The Tooth Fairy

Last night, after enjoying his supper since he no longer had to worry about his loose tooth hurting with each bite, Josiah was eager to place his tooth in the tooth fairy pillow. So, please excuse the extra food on his clothing and face! He's still cute, even with the extra food, lol! :)
My two proud kiddos, showing off their pillows. Mackenzie wanted to join in the fun, even though there was no tooth to place in her pillow last night. ;)

He's clean! Josiah's holding that tiny tooth after bath time last night.

Inspecting his tooth.

Placing his tooth into the pillow that Geri made for us.

He's ready!

And this is what he found when he woke up this morning! A celebration on the floor from the tooth fairy with a note, too!

Here is the letter.

A proud boy, with his excited sister celebrating with him! (He said the camera flash was bright so early in the morning!)

So he was squinting! The tooth fairy left him a $5.00 bill and a Fifty Cent piece as a special keepsake. She also left his tooth for him to keep, too. I need to find a keepsake box for him to store it in sometime soon.

A fun morning, for sure!

Josiah's First Lost Tooth!

It appears that I have not blogged in quite a long time. Life seems to be whirling on faster than ever, and I have not found much spare time to blog. This post, however, must be completed! Josiah lost his first tooth today! His tooth is tiny!
It was his bottom front middle left tooth.

Josiah discovered that his tooth was loose this past week. Less than a week later, it is out! He wiggled and wiggled. I pulled on three different attempts. The third attempt pulled the tooth right out as the first two loosened it. I am not sure who was most proud...Josiah or Mackenzie! She was super excited for her baby brother.

It's gone! :)

Thanks to our neighbor, Geri, for stepping in and helping me make Josiah's tooth fairy pillow. My sewing machine thread and fabric got caught and jammed as I began sewing tonight. I did not have time to fix it right then, and I am thankful that Geri could help finish the pillow for Josiah. He is excited. Should be fun to see what the tooth fairy brings tonight! More pictures to come, I'm sure.

Josiah's class was in charge of chapel earlier this month. Each child memorized a set of lines, created a poster to illustrate the lines, and stood up in front of the whole chapel crowd to say the lines. They did GREAT!! (Josiah is at the middle microphone in the above picture.)

Josiah practicing at the microphone just before chapel began.

I will try to do a better job of blogging. Since my last post, we had a wonderfully blessed Christmas, a great start to the new year, and who knows what all else happen. For now, at least I got a few things recorded!

Our Week

We had a wonderful last week, and here are three pictures for you. Above is our annual picture with Santa Claus at Fantasy of Trees. I think it turned out pretty cute. :) Both kids talked to Santa, and Josiah even hugged him at the end of the photo shoot. So super sweet.
Josiah's half birthday was on Thanksgiving Day this year. He is officially 5 1/2 years old. Granna and Z-pa bought him a turkey cake to celebrate. He told me today that his favorite part of Thanksgiving week was celebrating his half birthday.

To complete our week, last night Mackenzie's other top front tooth was so loose that I insisted on pulling it. On the third try, I got it! Here is her new smile. I believe she is adorable in this phase. She says she is embarrassed to be missing those two top front teeth. After assuring her that she is beautiful, both inside and out, I tucked her into bed. The tooth fairy came while she was sleeping. All is well in our world that seems so full of fun milestones these days!

Mackenzie's Tooth-Pictures

Last night I posted the video of Bill pulling Mackenzie's first tooth. Today I am posting the pictures. Below is the tooth that Bill pulled in my hand right after he got it out. Mackenzie opens her mouth to show off the gap!

Bill did a great job of taking these pictures for us!

Notice how far back the permanent tooth is in her mouth? That would be why her baby tooth was not getting any looser.

Mackenzie holding pressure to stop the bleeding. (And, smiling with delight and pride!)

I do hope the other ones come in under the baby teeth and push them out in the process. Otherwise, we might need Bill's assistance again in the future. ;)

Holding the paper towel in her mouth for pressure.

When we got home last night, Mackenzie wrote a letter to the tooth fairy. She found the little pillow I made for her over a year ago. She placed the tooth in the pocket of the pillow, on top of the letter, under her pillow.

Here she is in her room holding up the letter and pillow for the picture.

I zoomed in so you can read her letter.

Proudly pointing to the gap in her mouth.

Holding up her tooth and smiling to show the gap left in her mouth. I love this picture! What a milestone.

Her dainty hands placing the tooth into the pocket of the pillow.

Now she's ready for a visit from the tooth fairy! As I tucked her into bed at 9:00 pm last night, she excitedly began to tell me all about the tooth fairy. She told me what the tooth fairy did for her friends. She wondered aloud what the tooth fairy would do for her. She was overflowing with excitement. I wasn't sure if she would be able to sleep! She did eventually fall asleep. I also had NO idea just how much the tooth fairy does for that first tooth these days! Who knew?! Not me. What a surprise. David and Uncle Zac made a trip to Wal-Mart after the kids went to sleep last night. ;)

Sure enough, just like Mackenzie said, the tooth fairy DID leave sparkles on the bedroom floor! And big shiny stars, too.

In the middle of the decoration was a letter from the tooth fairy for Mackenzie, along with the keepsake box that Mackenzie has had since birth. It was a gift at a baby shower before she was born. She has always dreamed of placing her first lost tooth in that special box. Turns out that the tooth fairy even did that part for her, too!

Here's the letter from the tooth fairy. Mackenzie woke me up at 1:22 am to tell me that the tooth fairy had already come to her room. She was bubbling over with excitement. She said she found a dollar bill and a quarter in the pocket of the pillow, but her tooth was gone. I suggested we go to her room to check it out. So, at 1:25 am, she and I went to her room to investigate. We found the sparkles on the floor, the shiny stars, the letter, and even the box with her tooth in it! And, with the closet light turned on so that we could see, we noticed that the tooth fairy actually left a $5.00 bill and a Fifty Cent piece as a keepsake! (Rather that a dollar and a quarter like Mackenzie first thought in the dark.)

We had one very happy little girl at our house this morning. She showed her brother and her Uncle Zac, too. Her daddy got up in the middle of the night to go admire it with her, too. Today, I'm confident that she is enjoying showing all of her friends at school! Fun times. Huge milestone. Congratulations to my little princess.

Josiah cracked me up today, too. He is already wondering if he'll get sparkles on his floor or maybe even his bed when he loses his first tooth!

You'll have to watch the video from yesterday's post to see the tooth actually being pulled. Perhaps tomorrow I will get Josiah's birthday post done! Hard to believe he will be five years old tomorrow.

Video of Mackenzie's Tooth!

It finally happened! After being loose since early March, Mackenzie lost her first tooth. The permanent tooth came in behind the baby tooth, so the baby tooth was loose but not getting any looser. It was definitely time for the baby tooth to be out, but try though I might, I was unable to pull it! After seeing the video of our good friend, Bill, pulling his daughter's tooth, I made a plan. ;)

At our Bible study group tonight, I asked Bill if he would mind pulling Mackenzie's tooth. I asked Mackenzie if she wanted Bill to pull her tooth. Next thing we knew, Bill had Mackenzie's tooth out on the second quick attempt! Mackenzie was SO incredibly proud. I am so thankful to have it out. David is thankful to have it out, too. He says he doesn't "do teeth."

Mackenzie is delighted. She has enjoyed showing everyone her tooth, the gap in her mouth, and retelling the story of Mr. Bill pulling her tooth. The funniest part of her telling the story is when she mentions that Mr. Bill saved us a lot of money because now we don't have to go pay the dentist to have it pulled. LOL. I guess she heard us talking about that, but I never expected it to be a part of her telling the story. So funny.

I have to say, too, that Mackenzie was incredibly brave. She has wanted to attain the "status" that goes along with losing a tooth for several months now. How cool that she can now show off her new gap tomorrow at school, just before the end of first grade! She has only 2 days of school left for this year. Nice timing to get to show her teacher and her friends. Had this event happened in early March when we first discovered the tooth to be loose, I would have cried as it is such a huge milestone. My baby girl is growing up! However, after almost 3 months of being loose and not coming out even though we tried to pull it, I am truly thrilled right along with Mackenzie!

Thanks to Bill and Cindy allowing us to use their camera at their house tonight, we have the above video! I so appreciate their willingness to be a part of Mackenzie's huge milestone! How fun that we were able share the big event with so many good friends. Uncle Zac is here visiting, too, so that is special, as well.

Cindy loaned us the book, Silverlicious. It is a cute book and perfect for tonight! We read it together, Mackenzie and I. Then, as I tucked her into bed, she excitedly told all about the tooth fairy's upcoming visit to our house tonight. Needless to say, we are all excited!

I have some really good pictures of Mackenzie at Bill and Cindy's house right after the tooth was pulled, and I have some cute ones of Mackenzie preparing her pillow and letter for the tooth fairy. I hope to get those uploaded and posted tomorrow. For tonight, I am tired. The video will have to suffice! Enjoy. :)