 months! I did have to ask permission to travel to Brighton for a wedding in early November but Annie said all was good - she would let me travel as far as 37 weeks! I'll try to do a better job keeping everyone up to date....seems like time just gets away from us too fast!!

Madison vs the Playground

Today is the second day of school, the school secretary calls me during my lunch hour to let me know that Madison had an accident on the playground...she chipped her tooth!! Turns out Madison and a friend of hers (a boy) were having a discussion about who could spin faster on the piece of playground equipment and Madison said she could spin faster than her friend, he told her she couldn't and in an effort to prove him wrong off spinning she went. She tells me that she knew she was in trouble when she spun so fast she couldn't get her feet on the ground =) So it was Madison vs the metal pole and the pole won! Took her into the dentist who said to come back in a couple of weeks for x-rays and we'll talk about what plan of action to take! Yes, it was an adult took that she happened to break...she only had it for a year or so!!

First day of 2nd Grade!!

Yesterday was the first day of school and Madison could not wait to get started in 2nd grade!! The crazy kid was up at 6:45 am just to get a shower in - she also wanted to make sure we had time to blow dry and curl her hair!! Madison said that she thinks it's pretty awesome that everyone likes to get dressed up for the first day of school!