She Lost A Tooth!!!

Thank the Lord, Frances lost her first tooth!  I didn't lose my baby teeth until very late, and I think the dentist "encouraged" most of them to vacate the premise.  I really didn't want Frances to experience that, but it looks like we're in the clear.  A little later than her friends, but not too late that the dentist had noticed.

We were all very excited.

And then we read One Morning in Maine, naturally.

Another Day at the MFA

Sunday Afternoon Nap

Mark and I like a good post-church nap.  Little Person is not so enthralled.  We put her down for a nap in her own bed, but she wandered into our room.  We just pretended to be asleep, and soon enough, she'd made herself comfortable and fallen asleep for real.  Good thing she's cute.

Seventy-Eight Months of Kindergartener Frances

Seventy-Eight Months Fun Fact

• Characteristic: Resilient.  This is actually not a nice photo of me to post, and not just because it's not visually pleasing.  In this picture, Frances was having a hissy fit, a meltdown of epic proportions.  Epic.  Why?  Because I told her she would be going to swim camp this summer, a one week, half-day swim camp.  She was so incredibly not pleased.  She said things like, "Why would you do this to me?" and sobbed for twenty or thirty minutes.  It went on and on.  And then it stopped.  By the time swim camp arrived, she was looking forward to it.  When I came for pick-up, she didn't want to leave.  The kid adapted.  The kid bounced back.  I am so very proud of her.  I just wish she would remember how upset she was, so she could appreciate how well she adjusted, but I don't think she has any memory of the meltdown.  More's the pity.

Thirty-Nine Months of Preschooler Chandler

Thirty-Nine Months Fun Fact

• First:  Kiddo ran her first Mom's Day race!  Last year, we entered her, but she wasn't interested in running so I carried her myself and ran (this is a very short race; 1k, I think).  This year, she was all for it.  Frances, Sophia and Theo, her fellow racers, far out-paced her, but they're old pros.  You'll catch 'em next year, Chewie!

Thirty-Eight Months of Preschooler Chandler

Seventy-Seven Months of Kindergartener Frances