Bring on the tooth fairy!!!

It just amazes me how fast time flies! My baby boy is growing up way to fast. Leave it to a tooth to make this mom tear up a bit! 

Haden has had a loose tooth for a little while now. I will NOT touch it, look at it or obviously pull it out for him. I am just not that mom! It makes me freak out just a little! We were at a friends house the other day going through little girl clothes, and he came up and wanted me to look at his tooth. It was barely hanging in his mouth. YUCK!! I told him that my friend loves to pull teeth out and would do it for him. He did not want to because he wanted to show it to his dad. We get home later that day, he shows his tooth to Wyatt. Wyatt told Haden to go wash his hands and then just give it a pull. again.........YUCK!!! Haden comes barreling inside, up the stairs and gets the funniest look on his face. He was wiggling that thing all the way in, and it fell out. I have always known that Haden is just like Wyatt, but never realized just how much! He is thrilled about this new part of his life, however, you would never know it. He is so laid back and easy going about the whole thing. When I asked him what was up, he just looks at me and says, "Yeah, I just lost my tooth. Pretty cool, huh. I think I need to put it in a bag." There was more jumping up and down from his mother!!!!! Wyatt and Haden both were very laid back about it and very much matter of fact. You lose a tooth, the tooth fairy comes, you grow a new tooth. End of story. 

 Haden at 10 months. Still does not have any teeth!!! 

Haden at 6 years and missing his very first tooth!!!

Take Me Out to the Ball Game!

Summer has officially started at the Althof house! To kick off our summer, the boys and I have Vacation Bible School again. But most importantly, TBall has started!!! This summer I have only one player...Brody. I gave Haden the option to play and he chose not to play. I was not surprised as I think batting makes him nervous. That is 24 kids, coaches, parents, grandparents, aunts and uncles all focusing on the one person trying to focus on the ball. It makes me nervous thinking about it! I figured he gave it two years and had the same reaction to tball both years, so we retired his glove.

Then there is Brody! He seems to really like it! He does not seem intimidated at all when it comes time to bat! He has even hit the ball with out the T a few times! His mom was quite proud! The learning process for tball is quite confusing for him, but I think he might have it. It took him a while to understand that you don't go after the ball when you hit it but you do when you have your glove on. He is also learning that you have to touch the bases when you run them, but not when you are out in the field except when you are a baseman and you have caught the ball. But really, it all is kind of confusing!!

The best part of watching Brody play, is that he ALWAYS has a smile on his face!!!

 Meet Team Lions!!!! Ferocious crew, aren't they!!

 

Is he not the cutest little tball player!! (I can only say that now, because he is 4. I can't when he is 14!)

 He just made a good hit without using the T!!! GO BRODY!! (Take note that this was before he realized that he needed to go to first base and NOT go get his own ball!)

He was getting prepared to "man" his section on the field. (Either that or he and his buddy have gotten separated after she kept talking to him and sprinkling dirt on his head! But, he was having fun!!)