all I want for Christmas. . .

Finally! Kate has lost a tooth! Two, in fact, and just in time for Christmas. Most of her friends started losing their teeth in kindergarten, and so Kate as been so anxious to have the tooth fairy finally visit her. When she started to feel her teeth get wobbly back in October, we told her she would for sure be able to sing the "all I want for Christmas is my two front teeth" song. But as Christmas crept closer and closer, she still had her two wibbly, wobbly teeth! Finally, just days before Christmas arrived, she was ecstatic when her first fell out. Her second followed soon after. And I don't think there has ever been a more excited toothless girl!

Kate was completely satisfied with the efforts of the tooth fairy, which resulted in a gold dollar under her pillow. She made her presence known by the large amounts of fairy dust left on Kate's pillow, in her hair, and on her cheeks. Kate thought that was the best part of all.

She was so proud of her toothless state, that she asked the dentist at her recent appointment if she could get a discount on account of her missing teeth. Less teeth to clean, right? I had to laugh - the best part was watching the dentist try to stammer out a response. Unfortunately, we still had to pay the full amount. (Although he did try to make us aware of his generosity by explaining that when older patients come in with false teeth, they do get a discount.)

I guess the tooth fairy can only get you so far.