Mist & Mattresses (& some Santa, too!)

The kids needed their H1N1 "booster" vaccinations (30 days after initial vaccination), and Brent needed to get vaccinated, too. The kids got the nasal mist, but Brent OPTED for the injection. Who does that?! He's a toughie!!

Sophie getting hers...(notice Graham to the side showing off his abs...):

Graham was next...

Then Blake...

Afterwards we picked up the boys' new mattresses!! You might remember that we changed them to "big boy" beds a couple of months ago, but the mattresses we chose then were "bunkie mattresses" designed for beds that don't use box springs. They're a solid board covered with foam, and MIGHT be the most uncomfortable things we've ever laid on. We decided to upgrade to REAL mattresses and try to sell the almost-brand-new bunkie mattresses on Craigslist. Sooo, we needed support for beneath the mattresses, so we made our own "bunkie boards."

Brent had the plywood cut...

...and I covered it with thick material purchased at the fabric store.

But the BEST part was getting to use the air-compressed staple gun! I can't believe Brent let me use his "toy" unsupervised--it was too fun!

NOW for the Santa pics! Last week (before we all got sick), we took the kids to see Santa! Santa made his appearance at the event in the bucket of a fire truck--really neat! The kids all ran right up to him to sit on his lap.