July's Leftovers

Charlie got into some bright red lipstick

Emme after drinking her "chocolate milk," aka PediaSure

What kid doesn't love to play in a laundry basket?!

Trick or Treat at the Provo Library

We got tickets to go trick or treating at the Provo library in July because we completed our summer reading goals.  They have a fun summer reading program for the kids.  We really enjoyed it this summer.  This was the best we could do, as far as costumes, in the middle of the summer.  Emme was a princess and Charlie was a farmer.

Fun With Sparklers

We let Emme stay up late one night and play with sparklers.  We had a little fun with the camera too!

Grandpa King's Farm

One of the best parts of visiting Aberdeen is getting to stay at Grandpa's house and explore the farm.  Here are some images of the farm.  Beware, picture overload!

Random Aberdeen Pictures

Welcome to Main Street in Aberdeen, Idaho.  I fell in love with this small little farming town the first time we came to visit Grandpa King's farm after Justin and I were married. 

One of the biggest highlights is Wallace Drug.  Justin and his siblings would buy penny candy there every time they came to visit. 

They don't sell it by the penny anymore, but it's still a must to buy some.

Charlie being silly at Grandpa's house.

Emmeline and her cousin Lochten watching a movie.  She gets so excited every time she gets to see him.

Emme and Charlie sitting in old family chairs.  One is their great-grandma's chair.

Emme had such a good time that she passed out on the couch as we were packing up the car.  If you know her, you know that never happens!

Max Kendall King

     Justin's Grandpa King had been sick off and on since Thanksgiving 2011.  He had spent most of that time in a care center.  He passed away the day after Emme's accident on July 17, 2012.

Grandpa King is from Aberdeen, Idaho, which is where we went for the funeral.  It was a beautiful memorial to his amazing life.  He was 91 when he died, and he lived every one of those years to the fullest.  It was so fun to hear new stories and see how many people loved him.  Here is his obituary, and here are some pictures of the graveside service.  He served in the Navy during WWII.

There was a luncheon after the graveside service.  Emme didn't even notice that all the chairs were cleaned up except the one she was using.

Daddy & Charlie

I feel so blessed to be a part of the King family, and grateful that I was able to know Grandpa King.  I feel as if I have known him forever, but it was really only 7 years.  Justin and I had been dating for a month and a half and we were on a road trip from Wisconsin to Utah so I could meet his family.  Justin called his Aunt Ruth and made me talk to her and Grandpa.  I will never forget that :)  We love you and miss you so much!

Good Laugh

Poor Charlie was so tired one day after coming home from the store that he fell asleep standing up next to the couch.

 I went to help Emme in the bathroom and found that she had thrown a whole roll of toilet paper in the toilet. Little stinker!

Emmeline's Accident

All three of us were signed up for swimming classes in July this year.  Emme was taking her second session because she didn't like to put her face in the water, and I was signed up for a mommy and me class with Charlie.  We completed the first week of classes, went on our trip to Cedar City, then went back to class on Monday.

We had all finished getting dressed.  I was literally zipping our bag and was going to walk out the door 5 seconds later when Emme said, "Look mom!"  I looked over and saw Emme jumping off a bench in the locker room.  The benches connect to make a circle.  As she was landing in slow motion I saw that she was falling forward.  She ended up falling and hitting her mouth on the bench in front of her.  She started screaming the minute she landed and I knew immediately that she was really hurt.  I ran over and opened her mouth.  All I could see was bloody displaced teeth.  I ran and got paper towel for her to hold over her mouth, picked up our bag, put one kid under each arm and ran all the way to the car.

I called Justin in a panic to let him know what happened.  He headed home right away.  Luckily, the hospital was only a few blocks away.  I took her into the ER.  When they looked in her mouth, one of her top front teeth had already fallen out and was floating around in her mouth.  She cried for a good half hour while we were in the hospital.  We watched cartoons while we waited.  There was a show on about a shark that had a broken tooth.  What are the chances of that?!  The doctor looked at her mouth and said it only looked like the teeth had been hurt.  She had no other cuts or injuries to her mouth or on her face.  They called a pediatric dentist for us and set up and emergency appointment.  They gave Emme some Motrin for the pain right before we left.  Justin got to the ER just as we were walking out to the car.

We all got into the car and headed up to the dentist, which was in Lehi.  Emme and Charlie slept almost the whole way.  I was glad she could get some rest.  I couldn't believe what had happened.  I was a basket case.  My beautiful 3 year old daughter just knocked her teeth out!  I couldn't believe the pain I was feeling for her.  I felt sick.

The dentist where we were referred was great.  The dentist was amazing with Emme.  She was never scared or nervous.  They took some x-rays and decided to pull her other top front tooth.  It was all out of place and I knew it had to come out even before the x-rays.  There was also one of the next teeth on the top that was loose, but they just asked us to watch it and hoped it would firm up.  She had shots and laughing gas so they could pull the tooth.  She did such a great job, and got a princess wand from their toy basket.

We stopped by the store on the way home to pick up some medicine and soft food for her to eat over the next week.  We let her pick out a small toy, and she insisted we get Charlie one too.  She is such a good big sister.

Emme practically only ate yogurt, jello, and PediaSure for the next week.  We didn't want to risk having her loose tooth fall out.  She learned really fast how to carefully eat food and to not be so rough while she played.  I was surprised how quickly her mouth healed.  That first day was terrible, but Emme started to act like herself again by the night of the accident.  That made me feel so much better, and I feel like her missing teeth just add to her crazy fun personality.

I didn't want to take any pictures of her for a few days, so these pictures are from 3 days later.  She didn't want to take any at first, but I kept saying, "Don't smile!" They turned out so cute!