It FINALLY happened! After years of waiting, Pyper lost her first tooth! She was so excited to find a wiggly tooth. She wiggled it and wiggled it. Two days later she had it loose enough to come out! The Tooth Fairy left her $5 (talk about inflation, I remember getting a quarter and thinking I was rich!). I think her new smile is perfect!
A couple of summers ago, Bugga made her first lemonade stand. She has actually made at least one each summer since then, I just haven't blogged about them. She usually ends up with a few bucks and has a blast.
...whose main job was to run the thermos back in the house for a refill!
This little gal is pretty proud of her newly acquired skill...I'm pretty proud of her too!
Seth's Cub Scouting days have come to an end. With him turning 11 (how did THAT happen?) next month, tonight was his last pack meeting. He worked really hard and earned his Arrow of Light badge, Cub Scouting's equivalent of an Eagle. I'm very proud of him! Here are some highlights from our night. It was really fun, a couple of his friends, Johnny and Byron, also got theirs tonight as well.
One of the "Order of the Arrow" came. He had an authentic costume and did a Native American dance portraying the Cub Scouts journey to get their Arrow of Light.
His Cubmaster awarded each boy their badge, certificate, and an arrow as a keepsake.
There was also the mother's pin. We had lots of fun doing science experiments, I think that was my favorite!
Last night at Pack Meeting the firefighters came and told us about their job. Seth got to try on their fire gear, and we got to see the inside of the firetruck. It was fun!
...since I've posted a Pyperism. I think that sometimes, as much as I love that gal, her mouth just makes me crazy. It goes NONSTOP! (She has rechargeable batteries, remember.)
But this one was too funny, and I wanted to remember it! A little background info...
Pyper loved being three. I don't know why. If you ask her what her favorite age is, she will tell you "Thwee!" I also just found out about Freecycle, a great way to get rid of junk treasures I will never use again. I found someone who needed a jogger stroller, and I just happened to have one laying around that my FIVE YEAR OLD hasn't used in a while! We arranged a time to meet and her to get it from me, then I loaded it in the back of my truck so I didn't forget it.
While I was dusting it off, Pyper says, "I weally like my stroller." I explained that she was too big for it, and that we were going to give it to another mommy to use for her baby.
She replied, "I wish I was thwee, I could still ride in my stroller when I was thwee." (I'm almost certain she hasn't ridden in the stroller for longer than that, but we'll go with it!) Once again, I explained she was too big now, but three was a fun age for her.
Next came, "I wish I didn't have my birtdays. Then I could still be thwee. If I just give all my presents back, then I won't have anymore birtdays and I will still be thwee!"
When Pyper was very small, just a few weeks old, Aunt Cami gave her "Fannie" the elephant. She is Pyper's very best friend in the whole world. They have had many adventures together, and Pyper sleeps with her every single night. Fannie has went to numerous doctors and dentist appointments with Pyper, and she even went to "Bring a Friend to School" day at preschool last year.
684 hours searching Ebay for "Fannie the elephant"+ $49.95 plus shipping+ seeing this smile = PRICELESS!!
