Adventures for Aunt Dawn

The kids spent 2 nights at Uncle Jason and Aunt Dawn's house and were upset to leave today (to come home). It was great in that Lyndsey barely even knew I was gone to Boston, which was much easier on her. This also gave Bob a chance to recharge by having some down time and hanging out with friends. We really appreciate Dawn's sacrifice of taking on 3 kids while being pregnant, and boy, did they have some adventures (beyond just trying to get Lyndsey to eat her dinner).
Tuesday night, Anderson's first tooth fell out, but he didn't even know he had swallowed it. Dawn hadn't realized it was that loose or would not have given him an apple to eat; she felt bad! She quickly recognized Anderson's nervous response to her reaction and reassured him that other people have swallowed their teeth. Anderson thought it would be fun to not tell Mumma or Daddy and see if they noticed when they saw him. I even tried to trick him into telling me if he'd lost his tooth yet, but he was too smart for that.
Also Tuesday night, Ethan decided to roll over in the crib and sleep on his belly, little bugger. For those of you who might not be up on the latest theory, babies are supposed to sleep on their backs. We haven't had a problem with him rolling over in bed at home because he's still in the bassinet. We hope to have Lyndsey's princess bed ready soon so that she can move into that and Ethan can have the crib, giving him more space to move around when he's sleeping. So, Ethan's antics left Dawn trying to decide how important it was to keep him on his back and what she should do.
Wednesday, Dawn brought the kids to Cassie's house to play with her kids. They have a pool, and Lyndsey decided to go down the slide. (She had a life jacket on.) I don't think that she realized what would happen when she got to the bottom. She informed me that she did NOT like it, that it was scary. She survived her face going under the water (and being out of control) and followed Cassie's coaching to "swim" to the side of the pool, that she was OK.
Wednesday night, Jason built a campfire, and the kids roasted marshmallows. They saw a porcupine come out of the woods. (Lyndsey calls it a "pokeypine" because it has little pokies on its arms that can "get you and hurt".) Anderson told me that it smelled the marshmallows but then when it smelled the people, it decided to go back into the woods.
Today, on the way home, Dawn had a fender bender...yet more excitement for the kids. They got to see a fire truck, ambulance, and police! I was really amazed at Dawn's presence of mind in telling them to stay in their seat belts and locking them in the car while she talked to the police man. I'm not sure I would have thought of locking the doors, but I will remember it! (By the way, everybody was fine and hopefully the car won't be much to fix. The air bags didn't go off, which was good.)
So, the kids had a great time having a sleepover party at Aunt Dawn and Uncle Jason's house, and Aunt Dawn will certainly sleep well tonight! She is such a trooper.