Big Things Happening for a Big Girl

It seems to me that life is happening at record speed right now. The girls are getting so big and learning new things everyday. I thank my lucky stars daily for the 3 sweet girls I have. I truly am the luckiest mom.

Elley especially is growing up at warp speeds. She is learning and picking up on things faster than I expected. She surprises me daily with even the little things she picks up on. Needless to say, Adam and I have to be really careful what we talk about in front of her. She is a sponge!!!

It all started about a month ago. I was in the garage cleaning up a bit when I saw her bike with the training wheels on. I thought it was about time to teach her to ride without them. The next morning Elley asked if she could go out and ride her bike. I told her the training wheel fairy came and took her training wheels off. This made her very excited and she was riding her two-wheeler that night. I had been working with her on and off all day, then Adam came home and said, "Keely, you've gotta let go."

He then started running with her and just let go. Elley screamed but just kept peddling. I wish I got a good picture of her face, she was so scared and so serious. Now she rides like a pro, like she's been riding for years. It's one of her favorite things to do. She thinks she is so big because I let her ride around the block with some of the neighborhood kids.

Another big milestone, she lost her first tooth. She was so excited when I wiggled her tooth and told her it was loose. We had just been to the dentist and the hygienist told her that it would probably be another year until she lost a tooth. She wiggled that tooth for weeks, and weeks, and weeks. Just when I thought it would fall out, it didn't. Finally, her primary teacher came over and got that sucker out. Her primary teacher is a dental assistant and was so surprised every week when she would come to church and her tooth was still in her mouth. She tried a few times at church but nothing happened. So one day after work she came over and popped it out like it was no big deal.

It was so loose that she could twist it all the way around. It literally was hanging on by a thread.

Her primary teacher brought over this numbing gel that I think helped a ton.

She just tied some dental floss around the base of the tooth and out it popped. The gums were starting to get all red and irritated and the other tooth was coming up. It was time to get that tooth out. 

She couldn't believe it finally came out.

It was so little and it actually got dropped and lost a few times. I finally had to take it away so we didn't lose it and the tooth fairy could come and make a visit.

The tooth fairy came and sprinkled sparkles all over the floor. She also left two sparkly dollars (she learned from Pintrest to spray paint dollars bills with sparkly paint) after much contemplation about how much kids get for teeth these days. She even asked a few friends. ;) One tooth down, 19 more to go.

Just had to insert this picture because I think she looks so big with her legs crossed.

And then we had the big fist day of school. WOW! Kindergarten, here we are. What a fun time in her life. She loves school. I knew she would. She has 2 girls in her class that she went to preschool with, she was very excited about that. She has now been at school for a week and a half. She loves P.E. and playing basketball at recess. She has computer class, music class, art class, and even went to the library last week and checked out a book. They are learning about colors these first 2 weeks and wears the color they are learning about everyday. She picks out her outfits the night before, she's usually dressed before I come out of my room in the morning. She is such a big girl, so anxious to learn and be involved. I love her so much!

She had to have a picture with Addison, she is such a good big sister.

Here she is at school with her friend Felicity.