Molars and Coloring

First, let me just say that Drake has been waiting to lose a tooth for a very, very long time. And he's still waiting for that, but the next best thing has happened - his first 6-year molar is coming in! It's been several weeks since it began as a noticeable bump under his gums and kept stretching higher and feeling more tender. Well, it has finally broken the skin. So Drake is the extremely proud owner of an erupted 6-year molar! Here are some pictures so that you can share in his joy! ;)

A new tooth!

And there it is! Hope you're not squeamish about looking into people's mouths. Well, at least there are no visible food particles or anything...

Onto our next topic - coloring. I will begin this by saying that we've been trying to do about 15 minutes of "schoolwork" each day this summer with Drake, just to make sure he doesn't forget his letters, numbers, and how to write his name. And I do mean trying, as in not always succeeding to do this each day! It's actually been going pretty well, and maybe I'll post some more on that later. But apparently all this readin', writin', and 'rithmatic has caught the attention of Little Bro, because the other day I found him under the kitchen table with Drake's pencil and paper, and he was "coloring" away on the paper. Hmmm...I thought, this is new. I don't know why it had never crossed my mind to let him color before. I think Drake had tried coloring by this age. I guess it's a second child thing; they seem so much more like a baby than the first one did at the same age! And the fact that ours are so far apart in age makes it even more so. So anyway, after the pencil-under-the-table incident, I decided to let Levi try coloring a little more safely, like with non-toxic, blunt-tipped crayons while sitting down in a chair. He really loves it! Here's his first coloring project:

'Ooooh, look what I've got here!'

'And I'm actually allowed to do this!'

'Maybe I could take just a little bite?'

'That was fun. Now I think I'll crinkle it up.'