It finally happened! Our girl has become among the officially snaggle-toothed.
For a week and a half, she ate around her loose tooth so that she could make it to California, where her grandfather could pull her tooth for her. That baby was hanging on by, well, the skin of its teeth.
One afternoon, it was time to pull. G-Papp and Mira sat down together, tested out the wiggle-waggle level of the tooth (high), and got down to business. The tooth popped right out, and there were smiles all around. Snaggle-toothed smiles from one of us.
Taking her treasure from under Mira’s pillow, The Tooth Fairy, left behind a note congratulating Mira on her bravery and on losing her very first tooth ever. She also left some money in exchange for the precious tooth.
In the morning, Mira came into our room to read us the note from The TF and told us she had a surprise. She had given half of the money to her brother to put in his piggy bank. How much prouder could we be of her? She even wrote The Tooth Fairy a thank you note (see above). Politeness, generosity, and gratitude seem to be growing in along with the big girl teeth.
Congratulations to our beautiful, big girl!
28/02/2011 at 7:54 am Permalink
Oh my goodness. What a doll! It is so incredibly sweet that she gave her brother half. It gives you a little glimpse of how their relationship will be when they’re older.
28/02/2011 at 9:21 am Permalink
In France, the little princess could give her tooth to the little mouse, and have a coin
Beautiful portrait !
For my japanese kanji I’m sure, it’s “ai” that means love or harmony
28/02/2011 at 1:04 pm Permalink
what a sweetie pie! great post! it’s a magic time, that snaggle tooth period!
01/03/2011 at 12:35 am Permalink
What a wonderful family. It’s great that your kids can be so close to their grandparents. I think G Papp was probably the proudest of all.
01/03/2011 at 9:06 am Permalink
Here we have the Perez Mouse, who come to pick up teeth and leave presents…love those photos with “few” teeth…so smiling.
02/03/2011 at 8:29 am Permalink
Ooh, isn’t she cute! Top4 is quite toothless at the moment as well. She is very anxious to meet the Tooth Fairy in person and say thank you for all the kind donations in small change. “Because I want to tell her what I am buying with all that money.” (All things pink and flowery.)
03/03/2011 at 1:57 pm Permalink
That is the cutest story EVER! What a sweet girl. Annabel and I read this together, she loved it too.
04/03/2011 at 10:08 pm Permalink
go mira!!! so proud of you! and cate – what a great mom – raising such a sweet girl! VERY impressed…