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Easton

Easton
Easton is the cutest little boy we know! He rightfully earned the nickname 'BEASTY' when he was a baby and it has stuck with him. He is such a sweet little mommy's boy and we are ALL at his Beck and call. Easton loves cars, snacks, and playing outside. He is talking up a storm and it seems like he learns something new every single day. He is at such a fun age. We LOVE LOVE LOVE this little guy!

Ainslee

Ainslee
Ainslee is the baby and she just turned ONE!! This child is a handful!!! She hasn't quite grown out of the difficult phase.....that she has been in since she was born, but we still find ways to find her sweet side! Hearing her baby giggles and watching her discover & learn new things make all the whininess......just a little easier to deal with. Aaaahhh, we love this Ainslee Girl!!

Avery

Avery
Oh our cute little Avery! With her blue eyes & blonde hair, she is one of the cutest 4 year olds around!! This girl is stubborn! She definitely keeps us on our toes. She is quite unpredictable, which makes for a lot of laughs! Avery is our TREAT-FREAK! We can always guess what is on her mind. My favorite thing about Avery is her smiles. She always has one for us no matter what and that makes everyones day just a little better. She attends preschool and says she doesn't like it, but secretly we know she does ;). We are so lucky to have this cute girl in our family! We can't get enough of her.

Kobe Dylan

Kobe Dylan
Kobe is our first child, born in 2004. He was 4 months early and weighed a whopping 1 lb. 4 oz.! We got to be with Kobe for 4 wonderful weeks. I feel so blessed to have been chosen to raise one of God's perfect children. We love him and thank Heavenly Father everyday that he is part of our family. We have a treasure in heaven.
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Dr. Jones

Dr. Jones

Quinnlyn

Quinnlyn
Quinnie just turned 6! She is growing faster than we can keep up with! She loves going to first grade and is doing really well! She picks up on things very quickly and LOVES learning. She's seriously a sponge. Her favorite thing to do is write notes and draw pictures for her friends & family. You should see our continual stack of papers. Quinnlyn is creative & spunky & totally independant. We love her like crazy!

Thursday, July 21, 2011

Thumb-Sucker


Avery is four now, & that is the magical age where thumb-sucking becomes a problem.

So we started our quest to break the habit. They have a couple products on the market that are specially designed for getting a kid to stop, but we are too cheap to invest in something that costs about $100-$150 dollars (I guess we'd rather pay for major dental work when she gets older). Brett decided to concoct his own little device while he was at school.....and this is what he came up with..........


TADA!!!!
Plastic thumb....things with ribbon


Despite all the work put into these aesthetically pleasing contraptions, they weren't working great. They kept coming loose & falling off. So I took matters into my own hands. I requested a review for the 'HANDAID' (through the website I review for). Fortunately, the company obliged and we are on our way to no more thumb-sucking.
This is what the HANDAID looks like:
A couple weeks of wearing this and Avery should be CURED!!! She'll still need braces, because she has been sucking her thumb since she was 2 years old, but her open bite should close quickly.

2 comments:

Clenece said...

lol nice and creative@

Jeff and ReAnn said...

let me know how it goes. We did the thumb guard with Kaylee and it worked beautifully. She stopped sucking at around 4 1/2. Sadly about 10 months later (almost a year for crying out loud) a new family moved into our ward with a daughter Kaylee's age. The little girl never had her thumb OUT of her mouth and of course she was in Kaylee's class. No one bothered her about it. Kaylee remembered how much she enjoyed and started sucking again. Ugh!! At this point I give up. She will be known as one of the thousands of kids who sucked their thumbs til like 8 or so. Good Luck friend.