Each Peach Pear Plum

I have been reading a book from my childhood to Waverly lately. I actually have had it memorized for years!  It is an I spy book so you look for a person on each page... It goes like this: Each peach pear plum, I spy Tom Thumb. Tom Thumb in the cupboard, I spy Mother Hubbard. Mother Hubbard down the cellar, I spy Cinderella. Cinderlla on the stairs, I spy the three bears. Three bears out hunting, I spy Baby Bunting. Baby  Bunting fast asleep, I spy Bo Peep. Bo Peep up the hill, I spy Jack and Jill. Jack and Jill in the ditch, I spy the Wicked Witch. Wicked Witch over the wood, I spy Robin Hood. Robin Hood in his den, I spy the Bears again. Three Bears still hunting, they spy Baby Bunting. Baby Bunting safe and dry, I  spy plum pie. Plum pie in the sun, I spy EVERYONE! It is one of her new favorites. Now she calls me Mother Hubbard. 

Twirling in her Easter dress.
 

Total Failure and Heart Break

Cannon very excitedly lost a tooth yesterday afternoon. He ran from the bus to the car to show me his dangling tooth. He was worried about having to eat fried chicken for dinner with that yucky thing. I told him I was sure it would be out before dinner. Not a second later did he proudly announce that it was out! So exciting! For the record- I HATE loose and lost teeth. It totally grosses me out.

He went right to his room and found his tooth saver box and put it under his pillow. He told everyone about that tooth, even brought it back out to show dad.

You can see where this is going...

I had a friend from Colorado visiting for dinner, we had soccer and wrestling and adventures. We finally got everyone to bed. I remembered the tooth when we were heading to bed, however, Cannon was still awake when I went to bed. I thought I would have to get up with Waverly a couple of times during the night and the Tooth Fairy would make the exchange at that point. I thought wrong.

Matt went to wake the boys up this morning and found Cannon sitting up in his bed staring with sad big brown eyes at the tooth saver box complete with tooth and no money. OOPS!

He slowly came down for breakfast, slowly ate his food, slowly got ready for school. His heart was broken.

I felt so bad. I do hate to disappoint the boy like that. The Tooth Fairy arrived while he was at school and I was at the dance recital. She even left double the money to make up for being late. I hope he will forgive her.

On a side note, I do not think I will be sad when all the kids discover the true identity of the Tooth Fairy, Easter Bunny and even Santa Claus. I have been doing this for a lot of years. The novelty has kind of warn off. Poor Waverly.