Seahorses

I just had to share a picture of the seahorses that Ada and I thought were so neat!

Stare Down...

Benjamin was entranced with this alligator. The alligator seemed just as entranced looking at Benjamin! The alligator almost looks like he is standing but his head looks like he is laying down. Such an eerie sight! Thank goodness we don't have any of them around here!

Benjamin

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Happy 3rd Birthday Benjamin! We love you very much! Mommy, daddy, and Ada enjoy spending every day with you!

Underwater Adventures

Since we were going to be in the Cities for Craig & Steph's wedding we took a couple of days and enjoyed a mini family vacation. One of the places we went to was Underwater Adventures in the Mall of America. The admission was a little steep but it was pretty neat. Benjamin enjoyed looking at the alligators and at the sharks. Ada and I liked looking at the seahorses. Dave enjoyed watching the expressions on Benajmin and Ada's face. Just watching Benjamin and Ada take it all in, ask questions, or get excited was so worth it for us to go there. Our ticket was good all day so we ended up going through it twice! There was an area where the kids could climb up the ship and pretend that they were sailors by looking through the telescope. Dave and the kids had a good time playing together in the play area. The area that mom thought was very neat was the hands-on area. We were able to touch stingrays, sharks, and other fish.

These are just a few snapshots from our trip to Underwater Adventures

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More teeth

It finally happened! Ada's two bottom molars finally came through. Her bottom right one came through yesterday (10-20-08) and her bottom left one broke through today (10-21-08)! She has such a terrible time teething. Nothing seems to help her. The most relief she gets is from chewing on her toothbrush. Let's just say we started with a brand new toothbrush and she already needs a new one--just from chewing on it! I feel so bad for her because I know that it has to hurt and really bother her. I feel so helpless. Her little gums swell up really huge and just seem to take weeks for her teeth to break through. When she teethes she does not sleep well and usually gets a diaper rash which bothers her when we clean her bottom. She is also a major, major crab bucket. My poor baby! She is now up to 10 teeth. She is growing up so fast. Too fast in my opinion. Hopefully we all can get a good night's rest.

Our Birthday Memories!!

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