Book Week 2011

Big fans of Book Week here in our house! It's so much fun coming up with costumes every year and seeing what the other kids/teachers come up with. Our school really goes all out and has a big parade and all the teachers dress up too. There is a competition to see which class can have 100% participation and this year Beckys class was one of them. They get to choose a special rewards like an extra play time or games afternoon etc.

The girls thought long and hard about costumes this year and this is what they chose.....



Introducing Lettice the Dancing RabbitAnd The Enormous Turnip

(I was rather impressed with Becks courage to do something a little outrageous, she's got spunk that kid!)

Hagley Farm with Pre-Kinder class

Mary had her very first excursion this well, well, her first one that has actually been for her and own class and not just a tag along with her older sisters!

Her pre-kinder class went to visit Hagley Farm school and it was a magical day! The weather was looking pretty dicey in the morning with rain and wind but it all blew away and we had lots of lovely sunshine (and mud!)

Mary was a hoot......loved the animals from a distance but was a little uneasy about them close up. She made me feed the sheep first to make sure it was safe before she would have a go. So gooey!

Here are some pics...Feeding the donkeys, Tea Rose and MimosaChecking out a goat from a safe distanceSame with the pony, he was adorable but she wasn't about to get any closer!Pretending to be a sheep.Having a grand old time on the playthings!

Hannah and the saga of the tooth!

So this saga goes way back to 2004 with this pic...

Hannah aged 19mths with her first two teeth finally coming through.

(Her dr was having serious doubts as the whether they were even there!)

Now not 2 years later we had a collision with her sister and damaged that beautiful front tooth that we had waited so long for! She chipped it badly enough to expose the roots and our local dentist wanted to do root canal on her when she was sedated with valium! Umm....no!

It was a blessing that we were able to be seen by a wonderful pediatric dentist, Professor Widmer at Westmead Childrens and he worked with her for a few months and was able to cap it with no dramas. She was super good and he really helped her to be comfortable and not afraid. He was so impressed at how well she did that he photographed us for the cover of his new textbook! (Our 15mins of fame)

The first picture shows the chip, the second is the textbook and the third shows what a fabulous job he did on her little tooth.

We didn't hold high hopes for the tooth lasting too long as it was pretty bad and the cap did have to be replaced a few times. She hadn't lost any teeth to date as being so late getting them they will also be a bit late in coming out. There were a few wobbly ones though but nothing to write home about.

Just a few weeks ago though Hannah developed a cyst on the gum above the tooth and we took her in to see a dentist in Launceston who decided that the cyst was a bit of a worry and the capped tooth was the problem and would need to come out....

then and there!

She was super brave again and I really think all the wonderful work Professor Widmer did with her all those years ago helped her to be so calm and take it all in her stride. A few needles and a pair of pliers later we had finally lost our first tooth, age 7 and 8mths.

Here is a pic in the car on the way home and then another a week later.....



Can you see what happened too? Another tooth on the bottom decided to join the fun and pop out all on it's own!

The tooth fairy was on holidays so the book fairy stepped in and Missy was quite taken with the two new books for her under her pillow!

Becky can't wait for her turn :)