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Ansley lost her first tooth this morning! It has been somewhat loose for a couple of weeks now. This morning she said that it felt really loose and asked me to pull it. I grabbed a tissue to 'grab' onto it and it just fell out into my fingers. She says that she doesn't want the tooth fairy to come to her house - she's scared (much like she was very scared of the idea of Santa Claus this year), so she's just going to give her tooth to Mommy & Daddy.

I am shocked - doesn't seem like my little girl can be old enough to lose a tooth already!?!

The tooth was the bottom center - don't be mistaken by the gap in her upper teeth . . . no there are no teeth missing there. She's got teeth just like her Mommy had at that age. :)

What a Difference a Week Makes!

From almost six inches of snow and 2 days off school last Monday to 80 degrees and sunny this week! Unreal! I had to dig to find some shorts and t-shirts that fit Ansley & Drew. We are loving our new backyard and have thoroughly enjoyed the weather this weekend. I know where we will be spending most everyday this summer - outside. . . from the moment Drew wakes up he is standing at the patio door pointing outside. (Yes, he is riding in a pink car . . . )

What are the chances??

We just returned last night from a fun visit to Illinois to see family. We had a great time! Now - here's the crazy part. Ansley desperately wanted to build a snowman and was counting on having snow in Illinois to do that. There wasn't any!! Then, low and behold, Sunday night (while we are still in Illinois) - we get 6 inches here in South Carolina. (The most snow Matt and I have seen since we have lived here.) School was even cancelled Monday and today. Poor Ansley! :( But, the good news is - there was still some snow left this morning. So we hurried outside to build a snowman - in the shade, in hopes of preserving its life just a little longer . Here's Ansley's masterpiece - 'Drew' on the right and 'Ansley' on the left. Somewhat crazy - daffodils blooming around my house and snowmen in the yard!