What's Wrong With the Tooth Fairy?

Our Tooth Fairy does not seem to be doing her job lately! It was really sad that the last couple of times she FORGOT to visit Katelin! Katelin was upset the first time but the second, well she just had to write a letter telling her how sad it made her that she forgot two times. At least we don't have to worry about Katelin anymore since she's figured it out. Now Emma, she lost her first tooth last week Saturday. Her tooth was wiggling, but it took a baseball to hit her in the mouth for it to come out! Let's just say that the Tooth Fairy didn't forget this time to come because she did leave a dollar and a silver dollar. The problem with her visit was that she couldn't find the ziploc bag with the tooth in it under her pillow! The Tooth Fairy really didn't want to wake her up. The next morning Emma was bouncing with joy that the Tooth Fairy left her money...but Emma did say that she still had the tooth upstairs because the tooth was sooooo small that the Tooth Fairy couldn't see it! I think we need to have a talk with this Tooth Fairy of ours.

First Day of School

This year school started early...on Aug. 13th. It seems like the girls didn't have much time off. Katelin (3rd grade) was not very excited at all, she was much too concerned with having to do homework. Emma (1st grade) didn't really give it much thought. I think she was more excited that she wouldn't have to take a nap in school anymore and that she got to play on the BIG playground now. It's been a couple of weeks since the start of school and I think we finally have our routine together!

Finally, Horseback riding!!

Our oldest daughter Katelin has wanted to go horseback riding on a big horse since she was about 5 yrs. old. Finally, in August and the week before school started she got to go. Of course Emma tagged along, she just made the age requirement of 6, and Kent who has never been horseback riding in his life. That strikes me as odd for someone who was born and raised in Indiana to have never been on horseback! I probably sound just as ignorant as the girl who asked me if I lived in a grass shack in Hawaii ;) Ava also got to ride a pony while Gracie just sat on it.