another one gone

Lola lost another tooth today and was so excited.  Even though it's been loose for a while, I think it took her by surprise as she has been wiggling it for what she thought was forever.  'I never thought it would fall out, but it did...just like you said, momma!'  

I think what surprised me was once the excitement wore off, she was quite sad about losing it.  She of course wanted the tooth fairy to come, but she also didn't want to give up her tooth.  'Can the tooth fairy come, but leave my tooth with me?  I've had it so long I'm going to miss it!'

So we compromised.

She gave it a hug and talked to it before putting it under her pillow. 'I'll miss you tooth, thanks for helping me eat my food.' 

We took a gazillion pictures of it. From every.possible.angle.  

It made her happy.  Which of course made me happy.

mud is fun.

We have a small area by our fence that we have not been able to get anything to grow.  It gets a lot of sun in the summer and not too far down in the ground are the roots from our neighbors climbing vine. I can spread some wildflower seeds and they will sprout for a bit and then die off pretty quickly.  It's the same year after year. Plants for a bit and then nothing.

So...
for now it stays dirt
for now it is a place for the girls to 
   .dig
   .bury
   .find worms
   .pretend
   .get muddy
   .have fun

impromptu camp-out

We took advantage of this past weekend's why-we-pay-up-the-wazoo-for-where-we-live kind of weather and had a camp-out (hot dogs and s'mores included!) in our very own backyard.  Truly, it was just gorgeous out - mid to upper 70s, nice breeze, and oh-so-quiet.

Kaz bought our tent pre-marriage and kids, so it's a bit small for all of us to fit in now.  So I had a perfect excuse begrudgingly volunteered to come inside and sleep in my own bed.  Ha, ha.  Really, I am looking forward to going camping away from our home once we get a larger tent.  You laugh.  Yes, I can hear you all the way over here.  I am looking forward to it...just as soon as we get that tent...which just happens to be w-a-y down on our list of things to purchase....way, way down.