Tooth Fairy Comes Through

Nick fell asleep watching tv in our bed last night, so he didn't have a chance to put his tooth under his pillow. Luckily the tooth fairy read my previous post and saw the plastic container on our counter. The tooth was replaced with $2 in quarters and then tucked under his pillow. He thought it was pretty awesome when he woke up and found the money.

The Tooth Fairy's Second Chance

Nick came running up to me this morning in a panic and said, "My loose tooth is bleeding." Upon inspection I informed him that it wasn't the tooth that was bleeding, it was the hole where the tooth used to be.

His bottom front teeth have been loose for a month or so and when he was brushing his teeth this morning, one of them came out. At first I couldn't find the tooth to convince him of what was going on, but then I saw it on the bathroom floor. Nick scooped it up and then went outside to tell Bob the good news.

Which brings me to the tooth fairy. We don't have the most reliable tooth fairy around here. When Vivian lost her first tooth, she found her reward under her pillow the very next day. Since then, she hasn't been so lucky. Each night she would place the tooth under her pillow in a small plastic container and the next morning the container and tooth would still be there. Finally by the third morning, the tooth fairy would get her act together and all was well. Poor Vivian was always such a good sport when I would tell her the tooth fairy had e-mailed me that she was sick or otherwise unable to complete her rounds. Nick's not likely to buy into all that. He'll come up with a million reasons why it shouldn't have happened.

Here's hoping the TF does better tonight. We'll see.

Happy Mother's Day

Today was a wonderful Mother's Day! I went to the Southshore with Vivian and my MIL, where we met up with my sister-in-law and her two daughters. We had breakfast at a diner on Magazine and then we roamed through the flea market in the French Qtr for a while.

This was the first time I had been down there since pre-K and it was nice to see it looking like I had remembered it. Even after almost 3 years, there are still areas that look like the hurricane just hit yesterday.

Vivian got a few trinkets and then we came home and hung out with the rest of the family. Nick and Olivia were so happy to see their big sister and the three of them spent the rest of the day playing in the yard. I love watching them all play together, they're so sweet and really seem to enjoy each other's company. And I swear that every time I look at pictures of Nick and Olivia, they look more and more alike. And I can't even describe how much she adores him! She was on our swing today and he stood in front of her and "fell down" everytime she touched him. She giggled and giggled like it was the funniest thing ever and he loved being able to make her laugh.

I'm very lucky that I have 3 beautiful kids! And I'm also lucky that I have a great mom and MIL who made it all possible. If I had been given the chance to pick my family, I may not have picked exactly what I have. But that would have been my loss, which is why God didn't leave things like that up to mere mortals like you and me.