Ooohhh Shiny!

I kept forgetting to blog about Whitney getting her braces on. By then McKenna had already gotten hers on. So I decided to take a picture of both of them and write about it. Whitney got her braces on last October '08, at nine years old, with Dr. Bennion in Billings, Mt. She had to have two teeth pulled before she could get them on. That was not a very fun day. Whitney is such a worry wort. Everything turned out good though, and she survived. She has another check up in April and they will determine whether she will get them off yet or not. Whitney only got a total of 6 braces put on to straighten up her upper 4 teeth and make room for her molars to come in. She so far has had them on for 5 months. Whitney will get a full mouth of braces in a year or two.

McKenna just got her braces on March 16, 2009, with Dr. Moss in Cody, Wy at 7 years old. She too, only got six braces on. She has a terrible cross bite, so Dr. Moss wanted to go ahead and try to close in the space between her 2 front teeth, and make room for her 2 other teeth on top that have not come in yet. He also wanted to make sure that her top teeth will overlap her bottom teeth. McKenna had to go the week before and get all of her records done. Meaning, x-rays, pictures of her mouth before, measurements, and molds of her mouth. She did so good and acted very brave. She just seems so little to have braces. She will have to have them on for about 6 months. Later on, as she gets a little older, she too will have to get a full mouth of braces. They have both done really good at brushing and not eating hard or sticky things. They are excited to eventually having straight teeth. The baby sister, I'm sure, will be next on the list!

The Lucky Bulldog Pups

Coach Jenny McArthurWhitney's first 4th grade basketball game was last night and she did awesome! It took her awhile to warm up and get the feel of things. She needs to get a little more confidence and get aggressive. Whitney loves to play ball. She says she wants to be able to play like her Grandpa Joel did. He had such a love for the game.

Time out

Last year Whitney wasn't able to play in a game. She made it all the way through the practices. Then the day before her first game, she tripped over a cord in the classroom and broke her arm! She was devastated! I felt so bad for her. Whitney had waited so long to be able to play and then with her luck, has a freak accident! She recovered well, and has made it so far this year with no broken limbs. (We will cross our fingers!)

Whitney had the opportunity to bring the ball down the court. She did such a good job! She acted like she thoroughly enjoyed herself. I am looking foward to watching her become an athlete and supporting her in the sports that she plays. It is so neat to watch her grow and be involved in the community.

Bella Bella Dancerella

Yesterday was an afternoon full of Bella Bella Dancerella. Abby absolutely loves this video. It has a ballet mat and stand that came with it. I had gotten it for McKenna a couple of years ago for Christmas, and Abby took it over. She danced to this for about 2 hours doing all kinds of princess moves. Abby has a great imagination when it comes to dancing! She loves to dance!

Up on her tippy toes!

Acting sad...

Beaver Trap

Whitney had to make a Beaver Trap for a grade in Mrs. Hessenthaler's 4th grade class. Whitney and her dad had a blast making this. They made this back in the fall, but I wanted to put it on here so I didn't forget. They used wood and fencing material to make the cage. It was spray painted brown, and Whitney put dry leaves and sticks inside of it. They made a little door with a popsicle stick and string to hold it up. When the beaver would go in and grab the stick the door would come down and the beaver would be caught. It was a fun project for the two of them to do together. A little bit of daddy-daughter time.

4th Grade Digestive System Model

Whitney had to make a model of the Digestive System and explain what the process is for digesting food. So her dad and I gave her some ideas and she took them and came up with this awesome model. She used part of a vacuum hose for the asophogus, a balloon for the stomach, rope for the large intestine, yarn for the small intestine, red fruit roll-up for the liver, a piece of a scrubbing spunge for the gall bladder, and half of a yellow scrubbing spunge for the pancreas. Whitney did such a good job. Then I typed up all of the parts and what their roll was in digesting food, and put them on colored index cards. Whitney then taped them onto the model and drew a line to the part. She had a good time making this with her dad and I.

This in how I usually find Abby. She is so funny. Most of the time when she falls asleep, she has recently been playing with her toys, watching TV, or supposed to be asleep in her bed. If we don't here her anymore, she is either into something she shouldn't be or she's asleep. Basically, wherever Abby is or whatever she's doing, if she is tired, she's going to go to sleep. There is no budging her. We always leave her where she is at, or we'd have a grizzly bear on our hands. The one picture is at High School Musical on ice, and it wasn't even half over yet, and she fell asleep on her sister Whitney's lap. She also didn't feel good that day either. The one with the fruit snacks stuck to her face, she was supposed to be sleeping. I went to check on her and she was definitely sleeping. She snuck a package of fruit snacks into her room with her, and licked the backs of the fruities and stuck them to her face and fell asleep. Abby always keeps us guessing on how or where we may find her sleeping next time.

Wedding Hair!

Well, Katie is the last one in the Bassett Family I will be doing hair for. It has been tradition for me to do all three of the girls' hair for all of their proms and weddings. It has been fun and rewarding to be able to do this. I enjoy doing hair a lot! It all started with Dani and her first homecoming date I think. Then it went down from there. Lindi and then at last Katie. I have done a lot of different things with their hair. I hope to get all of my pictures together to put on here. Thanks Matt and Tracy and girls for including me as the adopted sister and daughter, and for letting me be parts of all of your lives. I am truly thankful and appreciative. It's been fun watching them grow into young ladies.

Abigail is our full of energy, miss independent child. She is in preschool this year and loves it! She goes 4 days a week for 3 1/2 hours a day. Sometimes they go on Fridays every other week too. Abby loves to dance and ride her bike. But most of all, hang out with her sisters.

McKenna is in 1st grade this year. She likes to write and read. She is in dance this year too and loves it!

This past August, McKenna cut off 13 inches of her hair and donated it to Locks of Love. It was all her idea. What an awesome thing!

Whitney is in 4th grade this year and is excelling well. She loves to read and draw. She is taking piano lessons and is doing very well. She will be starting little league basketball soon.

Just a Beginner!

Hi! I am just starting this new blog. I have no idea what the heck I'm doing! I guess I'll figure it out the more I mess with it. I will try and get new pics up soon. This is a picture of my girls. Ages: 9, 7, and 4. We are a very busy family!