baptism preview

My sister-in-law took some fun pictures of Rachel in her baptism dress last week. I can't believe she's turning 8 in a couple weeks. Where did the time go?

no more "ginky"

Last Saturday was Haley's final day with her binky.....
I let her suck on it for a minute then gave it to Nate and he cut it off! He says it was cruel to let her suck on it then take it away and destroy it. He's probably right, but I wanted one last picture. Priorities, Nate. Priorities. She didn't cry then, but sure had a look of what-the-heck-did-my-parents-just-do!!!
"Ginky, boken," is what she says every night when I rock her and sing her a song. Breaks my heart a little, but it was time to get rid of it. She's still trying to adjust to getting herself to sleep without it, but she's doing pretty well with a little extra TLC.

remember these?

So it turns out Tye and Haley DID NOT ingest as many Tums as I thought. I found these when we were moving furniture out of the way to get our carpets cleaned. Some have been licked and nibbled on, but for the most part they are intact. That would explain the lack of any overdose "symptoms". They must have discovered after 4 or 5 that they aren't that good!