We were visited by the Tooth Fairy last night

Aaron lost his first tooth yesterday! We were having dinner (crispy tacos) and Aaron said, "My tooth just fell out!" I had noticed that his permanent tooth was starting to come in behind the baby tooth but it wasn't really loose (that I was aware of) until yesterday, so it kind of came as a surprise. I took the kids out for ice cream after dinner to celebrate - the same place that I used to take Aaron as a reward when we were potty training! That seems like just yesterday...

Meanwhile, back at the ranch...

While James and Aaron were out on their adventure, Mia and I got to have a day just for us girls. It started off with Mia's very first soccer game! We signed her up for soccer at the YMCA and they had their first practice last Tuesday and their first game on Saturday!

I don't know how it happened, but it looked like a real game out there! The four year olds ran, dribbled and scored goals! Incredible! Of course, they also wandered off the field and asked for snacks in the middle of play, scored goals for the wrong team and fell all over the place...hehehe. It was quite entertaining.

Mia had a blast, though. She would run by me at full speed and turn to smile and wave! She did get to the ball and kick it toward the goal, in the right direction, even! She didn't score a goal, but I have no doubt she will eventually.

When I was a kid I was in soccer ONE season. I hated it!! A friend of mine reminded me (jokingly) to watch out for Mia staying at the back of the line to avoid the drills. Mia is totally the opposite of me. She wants to be first in line and would do the drills all day if she could. It was really nice to see her having so much fun. She is willing to try anything and I hope she stays that way throughout her childhood! We can try all the sports!!

Campout on the USS Lexington

Each year the Cub Scouts get to campout on the aircraft carrier USS Lexington in Corpus Christi, TX. So, Aaron and James woke up at 5am last Saturday and headed down there along with Aaron's friend Griffin and Griffin's dad. They arrived in Corpus around 10am and then spent the ENTIRE day exploring the ship!

Aaron told me his favorite thing was playing on the guns (shocking!) with Griffin. The ship is huge and they were able to play on the flight deck and the bridge and all the other parts of the ship. They also got to see a movie about flight and eat their meals on the carrier. Lights out (with Taps) was at 11:30pm and James reported that Aaron fell asleep immediately after. They slept on the bunks that the sailors would have slept on back in WWII. James didn't get any pictures of the sleeping quarters though.

They woke up to Reveille bright and early and were home Sunday morning around noon. Aaron was exhausted! He even took a nap that afternoon, which he NEVER does anymore.

All in all they had a really good time!