Who knew such a thing was possible? I think there might have been some healthy competition at play. To fully appreciate the story I have to begin with a gift Lillian received from St. Nicholas. Poppy was excited to get a tooth pillow last year as she thought it meant she was close to losing her first tooth. Imagine her disappointment as 2013 progressed and all her fellow Kindergarteners were losing teeth. A lot of teeth. We saw the dentist in August and he told her it would probably be Christmas before she lost her first tooth. The result? Epic sadness because, as everyone knows, lost teeth are like money in the pocket when you are 6 years old. Fast forward to mid-October when Lillian proudly professed she had not one, but TWO(!!!) loose teeth. I doubt this girl has ever worked as hard on anything as she worked on wiggling that tooth and lo and behold her hard work paid off Friday, during school in Religion class (which by the way is like a miracle when you are a Catholic School kid!)
When it came time to put her tooth out for the tooth fairy, Poppy was apparently feeling a little nostalgic for that tooth. I guess she had become attached to it while trying to detach it. The following note accompanied her tooth.
Remarkably, the very nice tooth fairly not only left her tooth, but also left a dollar. A little disappointing because her sisters informed her the tooth fairy usually pays a bonus for the first tooth. On Saturday, she must have grown tired of said tooth (or anxious for more money). At bedtime she wanted to put it out again, this time for the tooth fairy to take. Imagine the surprise when she woke up to $2! All of this tooth activity must have inspired Eleanor who began working her her loose tooth.
All hope was lost Sunday night, when Eleanor was upset with me because she said I cut her fingers nails to short to effectively pull out her loose tooth. As I was begging for forgiveness while tucking her in, chaos erupted as daddy assisted Lillian in pulling out tooth #2!
Blood was everywhere, Lillian was cheering and Eleanor was crying.
Within five minutes Eleanor was leaning over the sink, tooth in hand. Before I could even snap a photo Big Sis, Meredith was behind me wiggling her loose tooth. And wouldn't you know it, we now have three girls who have each lost a tooth in the same night (within the same ten minute window of time!)
Needless to say the Pettets had a fun story to retell this morning. I think mom even got a Christmas card photo!
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