Due to our recent incident, Landon lost his first tooth much earlier than expected. I never thought I would be introducting the tooth fairy at such a young age. I have to admit that I really wasn't planning on doing much about it, especially since Landon didn't even know he was supposed to recieve anything for losing a tooth. But, after several people asked me if the tooth fairy had visited our house, I started feeling a little guilty. After all, Aaron and I already felt guilty because of the WAY he lost his first tooth. It certainly wasn't natural, but because mommy and daddy wanted to take a jog one Saturday evening and didn't think to check the wheels of the jogging stroller. {This particular stroller has a removable front wheel for easier storage. This might better explain such a bizarre accident! We recently bought it used and were not famliar with the logistics. In short, check your stroller wheels...especially if you'll be jogging downhill with it!} Anyways, we decided to do a little something special for him but in a non-traditional way. Being so young, I figured money wouldn't mean a lot to him so, instead, I made out a ticket from the tooth fairy that allowed him to pick out one special toy from Toys 'R' Us. His lips have finally started getting back to normal size, so this morning I pulled out his tooth and we had a little discussion about what happened and why his tooth was now missing. Then, we gave him his ticket from the tooth fairy and made it a fun family outing!
We kept talking about going to the toy store and poor Landon thought we were saying Toy Story (his first movie to see in the theater) and just kept asking if we were going to see the big TV and if we could get popcorn. We made it to Toys 'R' Us before it opened so we stopped at Halfprice Books first. I found a very appropriate book for Landon that we read before naptime today...
Then, we finally made it to the toy store! What an overwhelming experience....for children and adults! We were in there for probably an hour.
Reid got comfy and enjoyed a little snack while we browsed.
Since we knew that Landon would not know how to go about picking out just ONE toy, we helped him a little bit. He (we) chose a fun matchbox car garage set! He's been very into cars lately so we thought he would enjoy this. After our toy store extravaganza, we made our way to El Fenix for a delicious, low-calorie lunch. Ok, it wasn't exactly low-cal...but it was good!!
Losing a tooth hasn't seemed to slow Landon down when it comes to munching on yummy foods!
And this little boy...
...is most definitely...
...going to be...
...our little ham...
...but oh, how I love him to pieces!
Even though Reid didn't lose a tooth (thank goodness) we felt he deserved a little something for the traumatic experience he also endured!
What a fun day with my 3 boys!!
6 comments:
Glad that everyone is feeling better...shopping at Toys R Us sounds like a fun family trip :)
Landon looks like a little doll with his tooth out. Very cute!
Such a random accident...I really am thankful that your whole family is ok and is recovering!
I think a trip to Toys R Us with parents who are feeling guilty definitely beats a little money under the pillow! And I'm sure he'll have the "coolest" story about losing his first tooth out of all his buddies when he hits kindergarten!
What a creative way to make light of the situation that was at hand. Glad you all had a great time.
Glad the boys enjoyed their special trip to the toy store! Both of their toys look super fun!
Haley, just got caught up on all that's been happening and it sounds like you've had some pretty hard days! I'm sorry but glad everyone was ok. Sounds to me like you handled it pretty well, and only made you stronger. Take care!
Love, Aunt Jana
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