100th Day of First Grade

For Trenton's 100th day of school this year, his teacher asked that he dress up as though he were 100 years old. He happily obliged, even fashioning a quill pen out of a construction-paper-created feather, a pencil, and lotsa tape. Below, he wears Jim's bow tie, vest, and some funky glasses.

 "My eyesight is poor, which is why I'm squinting..."

Meanwhile, Oliver is still reading like nobody's business.

 Yesterday the two of us visited the Environmental Center. Such a nice place to hang out on a cold, windy winter day.
He likes to locate Australia on the massive globe below.

 Looking at bones with a hand lens.
Putting felt creatures on the felt board. Yes, he identified each one. ("Grampack, Grandma, baby, dinosaur, bird...")

 The two potato head creations above are supposed to be Pop Pop and Grandma Lacina. Now you see the resemblance, right?
And below, two boys getting their dress-up on.

This weekend we'll celebrate Trenton's seventh birthday with friends and family. Seventh!
His teacher emailed me today to say that his outfit was adorable... and that he lost his tooth! LOST it, as in 'can't find it'! I'm sure we'll get the whole story when he comes home later...

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Yep, he lost it. Can't find it. Was very upset when he got off the bus. "The Tooth Fairy won't go to the dump and look for it! It's too gross there!"
Ahh, but then THIS is what he found under his pillow the next morning:

She left two bucks. "Double dollar bills", said a groggy T. When asked later why he thought he got so much (she'd never left more than $1 before), he responded, "She must have known I was really upset, and wanted me to feel better."

Yup, probably, buddy.