So, Monday morning Big Girl had the last of her baby teeth removed.  It was hard on this mama to think of that.  The procedure was hard on Big Girl - these were molars and the roots hadn't begun to recede.  The dentist had a difficult time getting the teeth out.

Anyway, Monday night I decided to try it again.  Hubbie took all the children into one room to read bedtime books, and then to tell 'the story in the dark.'   As they were telling the story, I burst in the room in full toothfairy garb.

Kitty Cat instantly said, "Mama!" in that way she has when she thinks I am being silly.  I said, "Oh!  I thought everyone was asleep!"  I  went straight over to Big Girl's bed, waved the money, and put it under her pillow.  When I turned around, Hubbie snapped a photo. 

Not a very flattering photo, I must say.  I'm considering sending him to photography school... but I digress...

I left the room, finished my bedtime routine which included getting back into my regular jammies.  I returned into the girls' room to say good night.  They were all grinning and telling me they had just seen the tooth fairy.  I said, "Oh, really?  I'm sorry I missed that."   Kitty Cat says, "You wanna see a picture?"  We laughed and I headed off to bed.

I'm sure you can imagine my reaction the next day when Big Girl and Kitty Cat were telling Grammie all about seeing the tooth fairy and Kitty Cat said, with an expression of genuine astoundedness on her face, "It was amazing how much she looked like Mama!"

I'm hoping she's pulling my leg...