Mom, I Lost a Tooth!

On the 15th of May Brayden successfully pulled out his very first loose tooth! Ben and I were a little surprised two weeks earlier when he told us he had a loose tooth, but after looking it up on a medical website we learned that it is very normal to lose a tooth between ages 5-8, plus his new tooth was already coming in and pushing the baby one right out. Brayden played with his loose tooth a bit, but was generally nervous about the idea of actually losing or pulling it out. However, after the front root of his baby tooth was visible for three days straight I told Ben we better try to get it out. One of our neighbors had given us the idea of him pulling it himself so we thought we would try it. We tied dental floss around it and gave it to Brayden and told him to pull. To my surprise he pulled it right out! He actually pulled much harder than Ben or I would have. He was so excited for the toothfairy to come, but he really wanted to keep his tooth too. So after calling all of his grandma's and his cousin Daniel he asked if we could write a note to the toothfairy asking her to keep the tooth, so we did just that. That night much to his delight the toothfairy came and left him a few quarters and a note that he could keep his tooth to show to all of his friends, and then when he was done he could leave it again and she would finish his reward. His only disappointment was that she hadn't brought him a new toothbrush like she gave Wyatt on Super Why. He carried around his tooth and her note for over a week until he accidentally lost the tooth on the sidewalk somewhere. However, he lost his second tooth on Memorial Day, and happily the toothfairy left him a note saying not to worry she had found his first tooth outside. And happily she remembered the last quarter, a shiny gold dollar coin for his second one and a NEW toothbrush! He was thrilled! What a great toothfairy! :)

Race for the Cure

As promised I am trying to catch us up....so the next big event for us was the Mother's Day weekend Race for the Cure. We ran this race for the first time when Brayden was just a baby, but since losing my dear Aunt Allison to breast cancer two years ago we try to always save the date and run in honor of her. This year we got to push Carson in the 5K race with us while Grandma Talbot hung out at the finish line with Brayden and Baylor. It was a perfect morning, and with a little encouragement from my brother David in the middle of the race we were able to beat our last time by two minutes! It is always an emotional race for me, and as I near the end I seem to always break down and cry, but I do hope that someday they find a cure for all those many who suffer from this awful disease. Here's to you Aunt Allison for your very long battle with such a great attitude! We miss you and love you still.

At the start gate with the thousands of others who ran this day.

At the finish line after a great race with my sweetie!

Preschool Graduation

In an effort to catch up my blog I am going to try to post one a day or so to get us up to date. So, since last time was our vacation at the first of April I thought I would jump to the end of April and Preschool Graduation for Brayden. This last year Brayden has been attending Tiny Footsteps Preschool with Miss Heather or Mrs. Traeden as us parents called her. He loved every minute of it from the calendar time to field trips. He loved all the history and math and science he got to learn, and he really got into the reading. It was fantastic! I loved it too since I only had two kids for three hours three days a week. Sadly preschool got cut a little short as his teacher got a surprise and was due with a baby the first week of May. However, we wouldn't have traded the experience for the world. Brayden loved all of his friends at school, but became especially good friends with a boy named Zach. These two cute boys were so excited for graduation that they insisted on having a suit to wear. We finally talked Brayden into just a shirt and tie this time. He and Zach are still good friends, and we love to play with him when we can. I have missed having preschool and only hope I can keep up with his needs as he gets ready to head to kindergarten in the fall. Here are a few pics of graduation:

The happy grad!

Brayden and his best friend Zach.

Brayden with Miss Heather.