Ava Loses a Tooth

Well, we have hit another HUGE landmark in our growing up years.  Ava has had a loose tooth for a few weeks.  Daddy has taken time each night or so to help and work on it but it wasn't quite ready yet.  The other night, after Reece's Birthday party, we were dropping Kesley off at her house.  We went in and while we were visiting, Ava mentioned her tooth was even more loosened.  This got all of us excited and we were all encouraging her to let daddy pull her tooth.  She was nervous, but we kept encouraging. 

Aunt Lori, Uncle Scott, Kelsey, Christian, Micah and Myself were chanting and cheering her on and I think she felt a little bit like she HAD to do it for us.  She finally allowed and before we knew it, out came her first tooth.  Aunt Lori, being the awesome aunt, ran to get her a glass of soda to wash down the blood. :)  After it stopped bleeding, she was the proudest little girl ever.  She kept running her little tongue over her hole in her mouth and saying how funny it felt.  She was caught smiling really hugely for the next few days, just hoping others would NOTICE her missing tooth.  Of course, we told all so they would remark and make her feel even that much more excited.

That night, we told her to put her tooth under her pillow and the tooth fairy would bring her money.  The tooth fairy in this house is very cheap.  See, we have a DISNEY PIGGY BANK we are putting all our loose change into in the hopes that we will someday return to Disney.  Well, that Disney Bank actually had a few dollar bills in it and so, as you can imagine, there was one less dollar in the bank that night.  But be assured, the next day in all her excitement, she did exactly what we hoped she would.  "Mommy, Daddy, I got a dollar from the tooth fairy!!! Lets put it in the Disney Bank!!"  We all thought that was a great idea. :)  Don't knock us, we were being creative. :)

Look at that cute little gap.  I love it. She wanted me to take a picture that moment, because she was so afraid the other tooth would pop into place right away. :)

In this picture with her cousin Sharon, she was trying to show off her first lost tooth. :)

P.S. Christian has NO loose teeth yet, but he talks about his loose tooth all the time.  He is just sure he has one and the tooth fairy is coming to see him every night, or at least that is what he tells me. :)