Second Tooth!

The tops of Tiger's first two teeth are all the way through today and are now clearly visible. Which means he has been having trouble falling and staying asleep today. Thank goodness for baby 0r@jel. Also, when I put him down on the floor for some tummy time this morning, he waited about 2 seconds and then turned over on to his back in one swift motion. Ok, check that one off the list. He seemed pretty happy about his accomplishment too.

To prepare Bear for the talk he is assigned in Primary in two weeks (Why marriage is an important part of Heavenly Father's plan for his children), we spent FHE discussing what the word marriage means and how we get married in the temple so we can be an eternal family. It's sometimes entertaining to ask questions of a 5 year old like, 'Do you want to be a daddy someday?' followed by, 'Why?' and 'Do you want to be a Daddy like your Daddy?' He decided he wants to be a fun daddy like his daddy someday. So, I think I will put that in his talk.

First Tooth!

Last night Werty was holding Tiger because he was super fussy and he noticed that his gums were bleeding a little. Looks like his first tooth finally broke through. Poor guy. All day yesterday he just wanted to be held, but I was canning apple pie filling. It was a new recipe so it took more time than I expected. Makes me feel like a bad mommy because I had to keep putting him down. At least now I know why he was so unusually clingy.

I ended up with a batch and a half of apple pie filling - 10 quarts. I forgot that I could only fit 8 quarts in the canner. I really should have only done 8 and saved some time and frustration. The recipe said it made 7-10 quarts. Yeah, no. Halfway through I had to make another half batch of syrup, slice twice the number of apples, etc. In the end, I stuffed the jars too full and when I took them out of the water bath at 1am and 2am respectively, some of them started spitting out sauce like a volcano. It was loud - belching jars - and funny once I got over the shock and concern. Today they are all sealed. I am thinking we will eat the ones that lost the most syrup first, just in case. Perhaps my zealous over-stuffing is why it took twice as many apples than the recipe stated. I am looking forward to apple crisp and pie this Winter thanks to my in-laws apple tree.

Meanwhile, Tiger loves the exersaucer. It only took him a couple days to figure out how to stand up with his feet and turn the seat to move to a new toy.

 Some random pics from this week:

 I started working on Halloween costumes this week, starting with Twilight Sparkle for Little Miss 2. This is what I have done so far. I got to use two new stitches on the applique, including a decorative one, woohoo!

Last weekend we went to the Museum of Curiosity. Here we are in the Waterworks room.

  

And the Rainforest area for littler kids. I love this photo (above) because Bear and Little Miss 2 are working together. He hands her the ball, and then she rolls it down the track.


Bear and his cousin working the digging machines.