Candy Factory

The older kids went on a tour of the candy factory.   I was happy that Julia made the cut of older kid that could go.  They thought it was really neat and they came home with prized candy bags.

They watched how they made fruit snacks with Bible quotes on them.   We stuffed our pants with defective jelly beans.  Huge containers of concrete mixers with Jelly Beans all separated by colors.  They watched them be made and put in packages.  There was a trash can full of defective bags of fruit snacks.  Brayden said that they weren't really defective, they just had the print cut off on the package.  He saw all the defective ones in a trash can and was tempted to scoop them up and put them in his pocket.  On the way home they had no water and they were dying because they had eaten a lot of candy.  They came home with Goody bags filled with candy. 

We heard the neat thing to watch is when they make candy canes, but they weren't doing those that day.

Thanksgiving 2016

With Matt deployed I think that my parents felt bad, so they came to be with us for Thanksgiving.  Grandma Mindy already plans to come, so it was a full house.  

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Looking good

Asher was in the bathroom washing his hands after going potty and then came into the kitchen looking like this.  He said his hair was sticking up, so he took matters into his own hands. 

There seems to be something about the brown-eyed kids making sure they are looking good. 

Dental Angel

Asher went to the dentist today to get his teeth sealed. They did 8 teeth. It takes some time because the tooth can not get wet while it cures. They hygienist was worried when she saw they were sealing the teeth of a 3 year old because they can be difficult. When she saw it was Asher she was OK with doing it. She actually hadn't cleaned his teeth before, but she had done all the other kids and would talk to him every time he came. She was impressed with how well he behaved each time. Well he was an angel patient today. He got on the chair and opened his mouth and didn't move. He stayed there and obeyed everything they asked him to do. He got to choose 2 prizes.
He was very impressive.

Veteran's Day

We missed Matt during Veteran's Day.  I helped Brayden put out his flags.

Asher's dollar toys

I was at the dollar store buying some last minute things for Halloween.  Asher chose a toy to buy. When he got home and opened them up he was very disappointed.  He said they were not real because they didn't really work.

Asher's dental appointment

3/2/16 First dental appointment Asher did really well.  

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Asher did great at his 2nd dental appointment.  We were there for a long time, so he even had to go potty at the dentist office.  He was super mello and cooperated pretty well while they took x-rays.  Dr. Taylor said that he has really deep groves in his molars so they want to do sealants on 8 teeth.  They normally would not do that many on a 3 year old, but since he was soo good with his appointment they feel that he can be still while they do it.  Our appointment went really long.  We had to wait for at least a half hour after they had cleaned his teeth.  Our appointment was at 1:50 and we didn't leave until 3:15.  I was late getting home for Blake and Julia.