The Lost Tooth

Ethan's front tooth was ready to come out, but how exactly were we going to yank it? Well, Ethan wanted us to keep our end of the bargain -- something we promised him last week. First, we tie some dental floss around the wiggly tooth. Second, we tie the other end to Nikki's collar. Third, we have Nikki chase the bright red dot from Nadia's lazer pointer, hoping she will run away so fast that she'll pull the tooth out effortlessly.

Well, it didn't work exactly like that. Our first attempt had the string fall off Ethan's tooth. I made sure that the next knot would be much more secure. Then, Nadia walked over to the pantry. Nikki, who still hadn't been fed, rushed around the kitchen island, with a nervous Ethan in tow. He wasn't fast enough. The tooth popped out before we knew it, and now Ethan is waiting for the tooth fairy.


Ethan had a great soccer game tonight. Although he didn't score any goals, his team won the game. There was one moment when another player hit Ethan in the mouth and his tender gums began bleeding again. He got over it fairly quickly (check out the picture of when the incident happened). As you can tell by the pictures, I'm really enjoying the new camera.