Barroom Brawl

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This particular tooth will not be missed. Ouest first smashed that tooth at age two, and it wouldn’t catch a break the rest of its life in that mouth, hitting pavement at least two more times. The last time left it sticking out at weird angles and required a trip to the dentist. Anyway, it’s finally gone, and we can all move on with life.

Feb11-1

Uggh. Wearing anything besides flip-flops in the winter is a fail.

This is downtown Stillwater. A couple years from now it’ll be a ghost town, though nobody seems to want to admit it yet. A new bridge across the St. Croix river is being built two miles down the road, completely negating the need to drive down Main Street to the center of town where the current bridge sits.

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We were at the bar having lunch with a friend, and the kids were keeping busy with bar games—darts, foosball, and pool. Ouest got her hands on the five ball and was quite proud of the fact that she is five years old. Five, five—amazing. “Take a picture of me, Papa.”

Feb11-5

And then a barroom brawl broke out. Any time I think, “Boy, my kids are amazing. We’re sure doing a good job raising them,” I can watch this video and be reminded of just how normal we are.

Whenever we end up in a Minnesota winter the kids get outfitted at the secondhand shop. For two days we thought we did pretty good with these six dollar boots. Then…

Feb11-7

Ali’s parent’s house gets its water from a well. It may be time to have that water tested. Let’s hope there are two more teeth up there somewhere.

Feb11-8

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9 Comments on “Barroom Brawl”

  1. My husband, Bob, says this video reminds him of when his brother shot him with an arrow, while his sister stood there and laughed. Kids will be kids, and siblings will be siblings, and this video is adorable proof of that. Y’all are great parents. Keep up the great work and keep having fun!

  2. Maaaaaaaan! Ouest is only 5 and already has 2 out; Micah’s 6 and has not a one…:( I keep asking him if anything’s loose and he’s all, “nope”.

    Not jealous about the winter though. We’re digging the cenotes over here in the yucatan!

    1. These are actually numbers 3 and 4. Number 5 is just days away as well. Her mouth is going to be empty soon. Glad you guys are having fun down there.

  3. That video is priceless! It brought back so many not-so-wonderful childhood memories of myself and my two brothers. Now I’m going to call my parents now and apologize. 🙂

    – Katie and Mark

  4. Your family is adorable wherever they go, but go back where it is warm. I have snow and ice to look at outside my window. Blah.

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