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.'
You may not be able to read this. Drake did it with a red colored pencil, which makes it a little faint. Anyway, one day when I was feeling really sick and miserable (and frustrated because the illness was dragging on and on, and I wasn't getting anything done), Drake scooted off into the playroom and came back with this precious card. The front reads "I LUV MOME". Inside it says "I HOP MOME FELS BETRS SOON". (Translation: "I love Mommy. I hope Mommy feels better soon.") Awww, what a sweet and thoughtful boy he is! That was certainly enough to make me stop feeling sorry for myself and appreciate the blessings in my life!
Drake and Adam put together a wooden model, and then Drake colored it with markers and crayons. He is very proud of his eagle!
Adam put up a long shelf in the playroom (the playroom is half of our garage - I'll have to post pictures sometime) in order to have more space to put things up out of the reach of a certain (fairly destructive) little someone in our home! The little someone was very interested in helping Daddy with the shelf.
It's handyman Levi himself!
