(For Stacie, because she asked so nicely!) 

P.S.  You can hear the moms in the waiting room talking… I guess I should have added music to the video. 

Looking a little worried…

Relaxing a little bit…

Looking worried again…

Getting the exam and cleaning.  Healthy teeth!  Yay!

For Tessa this is old news…  (no cavities either!  yay!)

July 14 was my two year blogoversary. 

Last year for my first blogoversary I wrote a really boring post about my blogging history (yawn!).  That was WAY too much work, so this year I'm going to give you a few of my favorite blog tag lines, some favorite photos I've found on blogs, and some funny (at least to me) blog quotes.

Top 3 Favorite Blog Tag Lines…

1. Miss Zoot - "If You're Looking for Wisdom, Move Along" 
2. Cheeky Lotus - "Does This Blog Make My Butt Look Big?"
3. Dooce - "All About My Stupid, Boring Life"
4. Miss Zoot - "Pretend I Said Something Funny"

(Apparently I can't count to 3.)

Top 3 Favorite Blog Kid Pictures (These photos are worth the extra click!)

1. Mandagirl's "Rock Mustache" photo of her son Isaac.
2. Kickyboot's "Runneth Over" photo of her daughter Avelyn. (Be sure to check out the waistband of Avelyn's pants.)
3. Adventures in the 100 Acre Wood's "You Can Never Be Too Prepared… For Dinner?" photo of her son Nolan. (Don't you wonder what goes on at their house at dinner time?)

Top 3 Random Funny Blog Quotes

1. "Many of the surprises that come with motherhood smell bad and are hard to remove from your upholstery." - Daring Young Mom
2. (After finding a snake in the yard and asking husband to take care of it…) "Unless loud shrill screeching and hand wringing will lead to the demise of a snake, my presence will be of no use."   - Fiddledeedee
3. "Note from the first trimester: I can taste my teeth."   - Mighty Girl  (Ah, first trimester of pregnancy… good times, at least for those of us with morning sickness.)

Top 3 Favorite Photos of My Kids Taken in the Last Month (all were taken either by Rogene or his brother Riccoh).

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And last of all three funny photos from the Fail Blog.  (Worth the click, I promise!)

1. Air Conditioning Fail
2. Strawberry Milkshake Fail (Photo only, video is long and not very funny)
3. Christmas Fail  (Um, I'll pass on the presents this year Santa.  Thanks anyway.)

It has been a great two years.

You're still the one

that makes me laugh

Still the one

that's my better half

We're still having fun

And you're still the one

Goodbye car seat!

Tessa finally reached 40 pounds and got to graduate to a booster seat!

Last Thursday was Back to School night at Tessa's new school.  We got to see her classroom, meet all the teachers, learn about the rules of her classroom and how the year was going to go.  We picked up important things like the Kindergarten Handbook and the 2007 Telephone Directory for the school. 

And then there were cookies… and smiles.

GOOD JOB TESSA!

Tessa attended a two week class this summer at a local public school.  The class was called "Safety Town" and each day was devoted to a different kind of safety (such as strangers, fire, police, electricity, household (poison), animals, bike, street, etc.).   The gymnasium of the school was set up like a town with little houses and roads, stop signs and crosswalks.  The kids got to get into the back of a police car, and check out a fire engine.  They learned their address and phone number.

It is a great program, and I highly recommend it.  But… Tessa HATED Safety Town.  I'm not sure why, other than the fact that she didn't want to be left there (even though she had two of her preschool friends there, and also HER PRESCHOOL TEACHER)!    I'm glad she went and learned about safety, but frankly I was very glad when it was over. 

On graduation day the kids put on a little program to tell about what they learned, to sing their songs for us, and to get their "diploma".

Here is a song Tessa sang on graduation day…

So sorry about the bad video.  I was trying to keep Emma from running up to the front to sing with Tessa. 

Yesterday was Tessa's first day of Kindergarten.  (Where did my baby go?!)

Emma says, "I'm ready to go to school!"

Tessa by the entrance to her new school.

Tessa started out feeling a little scared and sad.

But it wasn't long before she started to warm up.

She found some friends to play with.

And was all smiles.

Happy First Day of Kindergarten Tessa!