Tooth Fairy Visit

Camden lost her first tooth on Sunday night.  It had been loose for a while and Kevin kept telling her he could help her "wish" it away.  However, she and I went to the Big Berry for an ice cream cone and while trying a sample, she said, "Uh, Mom" and held out her hand with a tooth in it.  It was so little I thought it was something that was in her ice cream and then a chip off of the tooth.  But it was just a tiny baby tooth!  We jumped and whooped it up in the store.  It was kinda crowded and people probably thought we were nuts, but that's how we do things!

 

When we got home, I got a better picture with the camera.

I wanted her to hold it, but she didn't want to touch that "slobbery" thing again.

She put it in an envelope and wrote "tooth fairy" on it before putting it under her pillow.  In the morning she found the envelope opened with a nice note from the Tooth Fairy, along with a dollar.  It was even in "fairy writing."

Dinosaurs!

School Lunch

We served the teachers a lunch during Teacher Appreciation Week.  I had to get something out of the cafeteria and it happened to be Camden's lunch time.  She was so excited to see me and have me get a picture of her and her friends.  Yum cheese pizza and banana!

Teacher Appreciation

Last week was Teacher Appreciation Week.  Our PTO did some fabulous things for the entire New Market staff.  The last day of the week we decided to get 10 gift cards for $25 to local establishments. We then drew names and gave them to 10 teachers.  We decided to put the card on a candy bar bouquet.  I put them together the night before.  I kept it pretty basic and kinda wished I had filled them out more with either additional candy or some tissue paper or ribbons, but they were nice and the teacher's felt appreciated!

Camden and I did something small each day for her teacher, too.  I think Mrs. Gonczarow was surprised by the "love" but I can't thank any teacher enough - they give and give and give to ensure my child is safe and learning every day. 

101 Dalmatians

Another fun activity we did as a family this Mother's Day weekend was go to our small town's theater for a children's production of 101 Dalmatians.

One of the "famous" things about our theater is they have a cookie window.  They are free (donation recommended) and Camden's art teacher, Mrs. Snook, was working the booth.  The cookies stayed with the theme and many were dog or bone shaped.  Too cute!

The kids were terrific! And the play itself was adorable.  Camden really got into it.  At one point she turned to me and whispered, "This is getting good!"

She was especially thrilled to go because two of her classmates were in the show.  Emery was a Scottie dog and Ian was a Dalmatian.

The Beef House

After church, we picked up GaGa and Grandpa and headed to Covington for dinner at The Beef House.  Gramma Pat, Aunt Carole, Uncle Ric, ReeRee and family friend Rhett met us there.

To say it was packed is an understatement.  Good thing they know how to handle a crowd and have a HUGE facility that they could open up.  Our wait was no longer than 40 minutes.  You can't get much better than that at any restaurant on a Saturday night with a fourth of the crowd!

Camden enjoyed sitting at the other end of the table with Uncle Ric and ReeRee.  Boy do they know how to speak her language and kept her laughing and enjoying the long meal.  At the end of the meal she made her way down to "our" end to sit with GaGa because Grandpa didn't want his strawberry shortcake dessert (but someone did).

After dinner we went to the lobby for some pictures - in the free photo booth (pics tomorrow),  outside under some beautiful trees, and with a giraffe!

Breakfast in Bed

Mother's Day weekend was full!  Throughout the week prior, Camden had been bringing me little things from school or the Zone.  When Kevin asked what she wanted to do on Sunday, she excitedly suggested breakfast in bed.

With instructions on Saturday night to sleep in (twist my arm!), I got up to a beautiful homemade card and a rub on my arm, "Rest a little bit more, Momma, breakfast is almost ready."

She and Kevin whipped up some raspberry pancakes (razzycakes per Camden), scrambled eggs, and bacon.

They were delicious and enjoyed by everyone (including Rex).

Perfect start to a special day!