Fairy Dust....

Fairy Dust....that is what our Tooth Fairy leaves on the money she gives for losing a tooth! One sparkly dollar bill and a tulle bag filled with 6 sparkly quarters.....

But let's back up a little bit.....I need to start back at the end of last school year....summer was coming and ALL I mean ALL of K's little friends (even ones a year or two younger than her) were losing their teeth...she was so bummed.  She thought she was THE ONLY ONE in her class and group of friends that hadn't lost a tooth.  So I took her and Avery to the Dentist the beginning of August for their 6 month cleaning and (wink, wink) the hygenist and I told Kyndall her bottom tooth felt a little loose....

Fast Forward a couple of weeks and it is the third day of school.  Kyndall comes home Wednesday afternoon and says her tooth feels a little more wiggly and it hurts to chew.  So I felt it (after washing my hands) and sure enough it was wiggly.  I thought it had a couple of days, but wanted Kyndall to have a cool toothfairy pillow to put her tooth in when she lost it.  So she picked out leopard print fabric and we got her ready for bed.  6:00 am the next morning she comes in our room with a huge smile on her face and her wiggly tooth (not so wiggly anymore) in her hand!!  She was SOOOOO excited!!!

Oh my goodness is this girl cute with a missing tooth!!!  I know it was probably a bit annoying to her new teacher, but I let her bring her tooth to school so she could show Mrs. Cummings and her class.....sorry Mrs. Cummings!!!  Anyway,  I love to sew, and can hardly find the time with all three munchkins, but I managed to make her a toothfairy pillow before school was over....I took a picture with a dollar bill in it just so you could see the tooth pocket...I gave it to Kyndall with no money in it (you know, that is the TF's job).

The back of it is leopard print too.....She was soooo excited to get it, she even wanted to go to bed early so the TF would come!  I found the cutest Tooth Fairy Certificate online and printed it off, grabbed some glue stick and glitter for the dollar bill, and made a small bag out of tulle and ribbon for the coins.

  Right before bed I snuck in her room and she had left this note for the toothfairy in her TF pillow:

Dear Tooth Fairy, can I (keep) my tooth?

How cute huh!  So I left the tooth, ewww, I know, but what can you do...she even remembered the question mark!!  So we have experienced our first toothfairy visit,  and now we have the cutest certificate where we can keep track of when she looses each tooth....

Today, I need to work on a teething necklace for Little Em because she just happens to be getting a tooth, ironic right??!!

First Grader: Kyndall Kelly

I love my sweet big girl first grader...and just wanted her day to start out perfect....so I decorated our dining table with a centerpiece and special plates for a special family breakfast:

 Her special request was waffles, and we all ate breakfast together and prayed for Kyndall to have an amazing day!

We put together a 1st day of First grade survival kit full of her teacher's favorite things, and a couple things Kyndall made (key chain and card)...and we packed our sweet 6 year old up to go:

We did the famous picture at the front door....

 Then, she and I headed off for school!  Jim stayed home with the 2 little ones so I could walk her into class and take a pic at her desk....

 Look at her take off!!! VERY opposite of last year where she was slow, steady and kind of sad...

This year, ALL SMILES!!!

I love this girl so much...Avery and I felt like it was a SUPER looooonnnngggg very slow day until she came home!!  She said that she had a great day and can't wait until tomorrow!!  Yay!!!

End of Summer....

Summer is a time to relax with Bits...

Make some fun crafts with your sister....

Go to the local Bread Company for lunch with friends...

Have your very first ever sleepover with a great friend, Ellie (she stayed at our house)

Go Bowling with our friend Gabe....

Start taking Gymnastics.....Avery on the beam:

And Kyndall practicing her handstands:

And as the summer comes to a close...we get ready for School to start again...1st grade for Kyndall...so she made a braided plastic backpack charm with cute beads on it! 

 

....And on Friday afternoon, Kyndall got to meet her 1st grade teacher, Mrs. Cummings!!  She was SOOOOO nice and Kyndall is MORE than excited to start her first day on Monday!!!  We even got to go visit her Kindergarten teacher, Miss Carboni, as well.  We will sure miss her, but I have been praying for Kyndall to get the perfect teacher next year and I just know Mrs. Cummings' class will be just right for her:).  She had 2 kids from her class last year in there and she already met a sweet girl who sits across from her named Jillian (cute name huh!). 

It is exciting and sad to see the summer come to an end...but I am ready for the cooler weather and Kyndall and Avery are ready for some fun and learning at school!   First day pictures coming soon!!!

 

3/4 of a Year Old

Emery is 9 months (and has been for 3 weeks now) and I want to update her stats!  She is 19 lbs, has had her first ear infection, is officially eating only formula and baby food, she started pulling up and standing on her own, she waves bye-bye when she feel like it, gives the cutest little fishy face kisses, gets excited to see her sisters, Gram and Bits Daddy and Mommy, She loves to crawl everywhere and has a cute little giggle (mostly Avery gets her to laugh), and loves to play patty-cake.  I am LOVING this stage, and she is a wonderful baby....here are some pics: