Same post, different day, right? That is how it seems sometimes. Where this blog began as a tool of communication between family and friends during our adoption of Mason-Kate, it has now turned into a diary of sorts. Therefore, I feel the need to write today about a toy that the boys had that is now being passed on to other children to enjoy. The boys received a battery powered John Deere Gator for Christmas when they were 3 and 1 years old. That would be the one Christmas that we literally had to rent a U-Haul to get all of their gifts back home. The Gator was definitely the best money we have ever spent on one specific toy. The boys used it as their school bus, their golf cart, their dump truck, their utility cart while helping Ryan with yardwork, etc. 7 1/2 years later we have told the Gator goodbye....sadly I am reminded that the boys are growing up. They started out hardly being able to reach the gas pedal, yet recently they were driving it around the yard with their knees up to their chins. RIP John Deere Gator. In MK news, she continues to be a girlie girl. Yesterday, she gathered up her items she needed, loaded them into her purse, dressed her baby, put her shoes on, grabbed a pretend set of keys, told me goodbye, told me she was taking her baby to school and then proceeded to tell me that she was going to go shopping! She is asking "why?" ALL of the time....as I type this, she is sleeping but I can still hear her sweet little voice saying "but why mommy? why?" We will ask her to do something and she will say, "ok, mommy, I will....why?" She loves school. Her teacher shared with me that MK was trying to work the teachers by showing her opinion as to who she preferred to change her and care for her....they caught on to this and shared with MK who was boss. That is our MK, she likes to take charge when given even an inch to work with! I was a little worried that Mason-Kate would not want to go to school due to the boys being at home. However, that is not the case....MK goes in all smiles and is smiling when we return to pick her up. She is such a cutie. All three children went in for dental appointments yesterday. All three did extremely well, teeth are clean and cavity free. MK even allowed the assistant to clean her bottom teeth and then calmly clenched her teeth closed and looked away so that her top teeth would not be subjected. One step at a time....at least there were no tears. That is all for now....