Saturday, June 20, 2009

Tooth Fairy



We are excited to have another fairy visiting our house these days.  This time it's the beloved Tooth Fairy!  Hannah lost her first tooth a few weeks ago, another milestone.  Tonight while she was jumping on her bed (something that isn't allowed of course, making it so much more fun!), she stumbled and bumped her lip against her knee.  Next thing you know, her tooth is hanging, literally by a thread.  She hurried to the bathroom, where she peered into the mirror and pulled her tooth out.  She was a little concerned about the amount of blood but once that stopped she was okay.  
She wanted to 'brush' her tooth one last time to be sure it was nice and shiny for the Tooth Fairy.  She also decided to rinse it under water.  OOPS!  Down the drain it fell.  Her big blue eyes filled with tears immediately, she was so very upset about not having her tooth for the Tooth Fairy.  Michael started taking the pipe apart, immediately, while I took Hannah aside to explain that if we didn't find it, I was certain the Tooth Fairy would understand and we would write her a note explaining what happened.  
Alas,  Super Hero Daddy came around the corner, tooth in hand!  Hannah was so many things at once; happy, excited, relieved and crying.  phew!  What an exciting night. 

Camping


































We took our first camping trip of the season and had an absolute blast!  There is a wonderful place in Jefferson, NH called The Lantern Resort (thelanternresort.com) that offers motel and campground 
accommodations.  We are a tenting family for the time being, though someday we hope to graduate to a 'pop-up' camper.  This place was luxurious in the world of camping.  First of all, we had our own water source AND electricity panel.  Typically for camping, there are several if not dozens of sites sharing a water source strategically placed in a communal point for all sites to reach.  If this weren't enough, there was a brand new bathroom with hot showers, for FREE!  And a heated pool, playground, petting zoo and nature trails on site.  And most importantly, it is right across the street from Santa's Village!  
I hope you if you ever decide to camp and visit Santa's Village, you will consider this resort, it really was so great with the amenities.  And I almost forgot, they have a sleepy time hay ride every night along with games in the pavillion.  And they have Miss Sleepytime available to visit your camp site (or motel room) to read bedtime stories!  This place was sooooo family oriented it was a breeze.  It also allowed for some great freedom for the kids to roam and explore all in a safe environment.  

As always, we really enjoyed our time at Santa's Village.  This was our third visit and every year we are impressed with the cleanliness of the park and friendliness of the staff.  The kids have a ball and it is so reasonably priced.  We find this place to be of nice size in terms of amusement parks.  It is small enough to be able to complete everything in one day and not wait in lines.  yet it is big enough to explore and be in awe over, without feeling overwhelmed by too many rides and people. 

Special thanks to The Keefe Family for sharing our camping weekend.  We love you guys!


Wednesday, June 3, 2009

Kindergarten Graduation

This blog has been sorely lacking, I do apologize.  Life has been ridiculous these last several months and I am determined to revive this blog!  So I thought it very fitting, since our last entry was of Hannah on her first day of Kindergarten, to post a photo of Hannah at Kindergarten graduation.
Smiling pretty with Auntie Daria!

Hannah and Mommy

Our Kindergarten graduate looking 
soooo grown up in this photo!

Daddy and Hannah

Hannah alongside her Kindergarten Teacher sharing Hannah's dream to be an artist when she grows up!

Hannah with some of her classmates during their show.