Lately

Home run!

I try not to brag about every little thing the boys do. We all know they're so awesome I wouldn't have time to talk about anything else if I did that. ;-) That said, I'm going to brag about Mr. Owen just a bit. He's been working hard on his batting this season, and last night it really paid off. His team had trailed the entire game and was losing by 1 run when Owen got up to bat in the last inning. There was one boy on base & they had 2 outs. That's a lot of pressure for an 8-year-old! He handled it like a pro, and hit a home run to end the game!

Jacob's turn!

The tooth fairy had to visit the Walters house again last night! Yesterday morning the dentist decided Jacob's tooth needed to come out since the adult tooth was in behind it & it wasn't getting very wiggly. Jacob's mouth was already numb in that area from a little cavity that he filled, so out came the tooth. Jacob did great with the extraction & was excited about the cash he knew he'd be getting from the tooth fairy.

After school I told Jacob & Cole that I wanted to take a picture of them together to show off their missing teeth. This is the pose they came up with. That's Cole outside with the scary looking expression. Excuse the filthy window, please.

 
This is more like what I had in mind for the picture of them together, although I admit their pose is much more creative. :-)

Cole lost a tooth!

Yesterday evening Cole lost his first tooth! It's been loose for a while, and the adult tooth was coming in behind it. Despite his smile here, he was NOT happy about it. There were tears and lots of begging to stay home from school today so no one would see that it is missing.

This morning he found $5 under his pillow from the tooth fairy. Suddenly the missing tooth wasn't such a big deal after all.

And one of Jacob from last night, just because it's cute. Catching these genuine smiles is getting tougher & tougher. Jacob has a loose tooth, too. It's the exact same one that Cole just lost, and he even has the adult tooth coming in behind it.