First Lost Tooth!

Blaine lost his first tooth Sunday morning! He was eating Fruity Pebbles and just said, "I lost a tooth." Then a little bit louder said, "I lost a tooth!!" Haha!

Last night while we were getting ready for bed, he had his little hands propped up on the window sill looking out the window. (My camera battery was dead because Kylee watched herself dance so much on it. That post is next.) I said, "Whatcha doin, Son?" He said, "I'm watching for the tooth fairy. I think I saw him! I saw some twinkling lights, and I think it's the tooth fairy and his friends waiting for me to go to sleep."

The tooth fairy left five dollars. He asked me to tell him to leave his tooth so he could take it to school today to get the little treasure chest the nurse gives when you lose a tooth at school. Then the nurse was out today! He was so disappointed. But when I told him he could take it again tomorrow, his face lit up.

Here is what he looks like as the toothless wonder. It wont last long. His permanent tooth is already coming in. :-(

Beautifully Sad

Wednesday we laid Joey's grandmother, the kids' great-grandmother to rest. It was a beautiful but sad day. The weather was gorgeous, and the kids looked beautiful,even with their I-don't-really-want-to-take-a-picture smiles. And the three generation of Onicks looked so handsome on this sad day.

It was their first funeral and their first Catholic mass. Uncle Henry (Joey's uncle Walker. The kids call him Uncle Henry because he's always calling them Katy or Kathy or Billy or Bob) is just a big kid himself. He leaned over to Blaine in the middle of communion at the service and said, "So, how do you think it's going so far?" Blaine said, "So so. It's a little weird, and I don't like Papa to cry." He rode in Uncle Henry's limousine, too.

After the funeral, we headed to Aunt Steph and Uncle Henry's house for lunch. The kids and Uncle Henry went turtle hunting in the backyard. The rest of us were visiting in the house. When Uncle Henry came back in the house, I asked what they were doing. He said, "Oh, they've stripped to their underwear to take a dip in the pool." We all laughed. I walked outside. He wasn't kidding.After Blaine jumped, his sister was NOT to be outdone, followed him. It was COLD! When Uncle Henry checked the temperature, the water was 69. Brrrr! So he lit the chimneafor them to warm up with. Then he pulled out his coins and some old socks, and let them take his pennies home.

It was a sad day, but the kids loved hanging out with Uncle Henry, Aunt Steph, Walker, Nana, Papa, and, of course, Aunt Jackie. We will have to do it again soon on a happier day!

Good bye, Grandma

Anne M. Onick 93, of El Paso, Texas passed away on October 14, 2010. She is preceded in death by her husband, James E. Onick and a son, John L. Onick. She is survived by her son James F. Onick (Polly), her daughter Stephanie Beard (Walker), three grandchildren: Jacquelyn Onick, Joseph Onick (Stephanie) and Walker W. Beard and two great-grandchildren: Kylee and Blaine Onick. She was a lifelong resident of El Paso. A devout Catholic, she was a member of the St. Patrick Cathedral Altar Society and the Christ Child Society. Visitation will be held on Tuesday, October 19, 2010 from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM with Rosary at 7:00 PM at Martin Funeral Home West. Funeral Mass will be held on Wednesday, October 20, 2010 at 10:00 AM at St. Patrick Cathedral, 1118 N. Mesa. Interment will follow at Restlawn Memorial Park, 8700 Dyer St, El Paso, TX 79904. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Christ Child Society, c/o JoAnn Chesak, 10100 Monaco, El Paso, TX 79925, or the St. Patrick Cathedral Altar Society, 1118 N. Mesa, El Paso, TX 79902. Services entrusted to Martin Funeral Home West, 128 N. Resler Dr., El Paso, TX 79912

All About Kylee

Kylee had a reading project to do an "All About Me" poster. She had certain guidelines to follow, but the creative process was all hers. I'm so proud of this girl! She spent DAYS working on it during intersession. She wanted to write it all out to make it more personal. She also picked all her own pictures.








So good, isn't she? I'm so proud of her!

Let's Get Sticky

****UPDATE***
SHE'S HEADED TO THE DISTRICT SCIENCE FAIR!
*************

Along with my favorite season comes my least favorite school project. Science fair. It's ok, really, though, because Kylee doesn't want me to do it with her anyway. Poor Mom Mom came from Hawaii on Friday and had to work on science fair project all day Saturday AND Sunday.

But she's, oh, so good at it! Don't you agree?