The end of summer has brought some firsts to our family, one of which had our Olivia ecstatic. She lost her first tooth. I was amazed that the tooth fairy gave her $5 for her first tooth. I never got that much when I was younger, but I guess inflation hits everywhere, even for the tooth fairy. Andy of course thought $5 seemed like an appropriate amount for a child's first tooth from the tooth fairy. Needless to say, she's checking all her teeth every day to see if any more are loose.
Olivia after losing her tooth, and a new short hair cut per her request.
Olivia after losing her tooth, and a new short hair cut per her request.
Our basement necessarily isn't a first, but more of a FINALLY. The finish is finally nearing. Olivia and Mia wanted to get in on the priming and painting action. Mia thought it was easier to strip naked than to go find grubby old clothes to wear, and yes, before anyone asks, her underwear are on inside out.
Our girls hard at work. The basement is looking good and carpet is ready to be installed in less than two weeks. We can't wait! I'll post pictures soon after I'm sure.
We spent most of Labor Day weekend working on the basement. Initially we were going to head up to Alpena to work on the barn, but decided to stay home and get projects done there instead. We couldn't be all work and no play, so Saturday we headed to the Toledo Zoo, our personal favorite. Thankfully we got there early enough to beat the mad gobs of crowds that were flooding in when we finally decided to leave.
They have a fun, educational, interactive kids play area. Part of it is like a stream with little waterfalls that the kids can take their shoes off and walk through. They encourage the children to build dams and try to stop the water to learn about the traits of water. It was a lot of fun.
There also is an area to climb up to a fun playground and a view of the stream. Mia mastered climbing up this rock face to get to the top all on her own. I've always said she was part monkey.
See, here she is posing with her long lost relative.
Daddy's girl at heart.
And as of today, we have another first. The first day back to Jackie's for Mia (she was thrilled) and....
Olivia's first day as a first grader!
I'm sure it will be another terrific school year. We hope everyone else has a great start to their school year as well.
1 comment:
Yay for losing a first tooth! What an awesome thing to have happen right before the start of first grade! Let Olivai know that the going rate in our house is $5 per tooth and $10 per pulled tooth from the tooth fairy. Clearly the tooth fairy was not remembering that there are four children in our house when she decided on this rate!! I love all your pictures and it's so much fun to see what a monkey Mia is! Olivia is adorable as always with her short hair! I hope she has a fabulous first grade year!
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