Wednesday, August 27, 2008

Tuesday, August 26, 2008

Our news...

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This is for anyone who wants to follow my pregnancy!! YES we are expecting baby #4, that's the big news!! The posts on the new blog go WAAAAY back to day 0 when I was first seeing that 2nd line!!!
http://www.fourforme.blogspot.com/
Lots of belly shots, ultrasound photos/videos and doc visit updates... Boring for some, interesting for others!! :) Enjoy!

Monday, August 25, 2008

Erik lost his 4th tooth!

Erik right before he lost his 2nd top tooth. It was just hanging there by a thread.


Busy wiggling his tooth... COME OUT!!!


IT'S OUT!! Notice Krista inspecting it! :)



AWWWWWW he looks SO cute with BOTH of his top teeth missing, doesn't he?! I just LOVE that gap-toothed look that a 6 year old has! :)

So that is our big news...Erik lost his 4th tooth last night after having a loose top tooth for a few weeks now. On Saturday he bit into a pear and it really loosened it up. He wiggled and wiggled it all day Saturday and by Sunday afternoon it was READY to come out! The tooth fairy came and brought him a few little wooden games and 4 euros! He was thrilled.

Now he can start first grade next week with a gap-toothed smile! I love it!!!!!!

Friday, August 22, 2008

More Estonia Pictures






Here are a few more shots...including Tartu University (Toomas' Alma Mater), Sangaste Castle, a park in Latvia, and the summer cottage garden with Vanaema.

Wednesday, August 20, 2008

Estonia Trip 2008






We are now back and settled after our trip to Estonia. We had a really nice 2 week holiday in Toomas' homeland. The kids SO enjoyed their time at their Grandparent's summer cottage where they were free to run around, eat berries, catch worms, snails, frogs and generally enjoy the Estonian nature. We had some fun outings during our time there...a visit to a nearby castle (Sangaste Loss), a Latvian lake, Tartu (the University town about 1.5 hours away) and a nature trip to Pokumaa where a famous Estonian author has a museum and nature reserve. The kids enjoy really enjoyed seeing their Granparents again and practicing their Estonian language skills. We also had a visit from Onu Jaan (Toomas uncle) which was a great surprise! Overall the trip was a success. It was a long journey though..about 14 hours door to door so it was pretty hard while being pregnant...but we all had fun so it was worth it! We flew from France to Amsterdam..then Amsterdam to Riga, Latvia. From Riga we travelled to Estonia by either bus or train. On the way there we went from Riga by train and when returning from Estonia we travelled by bus from Estonia to Riga. I have LOADS of fun photos to share. I'll share a bit here and there...a few each day! Enjoy the beautiful nature and sights!