Toothless Wonder

The day had been a long time coming. Ever since the day that Jaden found out that kids lose teeth, she began wiggling and wiggling her tiny bottom teeth. She swore up and down that they were loose! She convinced herself that she could feel them moving, even when we couldn't.

Finally, the day came. Jaden had her first official loose tooth! Every single day, she would tell me that it was getting looser.  Every single day, she wiggled and wiggled.

One evening, she went to dinner with Gramma J and Grampa Max. She bit down on her food and YOWZA! The tooth was coming out!  It was just hanging there! Eventually, it popped out... and bled... J screamed.  The entire restaurant knew that she was losing her first tooth.  The servers were very nice and brought napkins and water. They even gave the girls money to go play in the game room (in other words, they paid the screaming kid to leave!)

Jaden survived and was so excited to show us her toothless smile!

I gave her a tiny bag to put her tooth in so it could go under her pillow for the tooth fairy.

Jaden woke up the next morning to a little surprise in place of the tooth...

GOLD!!!

For the record, she has since lost another tooth... while with Gramma J.

I'm participating in the Nester's 31 Day Challenge!

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A Winning Date Night

A short while ago, I hosted a giveaway for tickets to see Madagascar LIVE! in Indianapolis.  Krista got the tickets and took her son, Seth, on a surprise date!  Here is her review:

Mommy Seth Date

A couple weeks ago my friend, Shannon, was giving away 2 tickets to see Madagascar Live! on her blog. I thought, I never win, but hey, it's worth a shot! Well, I didn't win, but the girl who did evidently couldn't go, so we won the 2nd time around. Thanks to Grandma & Ted for coming to watch Grant because it just happened to be Andy's academic competition and he wouldn't be home till 9:30...we were set to go. I never told him we were going. I teased him all day on Tuesday...playing the Black Eyed Peas song, "I've got a feeling that tonight's gonna be a good night". He knew something was up. When Grandma & Ted arrived...he really began to wonder. I told him we were going to do a Kate's Kart presentation (he wasn't too excited) We did stop at the shed...picked up some books...and then I couldn't keep it a secret any longer. I told him I had tickets and the Garman. He looked at the tickets and figured it out...but when I told him it was in Indy...his smile got even bigger. We made a detour in Muncie and dropped off those said books at Ball Memorial. Then...I took him on a driving tour of my alma mater. He had never seen a college campus before...so he had lots of questions. He informed me he was going to major in basketball! Okay then! On to Indy...he had pick of dinner....his choice: Penn Station! Bonus....kids eat free on Tuesdays.

Then on to the theatre...he's there....in the blue coat. Nice timing officer!

We had great seats...26 rows back in the center. It wasn't quite full...but it was loud! Kids everywhere...wanting this...wining about that. Our timing worked out great...we only waited about 10 minutes...enough for 2 shots.

During the show...all the kids got lemur glasses and were encouraged to wear them...during "I like to move it, move it!"

The staging was creative...the costumes cute...the backgrounds were so colorful...the music so upbeat. It may have been meant for kids...but this grown-up loved it too.

And of course...you can't have an official date with out going out for a treat! We stopped at Cold Stone Creamery on our way out of Indy. It was about 9:45...I felt like such the "bad" mom...getting looks like: Why is your kid out so late?....well...if you only knew the night we had.

The drive home was better than I thought...after an early morning wake up call from my other son...I was worried I'd be stopping a bunch. Seth stayed awake for about 1/2 the drive...we chatted...he watched some of Madagascar the movie. After he fell asleep...I just sang to the radio and played that old standby: Find the letters of the alphabet on roadsigns. That darn q...kept me alert and before I knew it...The quik mart had a sign and we passed Pizza Hut at Coventry.

Gee, I love this little guy. When we got home, he was dead tired...I put him in his jammies...gave him a hug...a kiss and said I had a really good time. His reply: So did I...and he was OUT...and I knew we built a memory that night.

Thanks Andy...thanks Grandma & Ted...thanks Shannon!

BTW...Madagascar LIVE is coming to Ft. Wayne next week...I highly recommend it...maybe have a date night of your own...minus the drive and gas tank fill-up!

You are so welcome, Krista! I am so glad you and Seth enjoyed the show!

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Happy Birthday, Abby!!

Today is my gal pal, Abby's birthday!  Abby (also known as Abigail to you G-town folk) and I have know each other since second grade!  After high school, we kind of lost touch until we started planning our HS reunion.  I love that we have become buds again!

Last Friday, the sushi girls had planned on meeting for lunch.  Little did Abby know, Kalie, Lori, and I were planning a small surprise shindig for her!  We surprised her with cake, balloons, and presents when she walked into the restaurant. 

Happy birthday, Ab!  I'm so thankful for our friendship :o)  I hope your day is happy today and everyday!