June fun (and not so fun)

After our NYC trip, Owen left for his mission trip and Hannah came to stay with us for a few nights while she attended an archery camp. She and Owen were both bummed to miss being at the house at the same time. We enjoyed a few things in the afternoons after camp. Hannah volunteers with the animal shelter by Nana and Grandpa, so I know she'd enjoy doing enrichment with the dogs and cats at the SPCA. We also went ice skating!

I got out on the ice too! I rollerbladed a lot in college and thankfully it all came back to me and felt similar to that. The girls went through a variety of stages of learning but left a lot more confident than they came in!

We were so hot and tired!!

We also went to the cat cafe. The cats are always playful there!

Willow made ice cream sandwiches. They didn't last long!!

Willow and Kinsley practicing some tricks:

After Owen got back from his mission trip, he had his last baby tooth and his wisdom teeth removed. He was great about resting, icing, and salt water rinses. On a scale of 1-10, he never was above a 3! 

This was my best effort to hold the ice on his cheeks without him having to hold it...

Now he has a chain attached to his exposed adult tooth in order to pull it into place.

In other June news, Willow and I volunteered at VBS. She loves the 5 year old class and I've been helping with crafts. This year I did Pre-K crafts and it was great to be inside out of the unpredictable weather, but I'm not sure whose idea it was to do paint with 3 year olds or sticker crafts with ZERO extra space. We survived though!

We love blueberry season! While Willow was in Belize, we met the Caldwells, Nana, and Grandpa to pick a gallon. That always means blueberry muffins, blueberry banana bread, and cream cheese blueberry bars. Yummy!

Owen's teeth

When Owen was in for his regular 6-month dentist appointment, the hygienist commented about him still having a baby tooth. I hadn't kept track nor was aware of an appropriate timeline so I hadn't ever noticed more brought anything up. They took x-rays to look to see if there was an adult tooth (I'd never thought of him not HAVING one!!) and there was but it had run into the root of the tooth next to it, so it was wedged and unable to come down so the baby tooth wasn't even loose and never would become loose. We were referred to an orthodontist to have it checked out. The normal procedure was to have braces put on, surgery to "expose" the adult tooth, then tie it with a chain to the braces to pull it into place. It all sounded pretty crazy but apparently was very routine and common. 

After a couple of consultations to realize that the prices of braces were outrageous no matter where to went, he had his braces put on in April. 

The x-rays below were with the oral surgeon who would do the exposure of the adult tooth. It was recommended that while he was there, he have his wisdom teeth removed. He seemed young to me but both the orthodontist and surgeon said it was much simpler to remove them before they start causing problems with nerves and crowding teeth. They also said the recovery was easier. 

 Owen had his baby tooth removed, adult tooth exposed, and 4 wisdom teeth out in June. He did great! His pain was never above a 3 out of 10 and he never had any bruising nor swelling to speak of! A month later he had the chain attached from his adult tooth to his braces wire. What an interesting process!