She's gone and done it!

That precious little girl of mine has lost her first tooth!

Now mind you, it was extremely loose on Friday, and since Patrick was going out of town (and she opted not to let me pull it), I told her to leave it alone until Baba returned on Sunday, since she wanted him there.  Well, during a diaper change yesterday, before Patrick returned home, Caleb came to the door to announce he had some news to share... that Madeline had pulled her tooth out.  That stinker! lol

 The shot above cracks me up: big fake show-off-my-missing-tooth smile from Madeline, Caleb looking at Havi playing with my lens cap, and Havi who's looking anywhere but my camera.  Yep.  Real life.

So there you have it.  A super quick photoshoot in the same location where the little miss pulled her first tooth out just moments before.  A smile forever changed....sniff sniff.

It started out a typical day

The day started out like any other.

A lot of play, which included some drawing.

Then we had to make a quick trip to the post office.

She is so cute steadying herself with her arm in the air.

Then she got a bit distracted by her Gator bear.  Yes, she was trying to put a doll dress on him to get him ready for the post office.  Seriously, the dress is about three times the size of the bear. 

And yes, he did go inside the post office with us...and also got a sticker.  After lunch, we typically swim in the pool.  Recently we purchased Caleb some flippers to scoot around in the water with.  Well, Madeline insisted she needed a pair too.  So her pair arrived in the mail yesterday, and she promptly got in the box...nekked.  She's a hoot.

The lighting was horrible in the kitchen, but I was afraid to ask her to move because I already heard the box starting to split.  

After swimming quite a bit and playing some more, it was time for dinner.

I made the kids chicken nuggets and onion rings.  Well, wouldn't you know that when Caleb used his teeth to open the ketchup container, his tooth fell out!

I knew it was loose and would fall out any day.  I guess he decided that that day was yesterday....exactly two months to the day that his first tooth fell out.  Funny little tidbit.

Anyway, lately I have been insisting that the kids spend at least 20 seconds at the sink when they're washing their hands.  And to help ensure that 20 seconds remains 20 seconds and doesn't morph into 3, I told Caleb that I wanted him to count, "1 Mississippi, 2 Mississippi, 3 Mississippi" and so forth.  Well, last night, as he was washing up before dinner, I heard him counting, but it didn't sound quite right.  So I walked closer to the bathroom, and this is what I heard, "15 Wisconsin, 16 Wisconsin, 17 Wisconsin" etc...well, when you can't remember what state your mommy told you to say, then just pick another one!

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Have a great weekend, and enjoy some special time with all those wonderful men in your life!

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!