All Smiles

Lauren refuses to smile for most pictures.  So when she said cheese, we were quick to click before her mood switched.  (Lauren, when you are older and reading this blog, please know that we really tried to take more photos of you.  Honest!)

One afternoon Emma was playing with magnetic shavings and designed a portrait of Papa Mike.  She was so proud of her creation.  We took a photo on Scott's phone and e-mailed it to him.

Her First Tooth

Her first tooth fell out while eating "gold doubloon" pancakes on a Saturday morning.  Luckily, her tooth fairy pillow "Too-who-thy" arrived in the mail just days before.  Later that day, we made a tree home for her stuffy during Lauren's nap time.  That night, Daddy read The Night Before the Tooth Fairy and Emma perched her owl pillow in the tree on the edge of her bed.  The next morning, she awoke to find 5 dollars in the pouch along with a Hello Kitty toothbrush, Sparkle Crest toothpaste, and flossers  Wow--what a haul!

To Infinity and Beyond

This year we were team Toy Story for Halloween.  Emma chose to be Jessie, and then we looked for costumes to fit the theme--baby Buzz Lightyear and Mr. and Mrs. Potato Head.  We wore them to the Little Jewels Halloween event and out to trick-or-treat.