Our little guy lost his first tooth on Thursday night. It was quite an event. Naturally, we discussed the impending arrival of the tooth fairy. We wondered how the tooth fairy knows which kids have a tooth under their pillows (via the teeth sending out magic fairy dust), and how she was able to make all of the visits, etc.

It was at the same time a very logical and scientific discussion as well as a totally fantastical one. Kinda funny, actually. :)

So on Friday morning, he woke up and found a whole dollar left for him. He totally bought into the whole spiel, which for me is both very cool and slightly disappointing. :)

But this time in kids’ lives is so short and terribly precious, and I know there will come a time where I look back wistfully on this time and wish it were still here. :)

So, here’s to the tooth fairy! And may we enjoy many more visits.