Lost Tooth!

What a surprise! We were eating a picnic last Wednesday when Lucas told me, "My tooth feels funny." I had noticed it looking crooked over the last couple of weeks and thought, "Wow. I didn't realize before that his teeth were so crooked. " When he noticed it "felt funny" I realized, "Duh! He has a loose tooth!"

He ws upset about it for a bit because he didn't like how it felt and was worried that it would hurt. After some talking and reassuring, he went on eating his lunch. Five minutes later, "My tooth!!" It had fallen out with a bite of his pb&j. Voila! The first lost tooth. He was VERY excited and immediately put it in an envelope and put it under his pillow.

The tooth fairy was very generous for a first tooth and left him $1 that night.
What a momentous occasion!

National Cathedral and National Arboretum

Based on my posts, you would think that living here is one big party (because we're always visiting places).

Well, my friends, it is. And you all have an invitation.

A couple of weeks ago the boys and I went with Diana, Emmet, and Gabe to the National Cathedral and the National Arboretum. Talk about opposite sides of the tracks. The Cathedral is in the ritzy part of DC, the Rock Creek area. Beautiful part of the city, and I loved seeing the Cathedral. It was like a little piece of Europe in the U.S. I want to go back and do a more in-depth tour. We walked around inside for a bit and spent a lot of time in the gardens.

The main chapel, looking towards the entrance/exit

The main chapel (with the entrance/exit at our backs).

The Arboretum was on the "other side of the tracks". A not so nice part of the city, but once inside the gates of the arboretum, it's wonderful. Quiet, pretty, interesting....and, for those who are asking, "What the heck is an arboretum?" Here is the definition from the website:

"An arboretum is a living museum where trees, shrubs, and herbaceous plants are cultivated for scientific and educational purposes"

Once again, a place to go back to and explore a little more, but we got a small taste of it.

I think their favorite part was watching all the koi.

A bunch of them swam to one corner hoping to be fed.

We spent most of the time on the azaela paths throwing rocks and sticks.
These pillars were originally at the Capitol Building, but are now on the Arboretum grounds. Somewhat random, but kind of neat looking.