Milestones

Can you see the milestone in this picture?




No?



Can't quite see it??



How about this??





Yes, Little Man's second front tooth fell out last week, leaving him an extra wide space! He was very excited, and I am in love with his toothless look. :0)

So cute. And it only happens once in your whole life (usually). We can't see the adult teeth yet, but we know they're coming!

Meanwhile, our daughter G went on her first weekend retreat. It was her first time to ever be away from us without another relative present. She was ready for it, but nervous. It was the middle school youth group winter retreat, and since she is in eighth grade and will be moving up to the high school youth group next year, this was her last chance to go.

It was a lesson in "letting go" for me, and I think I passed with high marks. I really wanted her to have this experience and was truly more excited for her than anything else. But I did miss her a lot! It felt strange to be the only female in the house! She came home Sunday afternoon, happy but veeeeeeery tired. She seemed a little older.

Funny how milestones can do that.