Summer is almost over

So hard to believe! But it is true. We are over half way finished the last week of summer vacation. So, of course, we are cramming everything in this week that we can.

Tuesday, we had lunch with His Majesty. We ate quickly and took a short walk along the lake. The Little Prince and His Majesty are deep in conversation as they walk along. Care to guess what they are discussing? The pros of using a wooden bat for fall ball and how to convince Mom that it is a necessary purchase.

His Majesty's parents celebrated their 47th wedding anniversary on Tuesday as well. We took them to Ruby Tuesday for dinner. The Little Prince enjoyed his steak and the in-laws were served a red velvet cupcake.

 

Wednesday, we took our 3rd annual trip to Knoebel's with our St Stephens friends. The girls brought a cake to congratulate the boys on their great All-Star season.

 

Good job Aiden & Morgan

After 2 hours in the pool, they dried off and went on some rides. The Little Prince doesn't like the fast rides so he and I went our own way and did things like pitching, the Sky View and the Dog Pounder.


His fastest pitch was 45 mph

 

Puppy won at the Dog Pounder

It was nice to spend time with friends we did not get to see all summer.

 

Best friends since Kindergarten

The most excitement Thursday was the Little Prince losing another tooth! We still have Friday, Saturday and Sunday left. Wonder what we will get into?

Another one bites the dust

The little prince just lost another tooth. Finally! It's been loooooose for a couple weeks now. I was afraid to let him go to sleep tonight without pulling it. I told him I was worried that it would get stuck in his throat. Well, that did cross my mind. He was wiggling it at 90 degree angles (grossing me out, BTW) but it just would not break free. I told him I would not be able to sleep if it did not come out. He could go to bed, but I would be waking up about every hour to check on him to make sure it was not stuck in his throat.

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After his shower, we sat on his bed for about 1/2 hr and talked between wiggles. It was kind of fun, actually. I never seem to spend as much one-on-one time with him as I would like. He told me about free time at school today. I never get any school information from him. He said he drew a picture of King Julian (from Penguins of Madagascar). Then he told me the funny parts from the show, word for word.

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I finally took pity on him and told him to rinse his mouth in the bathroom and get in bed. Was it really that mean of me to say, "I suppose I will not be getting much sleep tonight"? He rinsed his mouth in the bathroom and came back in his room to tell me he thought he could get the tooth out with "just one more yank". That even sounded painful. Sure enough, he stood in front of the mirror and yanked and out it came. He had the biggest grin on his face as he said to me, "No you can sleep tonight!". As he walked out the door to show his dad, I heard him say "I'm so proud of myself!" Awwww...Little man...

The robins are back

I'm so excited! I saw my first robin today. Two, actually, flying across the road as I stood at the door and watched my not-so-little-anymore boy walk himself down to the corner bus stop.

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Speaking of the little prince, he lost his 4th tooth Thursday morning. And when I say morning, I mean 3:55 am. I was really, really sleeping when I heard "MOMMMMMY!!!!" I awoke with a start and staggered down the hall to his room. There he sat on his bed. In the dim light of the digital clock, I could see that he was covering this mouth with his hand. I asked him what was the matter. He said in a loud whisper, "I lost my tooth and I can't find it!" I really hate to turn the light on in the middle of the night, so we searched the bed in the semi-dark with our hands. I found the tooth under his pillow and put it in his hand. He brought it up close to his face so he could see it better and breathed, "Mommy, it's HUGE!" (it was the front tooth) He then asked for a tissue to make sure it wasn't bleeding because, "the last time it bled a dot". This time, however, there was no bleeding. How he could tell that the tissue was blood-free in the dark, I didn't question. We put the tooth on his dresser for safe keeping. The next morning, after telling Daddy the good news on the phone (see photo) he informed me of his plan. He was not going to tell any of his little friends at school that his tooth was missing, he was just going to "smile real big at everyone and see if they notice".

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Now the other front tooth, as well as one on the bottom, is loose. If this keeps up, he will be on a liquid diet. Or at least, yogurt, applesauce and ice cream. What a shame that would be. :-) He had a hard time eating his pizza tonight. He kept telling me he had to use his molars.