Dana's teeth extraction

One of the milestones in any kid's life is when their teeth start moving and shaking and they get replaced with "adult" teeth.  Well, Dana hit the ground running, not with one tooth, but with two at the same time.  Her two bottom front teeth were rocking and rolling and it was time to remove them.  NOrmally, I wouldn't worry about them but her replacement teeth were already out.  So, we both visited her school's dentist and asked to have the baby teeth pulled out.  It's a good thing that Dana's used to injections and she's not afraid of them.  She got anesthesia for the teeth extraction.  Warning:  Pictures below may make you queasy! :)

Before

After

Stanley's Pampering Day

I'm sure car enthusiasts will agree with me when I say that when you have a car, she immediately becomes an integral part of the family, like a dog.  You need to save up for it, schedule maintenance/pampering days for it and continually nourish and nurture it with your love.. ok, ok.. that's too much but don't most girlfriends get jealous of the attention their partners lavish on their vehicles?? I rest my case.

Anyway, it's Stanley's turn for some pampering.  Granted that it coincided with his getting a check-up because of the way the power steering is feeling wonky, Patrick and I went straight to Fusion R along E. Rodriguez, Quezon City.  While we were there, Patrick was able to replace Stanley's Headlights and added a 3rd brake light because the parts were there.  He apparently hit a bargain this time, oh if only I was able to take a picture of him! LOL

We went back the next day too, this time to the aircon specialists.  Stanley needed more refrigerant and it was just in time before the kids went back to school.

 

Cousins' Day Out

Something is definitely up when, all of a sudden, you receive a slightly mysterious message from someone that you hardly hear from.  Well, that was the case when I heard from Jericho who messaged me about his concerns about Patrick's nephew, Rhys, who was apparently not being well cared for by his mom (this according to Jericho who was her partner for almost 6 years).  They have now split up but Dimples and Rhys were still living in Jericho's house.

Not to get into all the details because it'll just be too much drama for anyone, there was a family  meeting or you might even say an "intervention", including Stevie and his wife to discuss what's been happening to the boy. Fast forwarding the story, it has then been decided that Rhys will stay with us, the siblings will each contribute financially especially since school will be starting in June, and for starters, Rhys will be spending the night with us just to see how well he gets along with Dana and Dylan, hence the title of the blog post.

So, since we had already planned to watch Kung Fu Panda 2 with the kids, we just brought Rhys with us that same day and he'll be spending the night with us.  It's been a long time since we last saw him.  Frankly, we hardly see him because they don't attend any of the family gatherings, limited as they are.  Here they were on the way to Robinson's Manila.

Here they were, posing while waiting for their pretzels from Auntie Anne's :)

They had a great time at the movie.  After the movie, we went to Max's for dinner.  Rhys ate a lot!

Dana just wanted to show off her earrings :)

So far, it seemed like they were going to get along well together.  Let's wait and see.  We took him back the next day and he had plenty of stories to share with his mom.