Favorite Photo Friday: His new smile

As promised, I'm sharing a few photos I took of Caleb shortly after he lost his first tooth.

See?

It's been a long time coming.

Caleb turned 7 in January and, just last week, lost his first tooth.

As we anxiously awaited the day in which he would lose his first tooth, 

I have often thought about his early years.

You know, when he was a precious little infant,

still waiting in the orphanage for his mama and baba.

In all likelihood, he didn't get much comfort when he was teething.

And that idea just breaks my heart.

Now that he's added a gap to his smile,

he just looks so much older!

And still as handsome as can be!
Well, this weekend will prove to be a busy one for all of us. Madeline and I will head over to Orlando today,  as Gina's big golf tournament has an 8:30am shotgun Saturday morning. Patrick and Caleb have a baseball game in the morning and will then head over to Orlando because we will be meeting our social worker at my sister's place for our second home study visit!
I know I should probably be focusing on my golf game during the tournament.   However, the photographer in me can't help myself. So I will be toting my camera around, too. I just have to ensure that I protect my gear. Hmm.
Have a great weekend, everyone!