January

I'm not sure what happened to January.  It came and went in the blink of an eye.

One thing that does stand out was our day trip to Legoland Discovery Center.

The kids had each gotten $20 for Christmas - a lot of money for them!  So after years of asking to return to Legoland, we gave them the option of pooling their money for a little excursion.  

They happily agreed.  And because George could get in free, they even had a little spending money for the gift shop afterwards, something we don't typically indulge in.

So we waited in line for a good half hour for this ride.  We were the very next in line when we were told that the ride had malfunctioned and would need to be shut down for a while.  Fortunately for us, the place cleared out later that afternoon and we were able to ride it several times without having to wait in line.  These are the things we will remember in years to come.

 

Not sure you can see in the bottom picture, but George actually scored higher than Henry.  That gave us a good chuckle.

 

{ Omphalocele Awareness Day }

On January 31, we wear black and white to remember

the lives affected by this birth defect.

Our brave "O. Baby".

No longer a baby!

 

Also, worth noting in the above picture, Henry's first tooth to fall out.  Joe and I picked him up from school, and right away we noticed the missing tooth.  I said, "Henry, you have a hole in your mouth!"  He responded with a confused, "Huh?"  I pointed out his missing tooth and he yelled, "Hooray!".  Poor kid; we didn't even realize it was loose! 

That night, I tried to tell Henry that the tooth fairy wouldn't mind that we never found the tooth.  He looked at me and said, "Mom, I know that the tooth fairy is just for pretend."  Oh yes, he is growing up.