A Sliver, The Tooth Fairy, and 6 Plastic Bags

Last night I took Ethan on a "date"to the toy store. Dan was home with the girls, who enjoyed a nice game of Princess Yahtzee. Claire got this huge sliver, just from running around the house--not the first time someone has been slivered in a big way!

Jane is having sympathy pains.

Claire came home from school today with one less tooth than she had this morning! This is her second tooth to go and she's excited for the Tooth Fairy's visit tonight.


I made this little pencil case/change purse tonight from old plastic shopping bags. Thanks to Carlee for teaching me the wonders of parchment paper, Target bags, and an iron.

On Saturday Ethan and Claire went to their Spring Fair at school. Ethan won an award for making 5 baskets. Here he is showing off his medal. Later this weekend, Jane the warrior knight was wreaking her havoc on woman and children at home.

Jane

Does this look comfortable? At bed time Jane has a big drink of milk, brushes her teeth, then loads up her bed with babies, animals, and books--just like her brother and sister do. There usually isn't much room left for Jane, so a lot of times part of her is hanging out of the bed and she's usually sleeping with a stack of books underneath her. How does she fall asleep like that? Apparently, without too much trouble!

I love this picture! Jane wears skirts or dresses everyday. This is a must--even if it means wearing it over pants and a sweat shirt on cooler days.

Tonight: A Visit From the Tooth Fairy!

Claire lost her first tooth today! She carefully wrapped it in a tissue, put it in an envelope, and put it under her pillow this afternoon. Tonight, as I was tucking her in she said how excited she was for the Tooth Fairy to come; and she really looked very excited! She was also very confident that she would get more than 50 cents for her tooth.