A few things about the week:
1. I had a terrible toothache (trouble started two+ weeks ago but it got way worse last weekend). My dentist was so kind to see me on short notice Monday morning and told me exactly what I was afraid of: a root canal is needed. I had one when Alexee was a newborn, and that was more than enough. Not looking forward to that appointment next week. Someone did just me that root canals have improved...I hope that's true! Thankfully I started feeling a LOT better within 48 hours of starting an antibiotic.
2. The kids put up the playroom Christmas tree one day this week. Rhett assembled the tree and did the lights, and Alexee and Crosby did a lot of the decorating!
3. Alexee and her friend Addison gave our guinea pig a bath after school one day. They even used the hair dryer to make him fluffy. There was lots of giggling going on! :)
They are also writing a book together. Here's a sneak peak:
This is my favorite page so far.
4. Wednesday night we took dinner to
Jillian &
Kyle. We were so excited to get to meet their new baby boy, Jack! We took
ham & poppyseed sandwiches, Connie's mandarin orange salad, chips with corn and black bean salsa and 4-Layer Delight for dessert.
4 Layer Delight
-First layer:
1 stick butter, softened
1 1/4 cup flour
1/2 cup chopped pecans
Mix and pat into 13x9" pan. Bake at 350 for 20 minutes.
-Second Layer:
1 package cream cheese
1 cup powdered sugar
8 oz. Cool Whip
Mix and spread over cooled crust.
-Third Layer:
1 large box chocolate pudding (instant), mixed as directed on package.
Spread over cream cheese layer.
-Fourth Layer:
Top with Cool Whip (I used remaining 8 oz.) and chopped nuts or chocolate shavings.
Refrigerate.
Their sweet baby is so precious! I loved getting to hold him. Alexee was very fascinated with him and wanted Jillian to show her his hands, feet, fingers...everything! I guess she was too young to remember Crosby as a newborn (she had just turned 2), so she was very curious about what Mrs. Jillian's baby could do, etc. She asked if he could crawl. :) The boys each took a turn holding him too, although Crosby seemed much more interested in the buttons on their recliner-ha! What an exciting (and exhausting!!) time for them. It brought back memories of bringing Rhett home from the hospital...boy were we overwhelmed! (How on earth could that have been almost a decade ago?!)
Lex checking out his little hands:
What a blessing to know the Boyingtons!
5. Thursday I had dining room duty at school and got to see Alexee and her new friend. They said it was too cold to go out for recess so they hung out inside with me between lunch groups.
6. And Thursday afternoon we had friends over after school. You can't see the girls, but they're in the very back seat. We had a car load! They all had a great time playing together. Cole and Crosby put on matching backpacks and came downstairs for a snack. The girls played Barbies in A's room most of the time.
7. On Friday Crosby and I were excited to stay at home and work on some things around the house. I printed invitations for our neighborhood Christmas brunch and Crosby put together a Mayflower picture.
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