The Finnlings go to the dentist!

Though we have pediatric dentist office that we like in North Carolina, a dentist office in Jackson that has animals on the roof is just too hard to resist! So, a couple of weeks ago, the three biggest Finnlings had a trip to the dentist.  What is not to love about an office with animals on the roof, a tree in the lobby, and movies at every chair?

Unfortunately, one of the kids has several cavities thanks to genetics and really close teeth, so we will be paying a return visit or two :-( It was such a great experience, though, the kids are asking to return. I kinda wish I could go there and watch a kids' movie while getting my teeth cleaned. That might help me relax during a visit!

Pure Gold

If you could bottle it up, or convert it into currency, this smile would be pure gold.

Love my sweet little Finnling #4.

Look who's smiling (finally!)

Baxter has taken a long time to smile, or at least it has seemed that way to us since Georgia started smiling at four weeks. We call Baxter our serious baby. But in the past two days, his smiles have been appearing more consistently--and it will melt your heart!
Here's a smile:


And it's gone!


We introduced Baxter to the brightly colored playmat yesterday, and that certainly brought the smiles out this afternoon! He is TOO CUTE!

Georgia smiles!

On Wednesday, November 22, Georgia cracked her first real smile in response to a funny fish face that her daddy made to her. Needless to say, Nathan's face hurt later that evening because he had made the fishy face so much! Now that she has 'found her smile', she smiles at us all the time. We loved her before, but we are now completely smitten with her adorable smiles and coos. See for yourself: