Tooth Fairy

 

Avery came home Monday night (11/19/12) claiming she had a loose tooth.  She has been trying to say that for a while, but every time I check it was not loose.  Monday it was loose and she wanted us to pull it out.  We told her it just wasn't loose enough yet.  The net morning she came through the house saying how loose it was and she wanted it pulled.  I don't know if she spent the entire night wiggling it or what, but it was very loose. 

 

She contemplated letting Papaw pull the tooth, since he pulled my teeth, but opted to have me pull it.  We tied some dental floss and he first pull it did not come.  It really gave me a queasy feeling to pull that hard on her because I had never pulled a tooth before.  She sort of whimpered, but said try again.  The second time it popped right out!  She giggled/hysterically laughed and shed one small tear.  She is quite the trooper and VERY proud.  She has been practicing her smile so that people can see the missing tooth.

 

She came home Tuesday for school  wondering if I would pull the other tooth (which is NOT loose).  I told her it would have to wait!!  We forgot the tooth fairy last night, but as I write this post, it is sitting in a Ziploc bag under her pillow.  When I put her to bed she asked, "What if there really is a tooth fairy?"  I asked her what she meant.  She said, "Well, it's kind of scary.  I think that the mommy's are the tooth fairy."  She is too smart for her own good!

 



When Avery grows up...

Avery's Kindergarten class had the usual Halloween party at school and also were able to go trick-or-treat at the courthouse which is just down the street from her school.  Her teacher requested that students dress up in the attire of their future career.  I figured this would be interesting considering Avery never really says "When I grow up I want to be...." Honestly, the most she has ever said is that she wants to be just like me.  This is both touching and troubling because I know she can do WAY better than me!

When I asked her what she wanted to do she said "Be on T.V."  I poked around and asked like what kind of person on T.V.  She said- just be on T.V.  I discussed some creative costume ideas in which she shot down.  She just wanted to wear a name tag that said "Avery- I am on T.V."  Next, she said a teacher so she could dress like me...Last, she went with a nurse and here is our costume results.

Tennessee Take 2

I just discovered this picture on Brian's cellphone and I wanted to share from our trip to Tennessee.

Happy Halloween

Halloween was cold, cold, cold. Thankfully we only had a few stops to make and then the trick or treat around the track was moved inside to the high school.

 

The girls made their first stop (as usual) next door at Papaw and Mammee's.  Papaw had a surprise for them- he was wearing one of mom's wigs and fake eyelashes!  Jacy was scared and Avery giggled a lot.  We then headed to the nursing home to see Mamaw Alice- because stopping at Mamaw's house on Halloween is a big tradition.  We were surprised that the residents were lined up as we entered handing out candy, and the girls loaded up again on their way out the door.

Once we were seated and visiting with Mamaw I realized that I needed to take pictures!  Jacy was a pumpkin.  She loved her costume and is still wearing it.

Avery has wanted to be Jesse FOREVER.  I contemplated making a costume (sorry Avery, maybe some day I will be that crafty- perhaps I could make your prom dress....) but our friend Beth let us borrow Allee's costume.  You would have thought Avery was a rockstar:-)

Here are the girls with Mamaw. 

 

Overall, we had a fun night.  The girls did not even want to stop an eat dinner at Wendy's, but were happy to eat there when the girl taking our order was also handing out candy!

 

We have now consolidated the MASS amounts of candy that the girls received and are hiding it in top-secret locations.

 

Going to the Chapel...

Aunt Jenny Linn is now Aunt Jenny Green!  Jennifer married Brad Green Saturday, October 13th in Louisville, KY.  Avery got to be the flower girl and did a great job!  The wedding was very nice and it was fun to see a new couple begin their lives together.

 

It was hard to find a picture of Avery with her eyes open! 

The blushing bride and the mother of the bride!

Pappy, Jen and Nanny

Avery and Jen

She may not have been a flower girl, but Jacy enjoyed the festivites!

The cake...to quote my brother Bobby, "Stacy never met a cake she didn't like."  The same goes for the girls:-)

Avery and Jacy got to spend time with Debbie's side of the family. 

Here they are with Grandma Vought. 



Tennessee

It has become a tradition to travel to Pigeon Forge/Gatlinburg, TN during our 3-day weekend in September.  We go down Thursday night and stay through Sunday with Nanny and Pappy (John and Debbie).  We have a very relaxing weekend that includes a little shopping, sight seeing and lots of eating.  Our busy schedules keep us from traveling to Louisville as much as we need too, so the girls really soak up their time with Nanny and Pappy. 

One of Avery's favorite things to do is to ride rides at a park in the middle of Pigeon Forge.  It was even more exciting for her this year because Jacy could ride with her.  You may notice that in the pictures Jacy does not look happy, but that is Jacy's "normal" look.  She wants to act like it is no big deal to be riding the rides and gets really embarrassed if you make a big deal out of anything.  However, she not afraid of any of the rides and loved everyone of them.

Cheerleader and Buzz Crew





 

If you asked Avery early in the summer if she wanted to play basketball, she said yes!  However, after school was underway she decided that she wanted to be a cheerleader. I had promised her I would coach her Upward Basketball team, but now I am an Upward Cheerleading Coach!  Much to Avery's disappointment- I was never a cheerleader but I am picking up on the basics and the 4 - 6 year old girls could care less.  They just want to cheer!

I purchased Jacy a uniform because I knew she would be upset on Saturday
mornings if she didn't get to dress up. 
 

Here are the girls cheering.  Notice how in sync the team is. HAHA

They loved yelling through the megaphones- even though they were not
yelling the  appropriate cheers.  This picture did not capture them wearing
them on their head!

 We were able to run home after cheerleading to do some chores and rest a little before heading back to Stanton for the Stanton Elementary School Fall Festival.  Avery (along with cousin Karlie) were making their debut as members of the BUZZ Crew.  This is a dance group comprised of K-5 students from SES.  I was concerned that Avery had her dad's rythm, but she proved us wrong.  We really look forward to watching her improve and perform with this group.  It is really cute!

 

 

 

Avery took us to her room to see her color by numbers picture.  She was very proud.

 

 Next, she showed us her BEE on the ALFIE.  Part of Avery's reading homework is Alfie.  In her reading folder is a "part" of this Alfie.  Once they "test" out on one page of Alfie, they get a new page.  This Alfie travels all around the hallway of SES and I am not for sure how many words he is comprised of.

Here is Avery's bee.  My heart absolutely explodes with pride when Avery reads from her reading folder.  It is amazing how quick these little minds learn!