Dr. Ross took out a couple of Paige's baby teeth this past Tuesday since they didn't seem to want to come out on their own. They were both on top, a couple over from the middle teeth. They actually had super long roots and I doubt they would have come out on their own, so it definitely needed to be done. Paige took it like a champ and hopefully it'll free up some space for her adult teeth.
It ended up being very lucky because Paige fell at the pool just a few days before her appointment and chipped one of the teeth that were scheduled to come out. She couldn't have timed it much better!
Paige has been hanging out with a few of the neighbor friends in the swimming pools. It's been HOT recently, so it's been nice that she has some people to hang out with and they all run around to each other's houses. The doorbell's been ringing more than ever lately.
The other day they brought Cooper over to marry Millie Mae. Sarah even brought over a marriage certificate, so I guess it's official! Millie still doesn't know how to play with other dogs and mostly lays on the ground like a turtle when Cooper tries to engage with her. Paige likes to put Millie on the raft in the pool and Millie tolerates it, but she definitely doesn't go in the pool on her own.
Since Grandma Delores passed away last year, our family hasn't had an opportunity to really come together to remember her or to be together due to COVID. This summer, Aunt Sharon planned a Celebration of Life party at her house in Chicago and I'd planned to attend with my family from Florida. Unfortunately, quite a few people we know have been getting sick lately and we decided it would probably be best not to travel with the kids and Andrea so I just went by myself.
When I arrived, I stopped by Alex and Laura's place to meet my nephew Charlie. I and got some dinner and ice cream with everyone and took a tour of their new apartment. It was getting late so I went to the hotel and on Friday I went over to Sharon's in the afternoon. Uncle Roger had originally planned a small gathering at his place on Friday, but with COVID issues we decided to have it at Sharon's so we could all be outdoors. The tent for the Saturday celebration was already up so we got to use it an extra day. I caught up with some family I haven't seen in years and Uncle Roger got yummy Chicago style pizza for everyone.
Saturday I got up and went for a jog and then met my family at a local restaurant around noon, prior to going to the party. I got to hang out with Charlie a bit while we waited on our food.
The party on Saturday was a lot of fun and we got to see even more people. I ended up taking a lot of pics, however they're mostly of Charlie it seems. We ate, drank, a few people shared some stories about Grandma Delores, and we took a group picture with many of the people that showed up. It was a really nice day and I'm thankful that so many of us were able to come together in Grandma's memory.
August 5th, 2021, Connor got his Invisalign braces. We thought it was going to be a pretty quick process where they just gave him the trays and he'd slap them in and be out the door. The technology has evolved quite a bit over the years since I had them and it was quite the process. They put little nubs on each tooth and his braces also have the rubberbands. They had him practice removing the braces and the rubberbands and went over everything in detail with him. Connor's a pretty tough kid and so far he hasn't had much pain or any problems. He likes being able to pop them out to eat and they're definitely convenient and less noticeable compared to braces.
A couple weeks before school is set to start, Andrea took Connor to his new school so he could go through the Freshman Orientation. They gave him a tour and broke the kids in to groups and talked to them. Connor liked his new school, unfortunately nobody else could go with him because of COVID restrictions.
On July 30th, Paige got her first dose of the Pfizer vaccine. She was very brave about it. Her arm was sore for a couple days, but otherwise no problems.
