Smiles

We got home from church today and took pictures of the girls. I just really wanted to capture what their smiles look like, right now, at this time.  Annie has a little jack-o-lantern smile since she lost her lateral incisors:

Annie – 7 years, 10 months old

And look who lost her first tooth!  She lost it on Monday, September 10th, just barely 5 1/2 years old.  It was pretty wiggly for a while, and she went to bed Monday night, and about a half hour later was crying that her tooth hurt.  I just kind of ignored it for awhile, thinking it was just another one of her tactics to get us to come into her room after Annie fell asleep.  Dan finally went up there, and just a few minutes later a very proud little Leah came running downstairs to show me her tooth was gone!  She had let Dan just yank it out!

Leah – 5 years, 6 months old

Annie lost both of her teeth the week before.  And I’m sure the tooth fairy was really surprised to find a note under her pillow with the first tooth.  Annie had written, “Dear tooth fairy, What is your name?  How do you get in?  What is your favrite color?  Can you please give me three dollrs?  Annie.”  Annie was so excited in the morning to see that the tooth fairy had written her back!  “Dear Annie, Thank you for writing me!  There is more than one tooth fairy, but my name is Ellie.  My favorite color is pink.  I am magic so it is a secret how I get in.  I will give you 2 dollars.  This was a small tooth.  Be a good girl!  Love, Ellie.”

Well, she lost the other tooth just a few days later, and again, the tooth fairy found a note under her pillow:

Again, so excited in the morning to discover a note from her new pen pal:

Love these girls!  Love their smiles.  Love their innocence and excitement for life.  Love the way they are such good friends.  Love their conversations.  Leah: “Annie, do you think Ellie is my tooth fairy too?”  Annie: “Of course, Leah, why would we have different tooth fairies?”  They talk about anything and everything.  Hope that never changes.