Jop-O-Lin . . .

Rayleigh lost her third tooth today!

Molly was quite proud of her sister for being brave and letting Daddy pull her tooth.

Tucker's entourage!

Today was a fun day. The girls were off of school, so we all stayed home this morning after Tyler headed for work, and I piddled around with the laundry & dishes for a little bit while the kids played in the playroom. They haven't quit playing "house" since they found out that we were
expecting. Molly was the Mom, Tucker the big brother, and Rayleigh the Aunt. At one point I heard Rayleigh say, "and don't forget, Molly, that I'm the pregnant aunt!" I love listening to their little conversations. They've really got it all figured out. They played so well together this morning that it was really enjoyable.

Then we went to McDonald's for a "special treat" (if that's what you can call McDonald's) for lunch. After that, Tyler took the afternoon off, and we headed to Joplin to spend the afternoon. We shopped around in Hobby Lobby and JoAnn's for a bit - long enough for each of us to pick up a project, and then went on to dinner at Cheddar's. It also was very yummy, as usual.

On the way home, Molly asked if we were still in Joplin. I told her that we were halfway home, almost to Asbury. She thought for just a minute, and then she asked me, "Mom, have I been to Raspberry before?" It was so funny. I love words from the mouths of babes! From now on, we will be stopping in "Raspberry" for gas!

By the end of the night, Rayleigh also ended up losing her top tooth that she has been working on for several weeks now. It was so loose that it was hanging sideways, so I think it was time. She got a new little ceramic tooth holder for Christmas that we had to put the tooth in for the tooth
fairy, but she said to make sure to leave the lid off so she could see it! It was so cute.

Last fun little episode for the evening, refer to the pictures above of Tucker asleep. He got the little green Gecko for Valentine's day. So now we have another animal that must sleep in our bed! He is so cute about his animals. Reindeer is on the far left (he got that two Christmas's ago from Tyler), then Benson (the little brown and white dog that he got a few months ago), then the new gecko right in the middle of his chest, and lastly, Bean (his doggie that he got from his Godparents when he was only six months old). He won't go to sleep without all of them beside him - it's quite the nightly routine, but a priceless one!