First Dentist Visit

The little mishap with Annabelle's tooth prompted a visit to the Dentist. It was the first time for both of them! (I have been meaning to take them for ages)

All in all, the visit went very well- definitely not as traumatic as they had imagined!

Jack picks his nose, then offers the Dentist a bogey.

Surprisingly, the Dentist didn't take him up on the offer.

They took some X-rays of Annabelle's teeth. The Dentist thought that her permanent teeth looked OK after the fall, but that we need to keep an eye on the loose tooth... It should tighten up within a couple of weeks, but if it starts to get discolored it could indicate nerve damage, in which case they would need to remove the tooth. So we wait. So far she seems fine.

Damaged Goods

Last night, just as we were heading upstairs for bed, Annabelle wiped out on the hardwood floor and landed flat on her face, knocking her front tooth loose! At first, we thought the tooth might have actually fallen out, but once the bleeding stopped we could see that it had just been loosened and were able to push it back into place. It is still pretty wobbly; it's any body's guess whether or not it will fall out, but we are hoping that it sticks around for another couple of years!

Friendship Feast 2008

Once again, the preschool had it's annual "friendship feast", which is sort of a mock Thanksgiving with entertainment. Each class got up on stage and did a performance - Jack's class sang a "turkey dinner" song, Annabelle's class sang a very similar "turkey dinner" song... both to the tune of Frere Jaqua! Funny, that.

During the performance Jack looked a little nervous, a touch of stage fright if you will, but he did a great job just the same. He sang a bit, but mostly he just stood there and looked cute.

Annabelle, as usual, was in her element... The girl is a born performer. She knew every word to her "turkey dinner" song (and Jack's), and sang with gusto. She just loves being up on that stage!

After the songfest was the feast: Turkey, stuffing, corn, cranberry sauce, rolls, apple juice, cookies, and brownies... Lots of food for little people.

Before they sat down to eat Annabelle warned me that NO ONE better try to put stuffing on her plate. I was curious to see what would happen if they did, but having to divide myself between her table and Jack's, I missed out on the actual doling out of the food. I didn't notice any stuffing on her plate though. Jack, on the other hand, didn't say a word about what he was willing to accept on his plate. Instead he just discarded the items he didn't like, putting them onto his classmate's plate when he wasn't looking!

In the end the kids had a great time. We got to keep the lovely flower centerpiece that Jack made, and also a cutom laminated placemat with his hand prints on it. Annabelle MacGyver-ed a turkey centerpiece out of a pumpkin, pipecleaner, and some feathers, which we also got to take home. Although, Turkey Pumpkin has since lost it's head...

Girls Have Cooties

When I picked Jack up from school yesterday he ran out of his classroom with a huge smile on his face and gave me a giant hug. Two seconds later, he handed me one [of the two] cars he had brought to school with him that morning, then asked me to smell it... And then he came out with, "I don't want this one- it smells like Molly."

Further prying revealed that his classmate, Molly, had handled the car at some point during the day, and now it was, "in need of a wash."