Something's Missing

On July 29th, this sweet girl took her first little step into becoming a big girl. I can hardly believe she is about to start Kindergarten, but when she lost her first tooth, I truly felt like my baby girl officially became a big girl.

Her bottom tooth had been loose since the week we were at the beach, but it decided to hang around for several weeks. Lainie told me the day she lost it that it was bothering her, and when I looked at it, it literally was laying completely flat and forward. It was all I could do to not pull it myself.

That afternoon, as she was sitting on the couch watching a movie, that first baby tooth finally came out! She couldn't look any cuter with that missing tooth. :) And of course, she was thrilled when the tooth fairy came to visit that night.

Floaties and Such

Our Beach Trip 2012

Way back in July, we took a family trip to the beach. We went to Perdido Key this year, and the weather was unreal. It was in the 80's all week with no humidity. I know this is hard to believe, but it was actually cold when we would swim! Things were a little bit crazy with the girls, but it was fun to spend time together as a family. We went with Gramma and Grampi, Aunt Kimie, Uncle Michael, and the cousins.

Ellie wasn't the easiest on this trip, but that was to be expected. She is our one child who prefers to sleep in her crib, and her crib only. The pack-n-play just didn't cut it! We were living on little sleep and lots of tantrums. However, all three girls loved the ocean, the sand, and especially the pool.

We went to "The Track" one night and the girls LOVED it! We played games, rode rides and rode in the go-karts. So fun! It was definitely a hit!

We also got to celebrate Emmie's 4th birthday while we were there. She was SO excited about her birthday this year. She counted down the days until her birthday for months. She loved it!

Get ready for picture overload! I decided to just put all the pictures in one post instead of dividing them into several posts. :)