Walker Painting

Walker is very ACTIVE. Basically at home all day we are busy bees. I've learned it pays to be constructive with our energy. At least, it still ends in a mess, but it's usually a controlled, anticipated mess. So I'm on the hunt for activities we can do in the kitchen, since that's usually where I spend most of our mornings before lunch and nap.

Carys participated in Walker's first watercolor experience. I have to say it could have been a LOT messier but he did a fair job of getting paint on the paper as well as his body.

Another First-Tooth Fairy Where Are You?

Carys has had a loose tooth for a few months now. After almost a year of talking about it (because one of her school mates lost one at 4 yrs!). She finally managed to wiggle the tooth free tonight without tears. According to her she was in the closet when she finally managed to break it loose and heard a "crack" (her words). She showed me and I must say I did not expect my stomach to feel so queasy, but it did. So I offered to try to pull it out-eek. Napkin in hand, I tried to yank it halfheartedly, I admit. Carys was adamant, I was not to yank it (OK, no problem) but I could pull it. So we agreed she could continue to wiggle it until it fell out (it was literally hanging in her mouth). After playing with it while I cooked dinner, it came out without a frown.

So she's on cloud 9, Helen is happy for her and a little jealous of the impending tooth fairy visit, and I'm glad I did not have to do minor surgery before dinner. We made a little tooth purse for it and currently, it's under her pillow with a little baby Carys tooth waiting to be exchanged for some tooth fairy goodness.