The Tooth Fairy

Giggling, I hear it and I walk into her room wondering what she could possibly be up to.  I go in to snuggle up and love on her and she is all smiles.  Sophia is such a joy to be with, love on, laugh with.  I'm seriously in love with her.

Curled up next to her, she smiles her biggest smile and mentions that her teeth are extra sparkly tonight.  We chat about how Luna, "The Tooth Fairy" will be so proud of her sparkly teeth as that is what she uses to help the moon so bright...just in case you didn't know. She was introduced to this idea at the Y when they actually brought a REAL tooth fairy in to talk to the kids about how to care for your teeth.

I shared how proud I am of her many sparkling teeth and beautiful smile and she busts out with, "there was a banana and a strawberry and monkey who wanted a cup of water."  Ok, that was messed up and pretty funny! How does she make me laugh SO much?

I leave, smiling from ear to ear, wondering how I am so lucky to have such a girl in my life and I walk into Gavin's room to say goodnight. He, of course, was wondering why I was smiling so much.  I tell him Sophia's story and he says, "it's a true story."  Of course, now I'm curious what in the world he is talking about and then HE busts out with, "yeah, when we were at splish splash camp.  The Tooth Fairy was in a room with a man and a monkey."  Ok, is this for real?! I begin to laugh so hard that I'm crying.  He then says, "they gave the monkey a banana and squished it in his teeth."  I'm guessing they used this as a flossing opportunity!

Hilarious! Here's the vision I have and it's soooooo funny! 

First Day Mama

So, I officially have a son who is in kindergarten.  There are days when it just doesn't seem real and others when I look at him and I see a college student, like a fast forward screen-shot of a man, not a boy.

On his first day, he woke up and got dressed in his motorcycle shorts and green shirt as excited as I've ever seen him.  His backpack looked as big as him as he trotted off to the bus stop.  The grandparents came along and everyone was teary-eyed as we watched his little head, barely seeing his eyes, drive away on the bus.  Why is it that the whole world seems to stop at that moment?  A realization that nothing will be the same.  Ever again.  And, well, it hasn't.  It's been chaos, learning new rules, new teachers, new schedules. Amazingly enough, we've survived the first couple of weeks and we're on the educational road, but it all seems like such a blur.

I'm so thankful that God gave me such an opportunity to be a part of it all.  I'm a stronger mama for the experience and anxious for the journeys to come.  So, for now, I'll keep my chin up and I'll keep looking forward, hoping that each day will go a little slower than the day before so that I can cherish each second.