Dakota lost his 1st tooth! =)

Dakota lost his first tooth last Thursday, June 11th. His tooth had been loose for over 2 weeks. We were all very anxious for him to loose it. Hi finally talked his daddy into tieing some dental floss around the tooth and slamming a door. We did exactly that and IT WORKED!! The tooth bounced away but thankfully I found it in the carpet after David and I searched for it. Dakota was excited and the bleeding wasn't as bad as I thought it was going to be. He admired his new smile and already has the replacement tooth coming in. Emma had to get a pose in there with her big brother. =) A very exciting day for us here in the McGee household. The tooth fairy made her first visit to our home and left Dakota $3.00. A special treat we told him for loosing his 1st tooth. =)

Dakota is growing up so fast. His school called the other day to tell us the name of his teacher, when his open house will be, and a few other details about the upcoming school year. I can hardly believe my first born will be going to school in the fall (August 31st to be exact). We've been counting down the weeks and we are at 10 weeks from Monday. There will be many tears that day as I already get so emotional over just getting him ready for school. I know I'm not a mom cut out for homeschooling so off he must go. He has to grow up I know but the house will be so different without him around during the day. He is such a sweet boy but why does the growing up have to happen so quickly???

(A side note.... I have not been posting on here and sorry but it just hasn't been happening lately. Hopefully I'll be able to start blogging more often. I'm missing so many things I want to post but I just haven't sat down to post all of those things. )

A funny by Dakota =)

Every morning when we wake up the kids always ask me how did I sleep and "Did you have good dreams mommy?" They ask me "What did you dream about mommy?" I ask them the same thing. This morning Dakota told me he dreamed about hunting lions and cheetahs (he LOVES to hunt and dreams about it often). He told me he got a world record lion in his dream. The lion weighed 5 pounds and 8 ounces! =) Kids are so sweet and innocent. He was thrilled with his world record lion weighing 5 pds. 8 oz. I love when my kids tell me about there dreams from the night before because they always make me smile. =)

My 29th birthday =)

Today I turned 29 and well David had to work on my birthday. I was a bit bummed but I did get to spend the day with one of my closest friends Lisa. She is such a sweetie and made my day really special. We usually do a simple lunch of PB&J (it's not about the food but getting to spend time together and I personally LOVE PB&J) but not today. She made hamburgers and hot dogs and then made some of the most delicious brownies! Yummmy!! She even put a candle on it and I had 3 lovely helpers to blow it out (we did). She made me a very cute smiley face happy birthday sign. We just had a great time visiting despite a boy of mine that a bit of an attitude (Dakota is 5 and Lisa's girls are 2 and 7 months (Natalie and Abby are such cutie pies by the way) so he got bored) and before we left she offered to watch them all while I went to the fabric store. I did decline but to offer was so sweet. She's a great friend to have and made my birthday extra special. The many phone calls, cards, and Facebook and Myspace messages helped a lot too! Thanks to everyone that made me feel so loved and special on my birthday! =)

(Dakota took the pictures of Lisa, Abby, and I... it took him a few tries and a little coaching but he ended up with a great shot.) =) As you can see too all the kids loved the brownies!! =)

Date night =) =)

David and I actually got to go out on a date a couple of weeks ago (I'm just now getting to blogging about it). We went out to dinner at this little place called The Coffee Cup and then we went to a movie.. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. We both liked the movie a lot. The service at dinner was slow (we forgot that they take there time at The Coffee Cup) but we enjoyed our food (David didn't like his entree but the appetizer rocked and so did my entree... hand cut fries=yummy). We really enjoyed being able to talk freely over dinner and not get interrupted by children. I forgot how nice it was to go to a movie with just my husband. This date made me realize how important it is for a marriage for the husband and wife to KEEP dating. David and I have stopped going on dates but not anymore. It's a lot of work to get a sitter lined up and Emma and Dakota were still up at midnight (the sitter fell for Emma's...I'm not tired) but they were well behaved the next day. It was all worth it!! We love our sitter Nicole (she rocks). =)

I say all of that to say I can't wait to go on another date with my husband. I'll have to wait a couple of weeks and it probably be to celebrate my 29th birthday. I am hoping we get to go to The Melting Pot (I've always wanted to go and David has finally given in). My birthday is on the 13th but David works at the firehouse so this year I'll get to celebrate early!! Yayy! =) I just can't wait to have another date with the man I love, to celebrate another year I've been able to spend with him and another year he's put up with me!! LOL =)

I almost forgot because I'm off in la la land thinking of my hubby. One of the best parts of my date night was getting dressed up for my man. I did my hair, wore a sexy top, and felt fabulous!! =) Emma was very cute because she wanted her hair done just like mine. This wonderful date night is one I don't ever want to forget! =)

Co Co Key Indoor Water Park =)

We all had a blast at Co Co Key the indoor water park at Cherry Valley Lodge. It was so neat to be in the warm indoors playing in the water while it was snowing outside. The water was a bit chilly like a luke warm temp. but the kids didn't mind one bit well Wyatt wasn't to thrilled to play in the water. He did enjoy the hot tub that was just the right temperature. A funny moment was when we first arrived at the water park there was a bell that was going off well little did we know it was a warning that this huge barrel of water would be dumping out. David just happened to be walking under it as it dumped everywhere! He got soaked and I laughed and laughed! =) We played for a few hours and went back to the room for some yummy pizza. More pictures to follow... =) (Wyatt is up from his nap and my time it out for now.)

Happy 5th Birthday Dakota! =)

Happy 5th birthday Dakota! We had a fun filled day on December 30th as we celebrated Dakota's 5th birthday! We had a yummy breakfast of pancake puffs and banana bread. We had a blast at Build-A-Bear in the afternoon. He picked out an adorable lab puppy he named Hunter. He also picked out a camo outfit and a camo tent for Hunter to live in at home. He had a lot of fun. We had a yummy dinner at Mimi and Papa McGee's house of stripper fish that Dakota caught in Arkansas in June, shrimp, mashed potatoes, corn, green beans, and strawberries. We had donuts for dessert (a different thing other than birthday cake and he loved it... he also enjoyed picking out a special donut for each family member). We opened gifts after the donuts. He had a fun birthday! I can hardly believe he's 5 years old. He's a sweet and loving boy full of adventure and a love for the outdoors. I love my son so much and I'm one proud mama of this awesome little boy! =)

Happy 3rd Birthday Emma! =)

HAPPY 3RD BIRTHDAY TO MY SWEET LITTLE PRINCESS EMMA! =)