Ali loses her tooth

This morning Ali and Kaitlyn drove over to the bus stop in the Power Wheels, and I followed with Max in the stroller. After the bus came, Kait drove back and then I put her and Max in the double jogging stroller, which is surprisingly easy to push. We walked for about an hour with Amy Moore and her son Gavin, the back door neighbors. Later in the morning, at Kait's request and Amy's gracious assent, we went over to her house and the kids played for about an hour.

In the afternoon, Kait played with Raeya, her best friend. As soon as they arrived at our house, they decided they wanted popsicles, and of course Max wanted to join them. Having learned from experience, I took his shirt off and sent everyone out on the back patio. He was in heaven and soon very drippy and sticky. I got a "before" shot, but didn't have the energy for an "after"--I was too busy cleaning him up!



Ali's best friend, Jaden, who is Raeya's brother, met her when the bus dropped her off. (Jaden and Raeya are home schooled.) Ali and Jaden spent quite a while deciding what they would like to order from the new Scholastic books catalog. (Craig and Michelle, do you remember those days?! Camille, you probably do too!)

After dinner we walked up to the park, but it began to rain, so we raced home. We decided to watch the DVD of old cartoons that I had given Ali. I'm sure they dated back to when I was their age! We popped some popcorn. After a couple of cartoons, we got everyone bathed and into their PJs. Then we watched another cartoon and it was time for bed.

Ali has been working on her loose tooth for several days. Before leaving, Megan made sure the Tooth Fairy was prepared with a dollar bill. This evening Ali was finally successful in working out the tooth. Hurray! She put it in a snack bag and stuck it deep under her pillow. I adjusted the location before she went to sleep to make sure the Tooth Fairy wouldn't miss it.