Parker turned 5 this week. He was very, very excited. He is sure that he is stronger and tougher than he was when he was 4. He really milked the day for all it was worth. Everything he asked to do would end in, "because I'm the birthday boy". He started his morning with the traditional dollar bill taped to the bottom of his breakfast dish, then went to the dollar store to spend it, where he also got to pick a whole handful of bubble gum. Then he had a little dinosaur party with his closest friends and after dinner, another party with Grandpa and Grandma E., Grandma To The Farm, and Great Grandma Snyder. It was a pretty great day.




Yesterday Bronsen finally lost his first tooth. This is a day he has been looking forward to for the past two years. This tooth has been a little bit loose for the past couple of months. The permanent tooth was completely in behind his baby tooth (I forsee some orthodontics in his future) and that dang baby tooth just wouldn't wiggle out. Until yesterday. It was getting looser, and he was very brave and let mom just pop it out. He was rewarded when the tooth fairy brought him a dollar last night. He was sure to sleep a little lower on his pillow so the tooth fairy wouldn't have such a hard time.