Open WIDE!

Scott's schedule was open Wednesday morning, so he decided he wanted to bring the boys in for their first official dental visit. They were so excited to go and see daddy at work. The office manager let them raid the goody box for cheap rings, frogs, erasers, etc. Then it was off to the chair. Blake was first and he chose the bubble gum toothpaste. It wasn't a big hit, and he was starting to get a little difficult. Scott put the suction thing in his mouth and Blake found his new best friend. He just wanted to play with the suction, puckering his mouth around it so it would make funny sounds, he didn't want to let it go. To finish his cleaning, Scott had to keep rotating between polishing a few teeth and letting him play with the suction for a few minutes. It was pretty comical.
Caden was next up in the chair and he was a pro. He chose the orange toothpaste and said that he really liked it. He also like playing with the suction, but he was a lot more cooperative, so he didn't need it as much.
Scott wasn't able to do flouride with Blake, but Caden wanted to try it out. I can't believe how good he was the whole time! (I hated that foamy flouride that makes you gag!! Is anyone with me??) Caden was loving everything about it. Maybe it's just because it was the first time, and just like helping me unload the dishwasher, the novelty will wear off after a few more times.
Anyone love the goggles???
And Scott is proud to report that they didn't have any cavities!! Yeah!

A New Chapter

Well, I haven't posted for about two months because things have been a little crazy around here! Scott graduated on May 16th from the USC School of Dentistry. We were so sad to leave such good friends behind, but excited to start a new chapter in our lives.
To say goodbye to a few friends, we met at the park and we moms all sat and talked while our kids played. After a little while, we went over to see what our kids were doing and this is what we found.

They were so proud of their little snail farm. I really try to encourage the boys to be boys and not to be scared of lizards and other creepy crawlies, but this isn't really what I had in mind!

The day after graduation we said goodbye to California and made our way to Arizona. The boys really love it here, but it is VERY hot! Basically, all of our activities have to do with water. Going the the pool, slip n slides, sprinklers, etc.
The parks in Arizona have the right idea. A lot of them have the typical slides and things, and then they have a separate area called a splash pad where they have some water features for the kids to play in. FUN!!
Scott officially starts work on Monday as Dr. Jensen, D.D.S.