Substitue Tooth Fairy

I apologize for the delay in this post . . . this event occurred in May and I am just now getting around to posting it! YIKES!

Mackenzie lost her second tooth this week! Both of her canines are gone and she has a silly grin now. Anyway, she has a tooth pillow that has two pockets on it. One on the front where you put the tooth in - with a little plastic tooth shaped container - and a larger pocket on the backside of the pillow for the tooth fairy to leave money or whatever else might appear.

It has always been my job to be the tooth fairy. Before I go to bed I sneak in and do the deed. Luckily the pillow sits on her shelf and I do not have to maneuver getting it from under her pillow. Well, last night I completely FORGOT! Luckily when Will was getting ready for work at 4a.m., he remembered to ask me about the tooth. Thank you Will for saving me. I asked him to take care of it since he was already up.

So in the morning after I wake her up I am making breakfast and I hear, "Mom! The tooth fairy put the money in the wrong pocket. That's weird." Then a few moments later I hear, "Mom!!!! The tooth fairy took my little white container! Why did she do that? How am I going to get it back? Will you help me look for it? Maybe it dropped somewhere when she was taking my tooth."

Luckily we had just rented the movie Tooth Fairy with Dwayne Johnson and I very easily explained that there must have been a substitute tooth fairy or maybe a tooth fairy in training. I reminded her how Dwayne Johnson had to learn the ropes and made some silly mistakes until he got the hang of it! Watching the movie she had also learned that there are many tooth fairies (both male and female) who have the important job of retrieving the tooth - that it was not just one fairy doing the job alone. So this easily explained why things could be done a little differently at times. She completely understood and it all made sense.

But now the little white plastic container . . . She wanted me to immediately start a search of her room. Luckily it was a weekday and she knows we are on a time schedule to get to school so I could convince her that I will look as soon as we got home. She really wanted her container back and was concerned that the same fairy may not come next time and worse yet she did not have any other wiggly teeth! She said, "it will be a while and I will be in second grade before I loose another tooth. What if the tooth fairy misplaces my container!" Good point.

So quick thinking on my part - I distract her and tell her to put her shoes on, get her jacket on, put her lunchbox in her backpack, blah blah blah as I race to our room to retrieve the container and stuff it into my pocket. I sneak into her room and shove it behind the bookcase that her tooth pillow sits on. She sees me coming out of her room and questions why am I in there. I just explained that I saw her jammies on the floor and was kind enough to pick them off the floor for her and how many times had I told her that jammies need to be put on her bed after getting dressed! LOL.

After we get home from school she starts and immediate search for the container and low and behold she found her little white container and all is well. She hopes next time she doesn't get a substitute tooth fairy or one that is in training. I guess I better do my job! Or train daddy to do it "right"!

Centennial Farm

Whenever we go to visit my Aunt Susan in Garden Grove, we always stop at the OC swap meet and Centennial Farm.

One of our yummy treats we always get is a Lemon Pie carmel apple. Sounds weird but is to die for. This lady makes the most awesome apples.

Then the next yummy treat is a stop to buy Arizona Jack's Jerky. This Jerky melts in your mouth and is so tasty. We love the hot jerky but their teriyaki jerky is good too.

Once we have our loot, we walk over to the farm to see all the animals. It is an incredible farm. Admission is free and there is so much to see. They have pigs, cows, geese, sheep, roosters, hens, rabbits, goats, peacocks, ducks, and horses.

The kids love spending time there just visiting with the animals. This last weekend Daisy the pig just had 10 piglets on April 11th. They were so adorable. Mackenzie LOVES the piglets. She stands along the railing and the little piglets suck/nibble on the tips of her shoes. It's quite endearing!

Daisy with the piglets

Piglets trying to find Kenzie's shoe to suck on

They also had 2 baby calves who had just been bottle fed and would try to continue to "nurse" on your hand when you pet them. That was quite a slobbery experience. Dylan did not like all the slobber at all!

He is sucking on one hand as I use my other to snap his picture!

The farm also has a HUGE crop area. I also learned so much about how vegetables grow. Maybe it's the teacher in me, but I was so fascinated by all the crops. I did not know that artichokes (which I have never tried) grow on a plant that looks like a bush. I thought they would grow close to the ground like cabbage. I also learned that brussel sprouts grown on the stem of the plant. I thought they would grow much like cabbages do. It was fun to see the first shoots of asparagus and the rows of ripe strawberries. How rewarding it must be to see the fruits of one's labor.

artichokes

brussel sprouts

Dylan by the cornstalkDylan with cabbages

Maybe in my next life I will live on a farm and take care of livestock and grow some veggies! It would be fun . . . . . .for a day!