It has been a busy few days in our house. First, over the weekend, we managed to get a picture of the girls together, where they both look sincerely happy. These are always my favorite pictures...no special occasion...no forced smiles...no crying.
Then, on Monday, Grace discovered her first loose tooth and it has been VERY EXCITING. It is hard to see in the picture, but if you look at the bottom left, you can see her pushing on the said tooth. In case you are wondering, Grace is hoping she might get $2 so that she can give Faith a quarter, save two quarters so she can buy Papa a soda when we go to DC, give two quarters for the child her class sponsors in India and put 3 quarters in her bank. She asked if I knew when the tooth would come out, and expressed her frustration when I couldn't give her an exact date, explaining that she really needs the money. Finally, she is hoping that it will come out at school, because if it does, you get to go see Mrs. Nipp, and she will give you a special box for your lost tooth. We will certainly keep you posted on the loose tooth.
On to Baby Faith. No, her face is not dirty in this picture. Those marks are all scrapes. When I got to school Monday, this is how I found her and it caused me to draw in a breath. Apparently on the way to art, Faith and Autumn tripped over each other and fell, with Faith using her face to break the fall. As described by Faith, here are more details: "Autumn and I bumped each other and I falled down on my face. Autumn's nose bleeded a lot and we both were crying. They said they would call my mama, but they gived me a wet paper towel and I was ok." I am thrilled that this comes right before we are having Easter pictures taken.
8 comments:
Well - now I know how to write on the Struck blog - I hate being so slow to catch on to everything! I love the picture of the hugs - I pray everyday that these days will always be so for them. I forget how important some milestones are - the tooth fairy does have a contact in DC so you should remind Grace of that. I think Faith has some Laverty blood - Allison would have had to go to the hospital for the pain - all Faith needed was a wet paper towel. (She is like her Auntie Jenny) Thanks for the chance to be a part of the "everyday".
ha ha. that is so true about alli- she would have broken her wrist for the 100th time.
i too love these pictures and am so glad that jonas can "see" his cousins all the time. he loves looking at the pictures.
i love who you are encouraging them to be- gracie has such a beautiful personality and i love how she figured out exactly how to share and still save..will she be a CPA?
and faith is strong and independent. and you'll be glad to know jonas falls on his face all the time :)
and i love love that first picture! too cute.
that first picture is so cute... i totally agree that faith is tough, it probably came from all the shaking she insisted on when she was an infant... we shook all the pain receptors right on out of her. i love that this was taken before Easter pictures. at least grace didn't bite her....like some other pictures i've seen.
I think you are getting a bad rap, Alli. Anybody who can have a 10-pound baby with no drugs is a hero of mine! :)
Oh yeah, and the girls are way cute too!
Attention!
I was a much greedier child! I never thought about divying (sp?) out my tooth money for others. What an amazing, giving child you have.
Faith's forehead reminds me of when I was in preschool & fell off my bike. There are many a striking picture of me with a scabbed up face & a hot pink cast on my arm. Good times!
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