Monkey See, Monkey Do

Last Sunday, I went into the living room to see what Kate was doing and this is what I found.

 Ty LOVES his sister!

Jack's First Tooth

Last night was one of the most exciting nights of Jack's life.  He lost his first tooth! 

Jack didn't eat much dinner because his tooth was barely hanging on.  I tried to pull it out, but it was attached pretty well.  Finally a few hours later at bedtime, Dave pulled it out (with pliers, eek!).  Jack didn't complain about any of the pulling or poking that we did to his tooth.  He wanted it out! 

Jack wanted to write a note to the tooth fairy so she wouldn't take his tooth.  "Please not take my tooth!" 

Jack was very excited to go to school this morning.   He took his tooth in an envelope to show to the school nurse, so she'll give him a little tooth treasure box to keep it in.  He also gets to write his name on the February tooth chart at school. 

When Jack woke up this morning and showed me what the tooth fairy brought, he said "Wow.  My tooth fairy is really nice!"  He counted his money and then pushed it nicely back into the slots in the potato. 

(Yes, our tooth fairy brings money stuck in a potato. )

Jack and I have been reading this book the last week or so.  I had no idea that his tooth was loose enough to come out.  Fun book!

And, Ty wants to show you his teeth!

Shackleton's Stowaway

It's not too often that I find a book that enjoy so much that it's hard for me to put down. So, when I do find a book like that, I just have to blog about it.
I just finished reading Shackleton's Stowaway by Victoria Mckernan. It was really interesting and kept my attention (which is hard to do). It is based on an amazing true story. So, if you haven't read it already, check it out.