Five new ADULT teeth are growing in. Look at this gorgeous jack-o-lantern smile! Can you believe it.....not so long ago it seemed like we were waiting for those first pesky teeth to pop through. But this summer holds a record-- 4 teeth have come out. She lost one last year right before her 6th birthday and now look at her! With true entrepreneurial spirit, she has decided to save all the money she has been collecting from the tooth fairy, to take to The American Girl Doll Store at the end of the month when we vacation in Minnesota. She is raking in the cash these days.
This summer will be marked by quickly a tooth begins to wiggle and how rapidly Ella has it laying at a 90 degree angle. She passes on the corn on the cob, which is a favorite, and asks for 2nds of anything that is smooshy or squishy. All though, it is not new, she will enjoy ice cream by the scoopfuls, twice daily, if allowed. But of all these things I am reminded of just how quickly it all goes. You see, she is getting ADULT teeth. At times she thinks and talks like an...adult. She is growing up all together to fast. In just over a month, she will turn seven, go to school ALL day, every day, and pick her own clothes and friends. For now she is choosing to pull out her teeth, play with her brothers and Ainsley, swim every chance she gets, read books increasing in difficulty and length, and create amazing projects. She is tender hearted and so thoughtful while in the same breathe snippy and full of attitude. I swear it was just yesterday I was pulling her in the wagon and watching her splash in the kiddie pool on our back deck. {Maybe I am feeling all sentimental and nostalgic in light of another transition we made this weekend....that is another post entirely.}
The first tooth came out last August.
Time flies while we are having fun and we've been doing plenty of that lately!
By now you know us...... if it is sunny and warm assume we are playing in water with friends somewhere! This summer has been a perfect host to all of our favorite things: family, giggles, ice cream, water, parks, friends, outdoors, lakes, campfires, you name it-we are trying to get it all in. I will draw from these pictures in February, when we've been trapped inside and have played hide-and-seek for the millionth time. But for now, we have to get all the important daily doses of Vitamin D, friends, and water. This particular Monday we had a fun playdate at Millennium Park with a few of my work friends and their lovely children. It was three mommmies and 7 kids for an afternoon of playground equipment, sprinkler park, picnic lunch, and then a swim in the lake. Thank goodness all this entertainment was at one park. Whew, we were a tired but happy bunch after all this fun. Thanks Elders and Yacks for another wonderful time with friends!
It was something to watch them cover and uncover the field. 
