Teeth and a Fairy

 

We have been losing teeth left and right since winter and this week both kids will have a visit from the tooth fairy! Annalee lost her second tooth this morning, May 22 and Jack lost his fourth (and first top tooth) on Sunday night. The poor tooth fairy forgot all about the latter until a 5:45 a.m. realization made her bolt over to the boy child's bed, hopeful he was still sleeping. That tooth fairy got the coin under the pillow, but did not dare take the tooth. Don't worry, though; she went back for it after he left for school! The excitement on Monday morning, with the realization that the tooth was still there, was palpable, though!


I realized when I came here to post that I forgot to update around Jack's birthday. Needless to say, Jack has turned 7 and is a tad bit crazier and more talkative than he was at 6. He is obsessed with cars, specifically muscle cars (thanks, Ryan) and can tell you pretty much any make and model that drives by. This has strongly impacted his little sister who is joining that bandwagon and can name more cars than I can at this point and both will probably be taking my car apart for fun in the next few years (not because I say they can, mind you). Car crazy people is not something I have ever experienced before and, let me tell you, they are a different breed. I look forward to the days when they all go to a car show together, "just to check things out," and I am able to stay back and read my book. Lame, some may say. Awesome, I say. Let them bond with their father over this little thing and he can be the guy they look to when they turn 16 and he gives them the keys to an old, run-down Toyota!


Both kids are currently playing baseball. Ryan is coaching the team that we were able to get them both on. They both say that they like it, but their attention spans during games leave something to be desired. I assume this gets better with age. Or, they choose another sport (soccer, IMO) that moves a bit quicker and is more fun. There is not much family agreement in this statement, though!


We don't have much in the way of plans for the summer. We hope to travel north to the farm as frequently as possible, but that may be left up to last minute decisions, depending on road construction. Both kids are going to camp this summer, same program as we have done in summers past, and are excited to see old friends and make some new ones!


Annalee is nearly done with preschool and will be entering Kindergarten in the Fall. She is incredibly excited for this new step, as well as excited for not having rest time anymore! She is over sleeping during the day, well, sleeping anytime, really. The girl child has a bad case of FOMO, so anytime people are over, sleep eludes her!


Jack started OT for his sensory stuff a couple months ago. I won't say much on here about it, rather plan on using this to document the start and end. It seems to be helping with a handful of his quirks. Interesting how therapy can be such a useful tool!


What else? So much is happening so quickly but life also seems to not change much from day to day. It is amazing to think that the kids are already 7 and 5. They are such wonders to us and we are so lucky they are healthy and, for the most part, happy children. Ryan works a lot and is still enjoying his job at SPINS. Life at CLP is the same for me as it has been for the last 11 years. We are all just plugging along, and hoping the tooth fairy remembers to check under the pillows from time to time.