Tooth update

Scarlett's second loose tooth finnnnnnnnnnnnnallly came out this week, after a month of wiggling it and eating taffy and looking in the mirror, repeat repeat.  We finally had to tie a tiny string into it, to pop it out, because it was not coming out on its own and Scarlett didn't want to eat dinner because of it.  She was afraid of swallowing the tooth.  This is a valid fear, for sure.

Throwback, again

This game is fun.  5 years ago, this day, welcome to the world little Esther!

Throwback

5 years ago, this day

Father's Day (Scarlett has the Best Daddy)

We started Father's Day with huge plates of breakfast at this diner-type place that Charlie likes, where the food is huge and there's a lot of bacon and the waitresses are stern.  One brought me some questionable homemade seasoning to put on my salmon benedict- and at this place, you just do what you're told- so I used some, even though I was happy with the food as-is.  Scarlett and her cousins got their after-breakfast workout by running up & down the hill next to the restaurant. 

We went for a bike ride downtown, stopped at a fountain to get completely soaking wet, then we had afternoon drinks & dessert before riding home.  And then, steak for dinner, because that's the type of thing the father in this household likes best. 

Then I felt a little sad that I couldn't remember what we did on Scarlett's first father's day, because I didn't have a blog then, so I dug up some pictures.  Looks like a trip to the Edgefield - still a Dickerson family favorite.

Preschool is over

Tuesday was Scarlett's last day of preschool.  In two years, she's learned to sew and polish metal and write stories and so many other things I can't remember.  She followed the bigger kids around last year, and this year she helped the younger kids get down for their naps.  Next year will be her 3rd and final year in that classroom- I told her, you can tell people you're a kindergartener now.

She is the coolest human being I've ever met.