All I Want for Summer is My TWO FRONT TEETH!

It was bound to happen. Since the first day of school, I have been holding my breath, waiting on some type of playground catastrophe. I am that overprotective mom that follows her kids around the playground attempting to protect them from every bump, bruise, or fall. I am thrilled to help them cross the monkey bars, happy to wait at the bottom of the slide, and eager to push them on the swings. I love the park, but I will be the first to admit the whole experience makes me nervous... mostly because I hate the thought of my babies getting hurt. So, when Mary Grace started school I had to release all my fears and just pray that she would stay safe. She has loved playing on the playground... getting only a few minor scrapes and bruises along the way. That is until two weeks ago. While playing on the playground at school she slipped and fell and knocked out her two front teeth. Well, actually, she knocked out one tooth and the other was left just barely dangling. So, her dentist went ahead and pulled her other front tooth. She was such a brave little girl. When I picked her up in the office, her eyes were filled with tears as she stood there holding a towel to her mouth. I think she was in shock. But, after a couple of hours and a quick trip to the dentist, she was grinning from ear to ear with her new smile. She could not wait to get home and put her tooth under her pillow for the tooth fairy. She looks so cute... and sounds even cuter!